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Campaign to free Colombia’s David Ravelo draws global support

January 15, 2013 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Responding to the imprisonment of Colombian human rights activist David Ravelo, members of the North American Committee for the Defense of David Ravelo were in Colombia on Ravelo's behalf.

Today in labor history: 20,000 GE workers strike over health care

January 14, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On Jan. 14, 2003, nearly 20,000 General Electric workers went out on strike at 48 plants in 33 states.

“Look beneath the shine,” say Nissan workers

January 14, 2013 By John Rummel

The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan held a press conference to emphasize how the auto giant is unfairly treating its 3,300 workers at its Canton, Mississippi plant.

Obama to push citizenship for undocumented

January 14, 2013 By John Wojcik

President Obama can be expected to move swiftly on immigration reform, and he can be expected to propose changes in one comprehensive bill.

Pitney Bowes pays lawmakers to push privatizing Post Office

January 14, 2013 By Bill Brickley

Under this plan, financed by Pitney Bowes, the entire Postal Service would become a series of private companies.