Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Rail workers blast Trump use of coronavirus to trash safety rules, inspections
April 3, 2020“We cannot sit back and let the carriers and the government make us pay the price for their criminal lack of foresight."
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New jobless claims skyrocket to 6.648 million, double last week
April 2, 2020Welcome to the rerun of the Great Recession, if not the Great Depression, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and its spread through the U.S.
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Trump regime’s threat to suspend Constitution draws flak
April 2, 2020“This disease will test our democracy. But it doesn’t have to undermine it.”
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DeLauro: ‘Woman workers on frontlines’ of coronavirus battle still shorted in pay
April 1, 2020Low-paid workers are disproportionately women of color, and for them, they will need to work several more months to make what a white, non-Hispanic man earned last year.
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New York launches investigation after Amazon fires worker who led walkout
March 31, 2020“We're not asking for much. We're asking the building to be closed and sanitized, and for us to be paid,” fired worker Cristian Smalls said.
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Workers strike over safety failures; progressives hatch plans for next stimulus
March 31, 2020“Whatever plan we put together must be totally focused on workers,” Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Nelson declared.
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Gig workers forced to strike over lack of coronavirus protection
March 30, 2020Upset by their companies’ refusal to protect them as they do vital jobs of delivering supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, gig economy workers, especially on the West Coast, were forced to strike March 30 against Instacart...
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As transit systems shut down workers battle virus and job loss
March 30, 2020“Our members should have masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment. Transit agencies should enact rear door boarding, consider eliminating fares, develop strategic service continuation to avoid overcrowding and establish other policies to cut down on...
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