Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
RWDSU launches campaign for NYC car wash workers after devastating report
March 12, 2012RWDSU is launching a campaign to bring workers' rights - including the right to organize - to some 5,000 car wash workers in New York City.
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Mine workers: Federal mine safety agency’s deficiencies helped lead to fatal disaster
March 9, 2012Mine Workers Pres. Cecil Roberts adds the agency was also victim of lack of funds and mis-directed priorities imposed by the GOP Bush government in the years before the blast.
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Highway mass transit bill hits rocky road
March 9, 2012The GOP-run House has split into warring factions over its version - so much so that Republican leaders are threatening their own caucus.
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Rights advocate: Justice Department reluctant to take on voter suppression
March 8, 2012The Obama administration's Justice Department is reluctant to take on the fight against voter suppression efforts nationwide.
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Bread and Roses in 1912, Hyatt and Hotels in 2012
March 8, 2012When it comes to oppression of women it sometimes seems like "the more things change, the more they stay the same."
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Steelworkers formally endorse Obama, unanimously
March 7, 2012"This is the right time to do the right thing for a man who proved he is right for the job," said Steelworkers President Leo Gerard.
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OSHA fines firms who sent exploited foreign students to Hershey plant
March 1, 2012OSHA hit two firms that exploited foreign students at a Hershey candy plant with job safety violations and fines totaling $288,000.
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AFL-CIO revamps website to feature workers more prominently
March 1, 2012Calling its old website static and often confusing to navigate, the AFL-CIO, after a year of work, revamped its site.
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