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Fast for families activists demand Cantor support immigration reform

April 4, 2014 By Evlynn Wier

On February 24, two buses, one with a northern route, the other covering the south departed from Los Angeles. to visit 70 cities, ending up in Washington on April 9.

Kentuckians blast McConnell for opposing minimum wage hike

April 4, 2014 By John Bachtell

"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has voted against every minimum wage increase since he's been in the U.S. Senate, but he's voted for his own raise and now he's worth $25 million."

Open letter urges Congress to get all the facts on Venezuela

April 3, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Celebrities, activists, academics and lawyers issued an open letter, Mar. 28, to Congress urging members to oppose any sanctions on Venezuela and to get all the facts on the situation there.

Official February unemployment at 6.7 percent

March 10, 2014 By PAI

U.S. Unemployment rose by 0.1 percent in February, to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

New postal union leader seeks to halt latest privatization scheme

March 10, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

As far as Mark Dimondstein is concerned, the members of the Postal Workers are going to be out in the streets even more than they already are.