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Hotel workers strike the Grand Hyatt

November 6, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

Hotel workers issued a wake-up call to 31 prime hotels Nov. 5 as they massed outside the Grand Hyatt, in the upscale Union Square area, to begin a three-day strike.

San Francisco Board set to overturn mayor’s veto on immigrant youth

November 5, 2009

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is expected to overturn the mayor's veto of an immigrant rights bill that would preserve the city's sanctuary tradition.

Threats mount against populist Paraguay president

November 5, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Former bishop Fernando Lugo gained Paraguay's presidency in 2008 supported by a multifaceted coalition of popular forces.

What’s a downloadable print edition?

November 5, 2009 By Teresa Albano

CHICAGO - As the People's World pushes forward as a daily online website, people have asked, "What about print?"

Labor Department says worker productivity soaring

November 5, 2009 By John Wojcik

Not surprising at all to millions of U.S. workers were the results of a report by the Labor Department that said worker productivity soared in the last quarter by 6.6 percent, more than it has in...