Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Two more NLRB rulings curb worker rights
August 4, 2020The two recent rulings are part of a continuing pattern by the Trump-named NLRB members, led by chairman John Ring, who made a name for himself as a right-wing GOP congressional aide drafting mean and nasty...
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New Poor People’s Campaign to McConnell: Pass the Heroes Act
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L.A. approves workers’ councils to enforce coronavirus safety measures
August 3, 2020The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor called the councils “the first step in a bold new solution to stop the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate any new outbreaks.” COVID-19 is the official name for the...
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Transportation unions demand Trump’s DOT mandate masks
July 31, 2020The penalty if the patrons don’t: They get booted off the subway, bus, commuter rail car or plane, immediately.
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Historic freefall: Economy shrinks by 33 percent, 2M more jobless
July 30, 2020Without passage of the Heroes Act the unprecedented shrinking of the U.S. economy can get worse.
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California childcare workers score biggest union win of the century
July 30, 2020Biden calls for extending that win nationwide.
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AFT willing to strike if teachers are forced into unsafe schools
July 29, 2020“Just as we have done with our healthcare workers, we will fight on all fronts for the safety of our students and their educators."
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NEA chief: Trump’s back-to-school command endangers kids, parents, teachers
July 29, 2020“We are carefully working with the school boards, the health inspectors, the parents and the kids” to determine what’s best to do when schools are supposed to start again in late August.
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