immigration – Page 74 – People's World

Day Laborers demand an end to deportations

February 5, 2014 By PAI

NDLON says current deportations, now approaching 2 million, run counter to U.S. history, have broken up at least 100,000 families, and damage the U.S. economy.

Closing wealth gap tops Obama’s State of the Union

January 29, 2014 By John Wojcik

President Obama, in his 2014 State of the Union speech here last night, defined narrowing of the unprecedented wealth gap in America as a major task facing the nation.

GOP tries to pit immigrants against unemployed

January 17, 2014 By Emile Schepers

Senate Dems were unable to get cloture on a bill to extend unemployment benefits for people who have run out of eligibility without having been able to find work.

Germany: Fireworks past, present and future

January 3, 2014 By Victor Grossman

BERLIN - New Year's Eve in Germany means fireworks!

2013: Year of the bold new labor movement

December 20, 2013 By John Wojcik

This year organized labor joined with community, civil rights and other organizations and, together, they fashioned themselves into a new movement.