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Today in labor history: Seattle Potlatch Riots

July 17, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Much of the coverage in the local newspapers blamed the IWW for the attack and accused it for being a destabilizing force in the city.

McDonald’s to workers: Get a second job and go without heat

July 17, 2013 By John Wojcik

McDonald's aims to "help" its workers who make, on average, $8.25 per hour - not by raising their salaries, but by telling them how to budget their income.

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.