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Lewis Lubka, 90: North Dakota peace activist and communist

January 31, 2017 By Patrick J. Foote

There was hardly a demonstration in Fargo, ND where you wouldn’t see Lewis Lubka. In fact, Mark Froemke of The Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union told People’s World, “If Lew wasn’t there, the...

Numbers down, but collective action ‘stronger than ever’

January 30, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

The numbers of union members and the percentage of the unionized workforce both declined in 2016.

House Workforce committee to repeal worker protections

January 30, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

Chairwoman Foxx bragged that her state has second lowest union density.

Puzder’s workers say he’s not fit to be Secretary of Labor

January 27, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

Andrew Puzder has said if the federal minimum wage is raised, he’ll hire robots.

Workers again try to organize South Carolina Boeing plant

January 24, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

For a second time in three years, the Machinists are trying to organize the 2,850 workers at Boeing’s plant in North Charleston, South Carolina.