Labor

June 10, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Thousands of New York unionized teachers and their supporters descended on the state capital in Albany on June 8.

June 10, 2013 By Press Associates

But the alleged business job creation rate is not enough to make a positive dent in the number of jobless, which was 11.8 million in May.

June 7, 2013 By Teresa Albano

Today in labor history, silk workers held a one-time performance of Paterson Strike Pageant at Madison Square Garden in 1913.

June 6, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

In New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit and other major cities - most recently, Seattle - workers have demanded "$15 and a union."

June 6, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1966, civil rights activist James Meredith was shot while leading the March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson.