Court nixes giveaway to banks

January 27, 2014

Detroit -- In what the corporate media have called a “stunning blow” to Wall Street, two of the biggest capitalist…

The low-wage spark

January 25, 2014

The struggle to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour, which is being embraced not only…

On the picket line

January 25, 2014

Low-wage workers in six states get raises While the federal minimum wage is stuck at $7.25 an hour, some low-paid…

‘Trayvon 2’ fight for justice

January 25, 2014

Oakland, Calif. -- More than 75 supporters packed the courtroom on Jan. 13 to support “the Trayvon 2,” Hannibal and…

Georgia rally demands Medicaid expansion

January 25, 2014

Atlanta -- From under a sea of umbrellas, a crowd of hundreds rallied here on Jan. 13, the opening day…

Court strikes down Pennsylvania voter ID law

January 25, 2014

Civil rights activists in Pennsylvania won a victory on Jan. 17 when the state’s Commonwealth Court judge, Bernard L. McGinley, struck…

Protests demand Wendy’s rehire worker

January 25, 2014

“We’re going to beat! back! The bosses’ attacks” was the chant of more than 35 people in front of the…

NYC airport workers demand living wage

January 24, 2014

Local 32BJ of the Service Employees union organized a protest on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, to…

Postal workers, supporters in D.C.: ‘Don’t let another life be taken’

January 24, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- Letter carriers and community supporters assembled in the midst of hundreds of people at the recently dedicated…

Walmart workers jolt NLRB

January 24, 2014

The National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 15 issued its broadest complaint yet against major transnational corporation Walmart for violating…