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Today in women’s history: Coalition of Labor Union Women founded

March 24, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On March 24, 1974, the Coalition of Labor Union Women was founded by some 3,000 women trade unionists from 58 labor organizations at a meeting in Chicago.

Illinois working families face major threat with Rauner primary win

March 24, 2014 By John Bachtell

Working families, organized labor, progressives and other democratic forces face a major threat from the right with billionaire venture capitalist Bruce Rauner.

Virginia lawmaker uses “tar baby” slur to attack Obamacare

March 21, 2014 By Art Cook

Southside Virginia has been in the news because of a catastrophic coal ash spill into the Dan River, and now, racist comments by a legislator comparing Obamacare to tar babies.

“Truthful Tuesday”: Moral Monday movement spreads to South Carolina

March 21, 2014 By Harold Geddings III

"A goal of our Truthful Tuesday protests was to get people talking, change the dialogue, and reduce the tea party influence on Republicans. That is happening," said Brett Bursey, director of the S. C. Progressive Network.

Nationwide spring bus tours to culminate in marches on Washington

March 21, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The campaigns, for legalizing undocumented people and for raising the minimum wage, show labor's determination to get out in the streets and make unionists' voices heard.