National – Page 276 – People's World

Los Angeles standing up to raise minimum wage

February 2, 2015 By David Trujillo

Supporters of the Raise the Wage Campaign, including church organizations, students groups, seniors, immigrant right groups, unions and labor leaders rallied at City Hall in LA.

“Healthy Florida” plan may expand Medicaid in Sunshine State

February 2, 2015 By Joshua Leclair

Scott's support for expansion is very carefully limited, however.

Boston GCC union local halts deportation of Salvadoran refugee

January 29, 2015 By The Graphic Communicator

"He may have no blood relations in the United States, but he has thousands of brothers and sisters."

Labor-backed alliance to push bold agenda in Oregon capitol

January 29, 2015 By Don McIntosh

One fourth of Oregon's workforce - 412,000 workers - are in "low-wage" occupations with a median annual income of under $12 an hour.

Postal unions, allies go ‘back to the future’ with banking plan for USPS

January 29, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The nation's four postal unions and their allies have taken at least one leaf from the movie "Back to the Future."