Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Democracy be damned: Trump orders cancellation of union contracts
May 30, 2018“Instead of trying to erode rights, the administration should focus on the abuses of Cabinet officials buying $31,000 dining sets and $43,000 soundproof booths."
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Nebraska’s insurgent Eastman: Won because “we were new and fresh”
May 29, 2018"The problem is the outsized influence of moneyed interests over what the people and the voters want.”
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Shuler: Labor leaders on coasts didn’t respond to problems in the heartland
May 25, 2018"Folks in the middle of the country are not in alignment with the leadership. How to solve that has to be central to our conversation."
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Ellison slams Trump scheme to resurrect child labor
May 25, 2018Teenagers in coal mines. Kids driving forklifts. 17-year-olds operating dangerous machinery. It all could be possible under a new Trump plan.
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Panel: Dems lost union voters over trade and jobs issues
May 24, 2018Trade was a key reason behind union members abandoning the Democrats, Shuler said.
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Trade, worker rights, retirement security top lobbying topics for Steelworkers
May 24, 2018The GOP Trump administration and the U.S. Supreme Court topped Steelworkers’ lobbying topics at their legislative conference in D.C. this week.
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Workers ready to shut down entire Vegas strip
May 24, 2018“We don’t want to go on strike, but we will if we have to.”
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Unions and Dems unveil $50B teacher pay, school infrastructure bill
May 23, 2018Teachers “shouldn’t have to be Uber drivers or fast-food workers on weekends.”
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