Labor – Page 222 – People's World

MU graduate workers say “union” in a landslide

April 20, 2016 By Jack Bertolt

While the vote result is a substantial victory, it's just the latest step in the campaign for justice for MU graduate workers.

Worked to death: The aging face of the American labor force

April 19, 2016 By Donald Donato

A tidal wave of older adults over 65 is already crashing down on lawmakers, yet they won't plan to meet the needs of low income older adults over the long term.

Vietnam cares for its veterans

April 18, 2016 By Nguyen Thi Thanh Xuan And Roberta Wood

Vietnam spends 25 percent of its national budget providing pensions and social services to the nine million people who are veterans or related to them.

Janitors and farm workers: Two strikes remembered

April 18, 2016 By Rev. Jim Conn

"Before me almost a thousand janitors wearing deep purple Service Employee International Union T-shirts lined up to march..."

Labor movement vows to challenge bigotry, bridge racial divisions

April 15, 2016 By Barb Kucera

With the country facing serious questions of racial justice, the labor movement hopes to foster dialogue and solidarity.