u.s. working class
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Foundations of a new period of class struggle
The rich are getting richer while the people are getting poorer. Forbes just announced, as it does every year, the…
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Report: 17,000 Storm Michigan Capitol to Protest “Right to Work” Bill
They took over the capitol steps, staged a sit-in inside the capitol building and shut down the office building of…
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Michigan’s Right to Work Law: battle lines, strategy, tactics
“Right to Work” legislation is a deceptive term because it has nothing to do with the demand for jobs.
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Solidarity brings victory for striking port workers
Service Employees International Union Local 1021 members are celebrating the conclusion of 16 months of bargaining that defeated the attack…
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Capitalism wastes human potential
Decades-old budget cuts, Wall Street excesses and assaults on unions have created a spiral of few education options and unemployment…
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Fast food workers say: ‘Fifteen an hour—we have the power!’
"We can't survive on $7.25!” This was the theme of the day, as 200 fast food workers, joined by hundreds…
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Black Friday: Walmart workers make history
This year Black Friday became a day of labor struggle as Walmart workers made history with a strike and national…
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Unemployment in Florida: a sign of capitalist crisis
As of October, Florida’s 8.5 percent official unemployment rate is still significantly higher than the national average of 7.8 percent.
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S.F. newspaper workers rally to defend healthcare
Union workers at the San Francisco Chronicle and their supporters rallied on Oct. 25 to protest the Hearst corporation's attempts…
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