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Today in labor history: Federal workers gain the right to join unions

January 12, 2015 By Special to People’s World

On January 17, 1962, President John Kennedy signs Executive Order 10988, recognizing the right of federal employees to bargain collectively.

Raising wages agenda rolled out at AFL-CIO summit

January 8, 2015 By John Wojcik

The nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO, rolled out here today its first- ever Raising Wages agenda.

Police unions and the challenge of solidarity

January 7, 2015 By Roger Toussaint

There is no justification for attacks on individual police officers who have little or nothing to do with the policies that have created the dehumanizing of the lives of black people.

Postal Service begins process of slowing first class mail, unions outraged

January 6, 2015 By Mike Hall

The service cutbacks come on the heels of record-breaking and successful holiday deliveries of 15.5 billion packages, letters and parcels.

Unions and allies converge on D.C. to raise wages

January 6, 2015 By John Wojcik

The nation is about to see the roll-out of a dramatic effort more diverse than any wage campaign in American history.