workers rights

We are not going back!

March 11, 2014 By Jarvis Tyner

From slavery to today's struggles against structural racism and for democracy for all, the African-American people continue to play a strategic role.

International Women’s Day: Born in the USA

March 11, 2014 By Special to People’s World

nternational Women's Day, grew from the struggle of working women to form trade unions and the fight for women's right to vote.

House GOP ambushes NLRB, again

March 7, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Using the excuse of decrying "ambush elections," the Republican right wingers who dominate the House Education and the Workforce Committee ambushed the NLRB at a March 5 hearing on the board's proposal

“Fed up” day laborers launch anti-deportation drive

March 7, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

When Pilar comes home from work at night, often after toiling for 10-12 hours at the family's tortilla bakery and store, her elder daughter frequently has a question for her."Why isn't my Daddy home?"

“Funeral” mourns loss of renters’ rights in Wisconsin

March 4, 2014 By David Fields

At the stroke of midnight on March 1, laws went into effect that will strike down many county and municipal ordinances that have strengthened legal protections for those who rent.