Labor

Acting labor secretary links wage hikes to unions

March 4, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

U.S. workers' wages rise when U.S. unions thrive, the temporary top man at the U.S. Labor Department, acting Secretary Seth Harris, says.

Today in women’s history: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor

March 4, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The appointment on March 4, 1933, made Perkins the first female cabinet member in U.S. history. She helped bring about the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Social Security Act

Co-workers support threatened Walmart worker

March 4, 2013 By Ben Markeson

The actions were in solidarity with Lisa Lopez, a Walmart associate who has experienced retaliation from her bosses for her involvement in OURWalmart.

Unions to focus on dumping GOP governors

March 1, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The 2012 election is barely in the books, but the AFL-CIO is already starting to think about the next round of polling, in November 2014.

Apocalypse Five and Dime: stomping sound for workers’ cause

February 28, 2013 By Hank M. Gracchus, Jr.

Apocalypse Five and Dime combines vocals, percussion, a saxophone, and string and brass instruments to produce a sound that was once called: "twisted intense bluegrass/Balkan."