Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Progressive groups vs. Social Security, Medicare cuts
November 17, 2011Progressive groups, led by the Campaign for America's Future, are campaigning hard against proposals floated by deficit-cutting "Super Committee" Democrats.
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Domestic Workers United, Occupy Wall Street oppose Keystone XL pipeline
November 17, 2011Domestic Workers United, which the AFL-CIO recently honored, and Occupy Wall Street, the anti-greed grass-roots movement labor backs, decided to oppose construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas.
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More meatcutters unionize
November 16, 2011The United Food and Commercial Workers gained its second big union recognition election win at a meatpacker in two weeks on Nov. 4.
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SEIU’s Medina predicts more Latino voter activism next year
November 15, 2011Service Employees Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina, a skilled organizer and one of the most influential Hispanic Americans in the labor movement, predicts Latino voters will have heightened activism in next year's election.
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Can labor build on Ohio win?
November 14, 2011With one year to go before the Nov. 2012 election, the key question for organized labor after this fall's voting is: Can it build on the Ohio win?
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How many hours has your bus driver been behind the wheel?
November 4, 2011The next time you get on an inter-city bus, ask the driver how many hours he or she has spent behind the wheel in the last week.
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Construction workers more likely to die on the job
November 4, 2011Over their careers, construction workers have a one in 200 chance of dying on the job, five times what the government considers the "significant" risk.
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Service Employees sue South Carolina over anti-immigrant law
November 3, 2011Once again, the Service Employees have joined a private lawsuit, and supported an Obama administration lawsuit, challenging anti-immigrant laws.
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