Mark Gruenberg

Award-winning journalist Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of the union news service Press Associates Inc. (PAI). Known for his reporting skills, sharp wit, and voluminous knowledge of history, Mark is a compassionate interviewer but tough when going after big corporations and their billionaire owners.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg

Labor

Rail bosses try to force ‘settlement’ on workers
September 14, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg
The rail workers are calling out the carriers’ move as, in their words, “corporate extortion.”
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Politics

Mounting investigations could send Trump to jail
September 14, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The latest Justice Department, U.S. Senate, and Jan.6 House Committee moves make jail a real possibility for the former president.
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Labor

Hospitals force 15K nurses into largest private-sector nurses strike ever
September 13, 2022 By Catherine Conlan And Mark Gruenberg
“Right now, 15,000 nurses are on strike to oppose the corporatization of healthcare in Minnesota at the hands of hospital executives, as clinics and hospitals are closed, nurses are short-staffed, and patients are overcharged."
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U.S.

AFL-CIO President Shuler: Pandemic awakened nation to value of workers
September 9, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg
Ravages of the virus and national dependence upon “essential” workers caused people to increase support for laborers.
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Labor

Seattle school bosses force 6,000 teachers, staff to strike
September 9, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg
Issues include enormous sized classes, and too few counselors and nurses.
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Politics

For Sen. Sherrod Brown, ‘dignity of work’ is essential to life
September 8, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg
He says “it means hard work pays off no matter who you are and what you do.”
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Labor

Speedy organizing drive brings minor-league baseball players into union fold
September 8, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg
It took only one week to bring 90 percent of Little League players into the labor movement.
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En español

Newsom firma una gran victoria legislativa para las trabajadoras de comida rápida de California
September 8, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg
“Se necesitó el coraje y el compromiso de los trabajadores de comida rápida en todo el estado para acercarnos un paso más a hacer de #AB257 un cambio de juego que establece el estándar para que...
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