Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Key role for union workers, in $9.5B JFK Airport rebuild
December 21, 2021Some 6,000 unionized construction workers to start the project in mid-2022.
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News
D.C. sues white supremacist groups, 26 leaders for damages from Jan. 6 insurrection
December 20, 2021D.C. AG Karl Racine is using the 1871 Civil Rights Act, originally designed to target the Ku Klux Klan, to uncover who funded the groups.
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Labor
UAW members OK direct election of officers
December 17, 2021Members approve the reform by a 64-34 point percentage vote.
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Politics
Hypocrite GOPers rail against federal dollars, then claim credit for them
December 17, 2021Hypocrites like South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem deride Democratic federal programs but lap up the money when it reaches their states.
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Labor
First Buffalo, now Boston: More Starbucks workers file for union recognition
December 16, 2021They’re the latest in a legion of exploited, underpaid workers in retail establishments and other repressive firms to lead union organizing drives this year.
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Labor
Biden backs Kellogg’s workers; Sanders takes fight to cereal giant’s doorstep
December 15, 2021“Every employee has the right to collectively bargain. Full stop,” the president tweeted. Meanwhile, Sanders heads for Battle Creek, Mich.
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Politics
Exposed documents from Meadows show Trump involvement in coup attempt
December 14, 2021Former chief of staff’s emails detail Trump's role in meetings aimed at overturning the election.
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Politics
Parade of hurting people prods lawmakers to pass Build Back Better
December 14, 2021“The BBB is $170 billion a year,” said veteran Tim Watt of Indianapolis. The military spending bill “is $778 billion, every year.”
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