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Sick and tired of austerity

March 21, 2013 By John Case

It's clear that the wealthy backers of the "tear down every advance for working people since the New Deal" crowd have lots of phony arguments about debt and austerity.

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

Labor rolls out plan to defuse fiscal time bomb

February 26, 2013 By John Wojcik

Before the $85 billion budget cut time bomb explodes, leaders of the nation's unions are hammering out details of a program to prevent job losses and restore the economy for the working-class majority.

Trumka: Pols who cut Social Security increases will get cut

February 1, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO will work for that, federation President Richard Trumka says.

GOP, despite debt ceiling deal, avoids real issues

January 23, 2013 By Kenneth Quinnell

House Republicans have not changed their ransom demands. They've simply chosen a different hostage. For now.