Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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AFSCME reports earlier Wisconsin, Ohio battles sharply boosted 2012 turnout
November 12, 2012Battles over collective bargaining rights for state and local government workers sharply boosted overall labor enthusiasm and turnout in those two states this year.
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Momentum grows for ending the filibuster
November 12, 2012The newly elected, slightly more Democratic U.S. Senate must tackle comprehensive filibuster reform or it will grind to a dead halt again.
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Union leaders map post-election plans
November 9, 2012Fresh off of a consequential U.S. election, union leaders started planning future legislative priorities for the labor movement.
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Labor wins key ballot initiatives
November 8, 2012Referendums in various states can be useful measures of public attitudes on important issues.
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Sneak attack on financial regulations underway on Capitol Hill
November 8, 2012A sneak attack against financial re-regulation - undoing the reforms imposed on Wall Street and similar finaglers after the 2008 crash - is underway on Capitol Hill.
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Labor movement celebrates with the nation
November 7, 2012First there was anticipation, touched with a little bit of angst. Then there was exhilaration.
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Labor pushing hard in final days before election
November 6, 2012Organized labor's final election push turned to get-out-the-vote and voter protection.
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Teamsters sanitation workers picket private firm in 19 cities
October 29, 2012Some 1,000 Teamsters sanitation workers picketed a private refuse company, Republic/Allied Waste, in 19 cities nationwide on Oct. 25.
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