worker rights – People's World

NLRB majority votes to keep Scabby The Rat alive

July 27, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

The world’s most loveable rat lives on to fight for the workers yet another day.

84-hour workweeks force Kansas Frito-Lay workers to strike

July 21, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

No, this is not a headline from the Gilded Age. It is happening now in Topeka.

Texas Dems, AFL-CIO’s Trumka link voting and workers’ rights

July 16, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

At a press conference just blocks from the White House they declare that the two causes are one and the same and they pledge a crusade for both.

Chicago ordinance bringing laid-off hotel workers back to work stalls

May 28, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Union says workers who lost jobs due to the pandemic must be the first to be called back.

Mujeres esencialmente heroicas

May 14, 2021 By Javier Sierra

Calor extremo, exposición a pesticidas, abusos sexuales y vulnerabilidad a COVID-19 contribuyen a que el trabajo de estas mujeres sea de los más arriesgados del país.