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Nurses to strike this week at Bay Area hospitals

August 5, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Concerns about safe staffing levels are one cause of the planned strikes: RNs are unable to take meal and rest breaks without leaving patients with inadequate staffing care

Retirees fight GOP vouchers as Medicare and Medicaid turn 49

August 1, 2014 By Joelle Fishman

ARA spearheaded protests at offices of Republicanz in Congress who want to turn Medicare into a voucher program and increase the eligibility age.

AFL-CIO leaders: GOP suing Obama to conceal its non-agenda

August 1, 2014 By John Wojcik

Republican House Speaker Boehner is pushing a lawsuit against Obama to deflect attention from the fact that there are unmet needs in this country and his party has no agenda.

Home care workers file for largest union election in Minnesota history

July 17, 2014 By Barb Kucera

Pay is so low that many caregivers qualify for food stamps, don’t get paid sick leave or health or retirement benefits.

Elizabeth Warren stumps for Tennant in West Virginia

July 15, 2014 By John Case

Ms. Tennant is in a tight race with outgoing Republican Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito for the seat. The race could be a decisive one in this year's national battle for control of the U.S. Senate.