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Rank and file longshore leader honored at memorial

March 27, 2013 By Marilyn Bechtel

The South African government honored longtime International Longshore and Warehouse Union activist Leo Robinson with its Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award.

Cold spring linked with melting sea ice

March 26, 2013 By Blake Skylar

Across large portions of North America and Europe, the beginning of spring has been cold. Scientists have now attributed that to the intense loss of Arctic sea ice caused by climate change.

Governor calls unions the voice of American workers

March 26, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

"We live in a time in which more and more capital is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands," Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon told union delegates at the AFL-CIO Labor Legislative Conference.

U. S. intervention in Cuba remains intense

March 26, 2013 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

A new GAO report reveals that monies directed at changing Cuba's government increased sharply after 2004, the George W. Bush administration, and have remained high during the Obama administration.

Today in women’s history: Mary Joyce ends thousand-mile sled dog trip

March 26, 2013 By Special to People’s World

During her thousand-mile trek, she endured -60º temperatures, primitive terrain, and minimal communication, making the journey a harrowing one.