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AFT’s Weingarten lays out new models for unions

January 15, 2015 By Special to People’s World

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten today laid out a framework for a renewed American labor movement.

A steelworker’s thoughts on “democracy”

January 15, 2015 By Bruce Bostick

The fight for democracy is central to all of our struggles. However, these struggles are separated from the issue of "who controls the wealth" only at our ultimate peril!

California lawmakers seek to restore social services funds

January 14, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

Many Democratic state legislators are eager to restore the massive funding cuts suffered by human services programs in recent years.

Teamsters blast green light allowing Mexican trucks roll nationwide

January 14, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The Teamsters are blasting an Obama administration Transportation Department green light to let all Mexican trucks roll over every U.S. road.

Seafarers rescue Syrian war refugees in the Mediterranean sea

January 14, 2015 By PAI

Continuing what is a Seafarers tradition, the Seafarer-crewed MV Liberty Grace rescued 231 refugees from Syria's civil war.