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Today in labor history: Fast-food workers strike for $15 in seven U.S. cities

July 29, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Fast food workers walked off their jobs and demonstrated in the thousands for a higher paycheck - $15 an hour.

Presidential candidates knocking at labor’s door this week

July 29, 2015 By John Wojcik

The AFL-CIO hopes to lay out a strategy to unite workers across the country behind its Raising Wages Agenda and behind a broad program of progressive action.

Today in labor history: Brewery workers unite!

July 22, 2015 By Special to People’s World

On this date in 1886, brewery workers in San Francisco declared a historic victory against the brewery owners.

GOP funding bill would force the NLRB to lay off one-third of its staff

July 17, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The Obama administration is blasting a GOP-authored money bill that would underfund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services Depts.

Clinton, Sanders meet top union leaders

July 16, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The two leading Democratic presidential contenders met behind closed doors with top union leaders to talk positions and strategy.