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Obama to building trades: GOP blocking construction jobs

May 1, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Obama's campaign for more construction jobs comes against a continuing backdrop of high joblessness in the construction industry: 17.2% in March, more than double the national jobless rate of 8.2%.

Workers say fight to save Post Office goes on

May 1, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

By a 62-37 vote on Apr. 25, the Senate approved a modified postal "reform" bill, S1789. The battle over the future of the Postal Service now moves to the GOP-run House.

2,000 march in New Haven for jobs pipeline

April 30, 2012 By Joelle Fishman

The movement in New Haven for jobs, youth opportunity, and an end to violence filled the streets with a march of 2,000 last week.

Walker makes Wisconsin first in job loss

April 26, 2012 By John Wojcik

"Voters are certainly going to keep this in mind when they vote this spring in the recall elections," said Phil Neuenfeldt.

How to save America’s postal service

April 20, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Sen. Bernard Sanders' bill is the way to go. Competing legislation that dismantles the USPS, fires workers, closes centers, slows the mail or trashes union contracts, these are not.