Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Politics
Illinois Gov. Pritzker, others warn of Trump’s dangerous turn
June 2, 2020Pritzker was irate, saying afterwards that Trump “is strictly trying to make himself sound like a strong man – almost like a dictator.” HRF blasted Trump’s “frightening turn towards despotism.”
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U.S.
Biden and Obama: Floyd killing exposes systemic racism in U.S.
June 1, 2020That systemic racism expressed itself in the murder of Floyd when a heavy white cop, Derek Chauvin, kneed him in the neck for almost 10 minutes.
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Labor
Dem lawmakers join Biden slamming Trump for not protecting workers
May 29, 2020Everyone from Joe Biden to Democratic lawmakers to unions are condemning OSHA for failing to enforce worker safety rules.
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Politics
Unions: $500 billion went to corporations, Postal Service got nothing
May 28, 2020The need for a functioning and financed Postal Service “is even stronger in this emergency,” said Dimondstein.
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Labor
Official pandemic jobless claims pass 40 million
May 28, 2020More than 40 million people are now jobless thanks to closures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Labor
Biden picks up Communications Workers, Steelworkers endorsements
May 27, 2020Biden, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, picked up the official backing of the Steelworkers on May 20 and the Communications Workers two days later.
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Labor
AFL-CIO formally endorses Joe Biden for president
May 27, 2020“Just imagine what workers can accomplish with an ally in the White House,” Richard Trumka, president of the nation’s largest labor federation said in his endorsement speech.
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U.S.
Progressive hopefuls aim at two top Democratic congressional leaders
May 26, 2020The drive is on to beat Trump and the Republicans in November, but some progressives in the Democratic Party are also aiming to replace a few of those at the top of their own party.
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