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

Labor

Alabama Amazon battle continues: Union to file labor law challenge
April 19, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg
The Bessemer outcome provides more evidence for the need for comprehensive labor law reform, especially the Protect The Right To Organize (PRO) Act.
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U.S.

House-passed bill strengthens equal pay for equal work
April 16, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg
“Do rent and food cost less for women than men. The answer is no.” – Rep. Lois Frankel
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Labor

BLS: New claims for jobless benefits fall by 20%
April 15, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg
It’s at least a sign that some workers are finding jobs again more than a year after the pandemic began officially.
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U.S.

Civil rights tsunami in D.C. over statehood, reparations and Justice Dept.
April 15, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg
Civil rights issues hit Capitol Hill in a big way April 14 with the GOP on the wrong side of all of them.
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Labor

Female union leaders note that labor law reform is a civil rights issue
April 14, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg
The ProAct is essential for women and all workers, they say, but is key to guaranteeing the civil rights of everyone.
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Politics

Doris Kearns Goodwin: Presidential success due to timing, truth, clear goals
April 13, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg
Biden has to deal with trust in government having been completely undone over the last four years, according to the famous historian.
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Politics

Biden budget: Big hike for domestic programs and 1.7 percent hike for military
April 12, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg
GOP wants more for Pentagon, less for the people, progressives say cut the military.
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Labor

Retail Workers Union loses in Amazon Bessemer vote count
April 9, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg
Union notes that the giant company broke countless labor laws during a vicious anti-union campaign and that it will challenge the final results.
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