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Today in labor history: airline workers strike in 1966

July 8, 2015 By Special to People’s World

On this date in 1966, International Association of Machinists (IAM) members across the country employed by five airlines went on strike.

Federal workers union sues government over data breach

July 8, 2015 By PAI

The cyber attack exposed confidential data, from medical records to Social Security numbers, of between four and 18 million workers.

Rail workers, environmentalists to launch week of protests vs. oil trains

July 2, 2015 By PAI

They plan to note that oil-laden trains are so dangerous that transporting oil across the continent by train should be severely curtailed, if not ended.

Today in history: first U.S. postage stamps issued, and what that means

July 1, 2015 By Special to People’s World

On this date in 1847, the Post Office Department (now called the U.S. Postal Service), issued its first two postage stamps.

Picking peas should bring a better life

June 19, 2015 By Rosalia Martinez

We're doing it so that our children can leave the fields and move forward. I want to give them a better life.