Joseph Piette

Philadelphia: Drive for profits behind building collapse

Philadelphia — Six people are dead and 14 injured after a building undergoing demolition fell onto a Salvation Army thrift store…

June 12, 2013

Too many unemployed; jobs fairs close

Philadelphia has the highest poverty rate of any of the 10 largest U.S. cities: It’s 28.4 percent. Some 31 percent…

June 2, 2013

Hija del presidente de Cuba recibe premio en EEUU

Mariela Castro Espín, directora del Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual (CENESEX) en la Habana, Cuba y diputada de la Asamblea…

May 15, 2013

Postal workers’ struggle spreads across the world

U.S. Postal Service clerks, carriers, mail handlers and drivers have a lot in common with other postal workers in the…

May 9, 2013

Cuba’s Mariela Castro receives LGBT Equality Award

Mariela Castro Espín, the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) in Havana, Cuba, and a deputy…

May 9, 2013

USPS continues attack on workers despite pulling back on Saturday deliveries

Washington, D.C. — Postal workers present at a Postal Regulatory Commission hearing on April 10 withheld applause when the United States…

April 12, 2013

Issues behind postal workers’ struggle

The battle over six-day delivery and to save the U.S. Postal Service from being privatized reflects both the depth of…

March 25, 2013

Protests to target no-mail Saturdays

The U.S. Postal Service decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery has generated increasing calls for protests by workers and community…

February 19, 2013

‘Save the Post Office’ rally planned for Staten Island, N.Y., Feb. 9

Postal workers and community activists will rally at the Staten Island, N.Y., Mail Sorting Facility, 550 Manor Rd., at noon…

February 4, 2013

Philadelphia IAC: 20 years of struggle

The Philadelphia Chapter of the International Action Center celebrated its 20th anniversary with a benefit dinner on Jan. 6, featuring…

January 9, 2013