Mark Gruenberg
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Politics
Lots of cash, including pro-worker cash; very little pro-worker policy
March 27, 2020The $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic impact bill Congress President Donald Trump says he will sign contains a lot of pro-worker cash – and very little pro-worker policy.
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Labor
Weekly jobless claims skyrocket to 3.28 million, breaking all records
March 26, 2020
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News
Walmart, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, and Craigslist cited for pandemic price gouging
March 26, 2020“These companies have an ethical obligation to stop enabling this behavior for this emergency and those in the future.”
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News
Sides agree on $2 trillion coronavirus aid bill
March 25, 2020While the measure helps workers, corporate lobbies seized the chance to insert some multibillion-dollar goodies for themselves, too, feeding off U.S. taxpayers for $20 billion more for agribusiness and a reported $17 billion for Boeing, for...
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Labor
Nurses launch campaign against CDC’s OK of bandannas and scarves
March 25, 2020Scarves and bandannas won’t do, National Nurses United says.
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Politics
After tugging, Congress and Trump agree on $2 trillion stimulus bill
March 24, 2020Democrats used their leverage two ways to force Trump to yield to their key demand.
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Labor
AFT’s Weingarten, union nurses: Force firms to produce life-saving devices
March 24, 2020“Why should the supplies be controlled by the market, not by the government?” Weingarten asked.
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News
Dems block McConnell $2 trillion COVID-19 bill: ‘Slush fund for hotels, not hospitals’
March 23, 2020Besides providing more jobless benefits, Dems warn corporations they’re going to come down on firms that use the pandemic to shaft their workers.
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