News – Page 3899 – People's World

Tottenham unrest a symptom of Tory Britain

August 8, 2011 By Rory MacKinnon

Riot-scarred Tottenham began picking up the pieces Sunday from a night of violence that local trade unionists warned could erupt anywhere in Britain due to unemployment and social alienation.

Chicago activists rally for jobs not cuts

August 5, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Dozens of unemployed activists and supporters rallied here at Federal Plaza August 5 urging Congress to enact a massive federal jobs program and not to cut badly needed social entitlement programs.

AFL-CIO backs “people’s movement” in Middle East

August 5, 2011 By James Parks

The executive council praised the role workers and independent trade unions are playing in the popular mobilizations against corrupt, oppressive regimes.

Fight to end sex trafficking

August 5, 2011 By Brian McAfee

One of the most significant scourges worldwide is the ongoing exploitation and sexual abuse of over 2 million girls, and sometimes boys, through sex trafficking.

Unions say “voter ID” is Jim Crow revisited

August 5, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO is mapping plans to educate its members, other workers and the wider electorate in how to overcome efforts to suppress the right to vote.