Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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CWA’s Shelton: “Corporate America going in for the kill” against unions
August 9, 2017The death of unions would be dire for the whole nation, Shelton warned. “Without unions, America would be little more than a fascist dictatorship” run by the bosses, the blunt Bronx native declared.
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CWA strongly backs reproductive choice
August 8, 2017By a show of hands and with – surprisingly – no dissent, CWA 76th convention delegates adopted a report strongly backing reproductive choice.
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After losing union vote Nissan workers determined to continue the fight
August 7, 2017“It ain’t over yet,” local union leader Morris Mock said to a crowd of workers after the vote. “We are going to fight a little harder next time because we never give up.”
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Trump draining the swamp: Another promise broken
August 3, 2017Trump's appointees are part of a pattern of NOT draining the swamp, but rather, hiring alligators from it to infest the government.
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Weingarten to join pro-ACA health care bus tour
August 1, 2017“The bus will carry progressive leaders from many groups to speak out at each stop against the GOP health care plans."
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Hirono, battling kidney cancer, also battled GOP health care bill
August 1, 2017"I find it hard to believe we can sit here and vote on a bill that is going to hurt millions and millions of people in our country. We are better than that."
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AFL-CIO Executive Council backs Medicare for All
July 31, 2017Endorsement of single-payer government-run health care marked a new phase in labor’s crusade to reform the U.S. health care system.
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Sanctuary cities, Justice Department in big confrontation
July 27, 2017The nation's "sanctuary cities," plus the states of California and Connecticut, are in a big confrontation with the GOP Trump administration's Justice Department over the fate of the 11 million undocumented people in the U.S.
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