Labor – Page 129 – People's World

Union leader-turned-lawmaker says new Congress will work for workers

November 9, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

The House committee that handles most worker issues will definitely vote in the next Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, a veteran unionist says.

Over 700 union members win public office in midterms

November 8, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Led by Minnesota’s Tim Walz, some 743 unionists—and counting—won public office nationwide, from Congress down to county commissioner.

Corporate interests trash Ben Jealous and progressive hopefuls in Md., D.C.

November 5, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Jealous, who comes from a union family and who openly declares his support for workers, unions and their allies, is the heavy underdog in the Maryland gubernatorial race against incumbent Republican Larry Hogan.

UAW pushes economics to get voters to the polls in Michigan

November 2, 2018 By Special to People’s World

In Michigan, it's economics.

How Frankenstein and Dracula created a union

October 31, 2018 By Tom Campbell

And Karloff wasn’t the only one who saw the worth of having a union in the workplace. Dracula star Bela Lugosi was also pro-union, and the two both actively organized actors and actresses on the sets...