Mark Gruenberg

Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of Press Associates Inc. (PAI), a union news service in Washington, D.C. that he has headed since 1999. Previously, he worked as Washington correspondent for the Ottaway News Service, as Port Jervis bureau chief for the Middletown, NY Times Herald Record, and as a researcher and writer for Congressional Quarterly. Mark obtained his BA in public policy from the University of Chicago and worked as the University of Chicago correspondent for the Chicago Daily News.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg

Politics

Democratic hopefuls roll out anti-poverty plans at Poor People’s Campaign
June 18, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Nine presidential candidates learn that 140 million Americans live at, near or below the official poverty line.
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U.S.

New Poor People’s Campaign demands redirecting military dollars to domestic needs
June 17, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
The New Poor People’s Campaign opened its mass D.C. gathering with a detailed budget and domestic policy plan.
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Labor

Airline food service workers voting on strike authorization
June 14, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
“The health coverage my job provides is frightening. I can’t afford to get sick."
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Politics

Trump’s latest Iran war threat ignites firestorm of opposition
June 14, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Lawmakers and peace groups cite lack of evidence for Pompeo claims that Iran attacked tankers.
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Labor

With nurses watching, lawmakers push OSHA on anti-workplace violence
June 13, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Such “terrible” assaults “are predictable and preventable,” she added. “It’s management’s role and responsibility to prevent this violence.”
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Politics

Invoking FDR, Sanders lays out his agenda for “democratic socialism”
June 13, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Quoting Roosevelt, Sanders said “The oligarchs are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred.”
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Labor

Lawmakers take another crack at solving multi-employer pension plan problems
June 12, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
The Democratic-run House Education and Labor Committee approved HR397, to fix multi-employer pension plans’ problems.
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Labor

Dem lawmakers push extending overtime pay to more workers
June 12, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
They take on Trump who has decreased the numbers eligible for extra pay for extra work.
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