Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Labor rally demands an end to the Trump shutdown/lockout
January 22, 2019Labor and allied groups injected into the 2019 Women’s March a major component demanding an end to the Trump government shutdown.
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Labor
Union influence grew despite slight drop in membership in 2018
January 22, 2019“Here’s what the numbers alone won’t tell you: 2018 was one of the most substantial years for collective action in American history."
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Politics
At MLK conference Andrew Gillum talks about his gubernatorial race
January 22, 2019“If we are going to win, it will require some conversations with people with whom we don’t really feel comfortable.”
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U.S.
Murder of indigenous people sparks first-ever march on Washington
January 18, 2019Rose Downwind, "Miskabanookwe," which means "Morning of the Red Dawn," journeyed to the spirit world Oct. 20, 2015 - still remembered and loved by many.
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Politics
If income gap is a chasm, wealth gap is Grand Canyon
January 17, 2019The top 1 percent of the U.S. owned 39.6 percent of U.S. wealth in 2016, up from one-third 33 years before.
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Labor
Democrats in Congress unveil $15 an hour minimum wage bill
January 17, 2019$15 an hour by 2024...if Republicans will get on board.
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U.S.
It’s not just federal employees: Trump lockout trashes 4M contract workers
January 17, 2019“We live from paycheck to paycheck. And if paychecks stop, everything stops."
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Politics
Trump recalls 50,000 workers without pay; shutdown costs hit $1 billion a week
January 16, 2019The cost is so high that now even Trump’s own top economist admits it could end U.S. economic growth and send the nation into recession.
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