by Donna Hansen The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Monroeville was the venue for an informative Bread for the World workshop on March 3, 2013. Larry Hollar, Senior Regional Organizer for Bread, […]
Garment Workers Protest on International Women’s Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh
by Kenneth Miller The National Garment Workers Federation of Bangladesh (NGWF) hosted an International Women’s Day protest in Bangladesh, a parade that began at the High Court in Dhaka, marched through the […]
Tax Day Rally and Penny Poll: April 15
by Edith Bell On Monday, April 15, from noon to 2:00 pm next to the Squirrel Hill post office on Murray Avenue, the Women’s international League for Peace and Freedom, Coalition for […]
Organizing for Fair Budget Priorities
by Jo Schlesinger Are you concerned about the cuts in essential federal economic and social programs through the sequestration and deep cuts made in the current State budget? We know that people […]
The Pennsylvania Health Care Plan: Impact and Implementation
by Gerald Friedman, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
The #NoSweat Campaign: Pitt Students Fight for Workers’ Rights
by Marko Gudic Students at the University of Pittsburgh are taking a stand against sweatshops. The #NoSweat Campaign, spearheaded by the student group Americans for Informed Democracy (AIDPitt) and joined by over […]
“Capitalism” – a poem by R/B Mertz
based on a poem by Sylvia Plath Capitalism surfs around my house. Damn Capitalism, he looks so nice! The blue and red jewels of his flags smoke In the windows, the bodies […]
GE Union Rally in Erie, PA 6/4/11
Approximately 3,500 unionized GE workers and union supporters gather in Erie, PA this past weekend for a rally organized by UE Local 506 to kick off national contract negotiations with the manufacturing […]
Rally for a Responsible Budget in Harrisburg – 5/3/11
The CLEAR Coalition (The Coalition for Labor Engagement and Responsible Revenues) is sponsoring a “Rally for a Responsible Budget” at the State Capitol on Tuesday, May 3rd at 1:00pm. How can you […]
Tax Day: Make Them Pay Action 4/18/11
MoveOn, US UnCut, PA Wants to Work and other local and national partners are calling for a “Tax Day: Make Them Pay” action on Monday, April 18th at 12:15 p.m. in Mellon […]
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