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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."

W.Va. disaster culprit Freedom Industries declares bankruptcy

January 22, 2014 By John Case

With $30 million in assets and $3 million in liabilities, Freedom Industries followed a tried and true coal industry tactic of declaring bankruptcy and moving assets to a new company.

Hartford rising for Community Bill of Rights

January 22, 2014 By Joelle Fishman

The multi-racial rally, called in the spirit of Dr. King's 1964 poor people's campaign, was held in Hartford's North End, one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the nation.