Solidarity – Page 69 – People's World

Sandinistas, de Blasio, and American democracy

September 25, 2013 By Thomas Riggins

Two of the candidates running for mayor of New York have become alarmed about the worldview of Bill de Blasio.

Detroit: Through the lens of class and race

September 23, 2013 By Sam Webb

The success of the struggle in Detroit will hinge especially on the degree of anti-racist understanding achieved by white people and workers in particular.

AFL-CIO crafts compromise to prevent dumping of health care law

September 16, 2013 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said that labor's attempt to reach out to every worker in the country was going to require effort on the part of unions.

Iraqi union leader: “War not over for our workers”

September 12, 2013 By John Wojcik

Hassan Juma'a Awad, president of the Iraq Federation of Oil Unions, was a guest at the AFL-CIO's convention where he spoke at an event organized by U.S. Labor Against the War.

In bold resolution, AFL-CIO calls for labor law overhaul

September 12, 2013 By Blake Skylar

"Our nation's basic labor law, the National Labor Relations Act, no longer fulfills its promise to U.S. workers," the AFL-CIO said in a bold resolution passed during the federation's convention.