Labor – Page 416 – People's World

Miners encircle Peabody coal company’s headquarters

September 25, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

"This is a struggle for all that is good and decent in our country," Steve Earle, UMWA District 12 vice president, told nearly 2,000 mine workers.

Death of an adjunct

September 24, 2013 By Dan Kovalik

Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct professor of French for 25 years, died underpaid and underappreciated at age 83.

Workers welcome Obama’s new home health care rules

September 23, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

"We do work hard for very little. You can't go far on $8.87 an hour." Laura Lyn Clark toils more than 100 hours a week.

D.C. unions to City Council: We’ll remember your Walmart vote

September 23, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Workers citywide will remember which city council members voted for Walmart in upholding Mayor Vincent Gray's veto of legislation requiring a $12.50 minimum wage.

Governor and EM should hear stories of hardship, says Detroit judge

September 20, 2013 By John Rummel

Gov. Snyder and Kevyn Orr should listen to the audio, said Detroit bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes, in hearing objections to the city's Chapter 9 bankruptcy application.