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Unions and allies to GOP: Stop holding Americans hostage!

January 30, 2013 By John Wojcik

The two top Illinois labor leaders were joined by policy experts to demand closing tax loopholes for Wall Street and the richest two percent of Americans.

Today in labor history: Gravediggers’ strike ends

January 30, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Nearly 1,100 burials were delayed after negotiations between the two groups broke down and workers were locked out of the association's 26 cemeteries.

Today in labor history: Jackson uses troops vs. workers

January 28, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The workers were protesting not just their low pay but also the intolerable working conditions on an important canal construction project.

Union membership declined by 398,000 in 2012

January 23, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The number of union members nationwide declined by 398,000 from 2011 to 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says in its latest report.

The ugly racial history of “right to work”

January 23, 2013 By Richard D. Kahlenberg And Moshe Z. Marvit

The victory for "right-to-work" (for less) legislation in Michigan has spurred talk of expanding efforts to pass similar laws to weaken unions in other states.