Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Jewish labor’s Appelbaum supports good-faith Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
January 24, 2012The path to Middle East peace is through good-faith negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, which U.S. President Barack Obama recognizes
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2012: More battles ahead on Capitol Hill for workers
January 24, 2012Workers, their unions and their allies are gearing up for more tough legislative fights in 2012.
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Unions split on Obama Keystone pipeline turndown
January 23, 2012Construction unions called Obama's ruling a "job killer," but at least five unions sided with environmental groups against Keystone.
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AFL-CIO launches TV ad campaign
January 23, 2012The AFL-CIO has launched an advertising campaign telling the country that union workers are just like everyone else - and that they deserve their rights.
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Labor maps legislative battle for 2012
January 20, 2012Even the jobless benefits bill, which both parties agree upon, is hung up by a partisan dispute over how to pay for the $150 billion measure.
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Unions to world leaders: Choose “jobs” or “social collapse”
January 20, 2012The world's unions are delivering a strong message to international political and business leaders: Create jobs - millions of jobs - or face the consequences.
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California car washers win $1 million in back pay
January 19, 2012The first-ever group of unionized carwash workers won a $1 million back pay settlement.
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Unions scramble to protect pensions in Hostess bankruptcy
January 17, 2012The Bakery Workers, the Teamsters, and other unions representing Hostess Foods employees scrambled to protect their members as the snack food company filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 1.
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