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Keystone XL heads to Senate for vote

November 18, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Many activists fighting against Keystone are expecting - or hoping - that if the bill does get its 60 votes, Obama will simply veto it anyway.

Spanish Civil War vet Almudever is as lively as ever at 95

November 18, 2014 By Victor Grossman

Fighters and Friends of the Spanish Republic welcomed one of the very last International Brigade survivors, Joseph Almudever.

Wave of Black Friday protests expected to flood Walmarts next week

November 18, 2014 By James Raines

The national wave of protests, which could be the biggest yet to hit the giant retailer outlets, comes on the heels last week of the first sit down strikes in Walmart's history.

Today in labor history: Atlanta workers engage in sit-down strike

November 18, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Workers at the General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia participated in a sit-down strike, which was part of a greater ongoing wave of labor organizing during the 1930s.

South Bay labor charts course for post-election struggles

November 18, 2014 By Henry Millstein

Despite setbacks, the mood at the meeting of the South Bay Labor Council was positive: "We need to advance our own agenda," regardless of who is in the mayor's seat.