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General strike brings Athens to a standstill

July 17, 2013 By Morning Star

Tens of thousands of Greek workers walked off the job today and rallied in front of parliament in a huge protest against government plans to sack public-sector staff.

British postal unions slam privatization plan

July 16, 2013 By Press Associates

There's a big bus trundling around London this week, manned by British postal workers - and they're not doing it for fun or to show sights to tourists

Pennsylvania American Water slapped by NLRB

July 16, 2013 By Press Associates

Pennsylvania American Water, subsidiary of one of the nation's richest utilities, apparently isn't content with letting its executives feed at the ratepayers' trough, the Utility Workers note.

Hundreds of chimps to be moved from labs to sanctuary

July 16, 2013 By Blake Skylar

Experiments on chimps have been conducted in the U.S. for more than 90 years, despite consistent pressure on the government and corporations by animal welfare groups.

Sweatshops in America? Yes, at T-Mobile call centers

July 16, 2013 By Special to People’s World

T-Mobile call center employees are forced to work in a highly stressful setting that demands they meet unrealistic quotas with only a short amount of time to handle customer requests.