Firebrand leader has strong words for Jews who say unions are the obstacle as she attempts to get her group’s 1.7 million members into classrooms

New book chronicles the life of Rose Pastor Stokes, a factory worker who became a wealthy 20th-century American activist, brushing elbows with intellectual elite

Union of ministry employees said to threaten further sanctions as it complains of Finance Ministry plans to hurt workers' rights

Jewish Council for Public Affairs, which sets consensus on issues for American Jewish policy, comes out for ban on assault weapons, also affirms right of collective bargaining

Union leaders pass non-binding motion calling for prioritizing 'Palestinian rights to justice and equality' to all UK trade with Israel; say Israel 'destroying prospects for peace'