Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Champion U.S. women’s soccer team sues soccer federation for sexual discrimination
March 8, 2019They win more medals and generate more revenue than the men's team, yet women soccer players are paid less and face harsher working conditions.
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Workers lose pensions as lawmakers tackle multi-employer plan problems
March 8, 2019Labor appears to be united behind HR397.
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House panel OKs minimum wage hike to $15
March 7, 2019The 28-20 party-line vote marks a win for low-wage workers and their allies, including the “Fight for $15 and a union” movement.
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AFL-CIO, big biz unite to urge Congress to fund infrastructure
March 6, 2019"Public-sector pay, benefits, and labor rights must be protected when special interests push privatization and contracting-out schemes."
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Lawmakers ready to pass sweeping HR-1 reform bill
March 6, 2019House is about to pass the For the People Act, a major election, voting rights, and ethics law reform measure.
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West Virginia judge tosses state GOP’s right to work law – again
March 5, 2019Kanawha County (Charleston) Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Bailey has tossed out much of the state GOP-enacted “right to work” law – again.
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Lawmakers move to end anti-worker, anti-consumer forced arbitration
March 5, 2019“One of the fundamental principles of our democracy is that everyone gets their day in court. Forced arbitration deprives Americans of that basic right."
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Impeachment talk heats up; Nadler points to “abuse of power”
March 4, 2019Trump is implicated now in crimes and misdeeds that go way beyond the issue of Russia. His financial deals could end up getting him impeached.
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