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Moral Mondays expanded in North Carolina

January 23, 2014 By Kenneth Quinnell

On Feb. 8, the Moral Monday movement, which showed massive momentum in 2013, will return with its biggest event yet, the Moral March on Raleigh.

Boeing contract a key issue in Machinists rerun election

January 23, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Controversy over the narrowly ratified eight-year contract extension between the Machinists and Boeing will be a key issue.

Today in labor history: United Mine Workers founded

January 22, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Contrary to what right-wing politicians would have us believe, labor unions have been part of the fabric of American society for a very long time.

Thousands in Seattle march on MLK Day for $15 wage

January 22, 2014 By Tim Wheeler

More than 5,000 protesters marched through downtown Seattle on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day chanting, "Raise the minimum wage now!"

Justices hear right-wing scheme to trash union fees

January 22, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

"My personal caregiver came to me two weeks ago in a snowstorm. She gets a really good wage because of the union. When she's stress-free, I'm stress-free."