Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Unions: New Verizon pact gives raises, halts outsourcing, adds jobs
June 1, 2016Some 40,000 Verizon workers from Maine down through Virginia marched back to work today after a company-forced 45-day strike earned them victories.
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Court says workers can’t be forced to sign mandatory arbitration clauses
May 31, 2016Abstract: Forcing workers to sign away their right to sue or join class action lawsuits against employers violates the National Labor Relations Act, says the 7th Circuit.
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Labor and allies launch new push to rein in Wall Street
May 25, 2016"They're trying to run the political system to influence us to let them write the rules to let them make more money."
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Obama threatens defense bill veto over anti-LGBTQ, anti-worker provisions
May 24, 2016The provisions, inserted in a huge DOD bill by House Republicans, are among the reasons the administration told Congress the president's advisors "would recommend he veto the bill."
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Women’s rights group hails and right wing slams new overtime rule
May 23, 2016The Economic Policy Institute estimates 12.5 million workers will be newly eligible for overtime pay or see their existing rights strengthened, including 6.4 million women.
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Report: Fatal crash wouldn’t have happened with proper backup
May 20, 2016Unions and workers have been campaigning for years to keep 2-person crews on all freight and passenger trains, citing safety reasons.
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Unions turning one million Latino green card holders into citizens
May 20, 2016"Most of these people don't even know they can become citizens; they should know what their rights are."
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What’s the point of the Panama Papers?
May 19, 2016The one percent have so successfully taken over the U.S. tax code and manipulated it that they've hidden billions of dollars right here at home.
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