Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
The depression hits: As many as 50 million jobless says Trumka
May 8, 2020Crash. That was the sound of the U.S. economy collapsing in April.
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Labor
Day of action today to push Essential Workers Bill of Rights
May 7, 2020The point is “to rise up in solidarity with essential workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis."
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Labor
Amazon worker dies at Staten Island plant cited at earlier protests
May 6, 2020"Remaining an Amazon VP would have meant signing off on actions I despised, so I resigned."
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Politics
Lawmakers demand Trump stop playing politics with anti-coronavirus protective gear
May 6, 2020Red states are getting protective masks to help protect people against the coronavirus. Blue states are getting their masks seized or diverted.
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Politics
Pandemic profits: Analysis shows the ultra-rich got ultra-richer as coronavirus hit
May 5, 2020Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' net worth grew by $12 billion from mid-March to April 10 alone—while 20 million U.S. workers lost their jobs in those same weeks.
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U.S.
GOP Senate to hold stimulus hostage; demands coronavirus lawsuit immunity for bosses
May 5, 2020A wide range of groups, including the AFL-CIO, have formed a “COVID Coalition” to oppose McConnell's push to let business off the hook.
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Labor
30 million jobs lost so far, but many workers can’t access unemployment benefits
May 4, 2020The Economic Policy Institute says the real number is even higher.
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Labor
Postal Workers’ Dimondstein: USPS collapse would disenfranchise tens of millions
April 30, 2020Voting by mail is a longtime cause of both the nation’s postal unions, but it’s even more urgent in the time of a coronavirus pandemic.
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