Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Trumka proposes universal federal jobs payments
May 11, 2020Trumka proposed the federal government guarantee paid employment – by actually shelling out the money – for all workers.
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Class conflict rages in the fight over next stimulus bill
May 11, 2020Trump and the 1 percent seek billions more for big business while workers and their allies push for a bill that will strengthen economic and political democracy.
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Unions, Dems resist GOP attempt to starve states and localities
May 8, 2020A big battle is shaping up, which affects not just two million workers and their families, but everyone else in the U.S.
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The depression hits: As many as 50 million jobless says Trumka
May 8, 2020Crash. That was the sound of the U.S. economy collapsing in April.
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Day of action today to push Essential Workers Bill of Rights
May 7, 2020The point is “to rise up in solidarity with essential workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis."
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Amazon worker dies at Staten Island plant cited at earlier protests
May 6, 2020"Remaining an Amazon VP would have meant signing off on actions I despised, so I resigned."
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Lawmakers demand Trump stop playing politics with anti-coronavirus protective gear
May 6, 2020Red states are getting protective masks to help protect people against the coronavirus. Blue states are getting their masks seized or diverted.
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Pandemic profits: Analysis shows the ultra-rich got ultra-richer as coronavirus hit
May 5, 2020Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' net worth grew by $12 billion from mid-March to April 10 alone—while 20 million U.S. workers lost their jobs in those same weeks.
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