Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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U.S. report backs Steelworker warning on oil supply
February 29, 2012Now, the Steelworkers say, it's up to the government to do something about it.
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Top union-hating contractor backs Romney
February 27, 2012Romney's opposition to project labor agreements won him a standing ovation from the anti-worker, anti-union group.
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Push work sharing to soften impact of joblessness
February 24, 2012The job-sharing plan is another attempt to cut the impact of joblessness even in a weak recovery.
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Trumka lauds low-wage workers’ progress in self-organizing
February 24, 2012Richard Trumka spent a two-day February swing through California lauding car wash workers, home health care aides, domestic workers, and day laborers.
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Union says collective bargaining protects pregnant women
February 24, 2012With business discrimination against pregnant female workers still widespread, the Service Employees contend one of the best ways to battle it is through collective bargaining and union contracts.
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Truckers force port to talk and lawmakers to act
February 15, 2012"They want to make the owners responsible for the equipment they (the truckers) use," Michaels explains.
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AFL-CIO: Republicans voted almost 100% wrong on labor issues
February 14, 2012The party cleavage was stark in the GOP-run House last year on key votes. Unions use the AFL-CIO figures as part of their evaluations when deciding, locally, whether to support or oppose an incumbent lawmaker.
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Labor groups defend different pieces of national health care law
February 14, 2012With the national health care revision law yet to fully take effect, but under challenge before the Supreme Court, six labor organizations have stepped forward, four of them joining other groups, to defend different parts of...
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