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AFL-CIO to push economic agenda starting with January wage summit

November 13, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO will strongly push its economic agenda, emphasizing job creation and raising workers' incomes, starting with a "wage summit" in January in D.C.

Locked capitol doors lead to Michigan unions’ right-to-work lawsuit

November 13, 2014 By Marty Mulcahy

The long-running war over Michigan's controversial, Republican-engineered "Right to Work" (for less) laws is headed to court.

Oregon transit workers ratify first pact in 10 years

November 13, 2014 By Northwest Labor Press

Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 in Portland, Ore., ratified a new union contract at the area transit agency, TriMet.

Walmart workers react to New York Times expose on understaffing

November 12, 2014 By Special to People’s World

In response to the New York Times story today, Walmart workers are again calling for full-time hours and better scheduling.

Today in labor history: Socialist denied seat in Congress

November 10, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1919 Victor Berger, the first socialist elected to the U.S. Congress was denied his seat.