Mark Gruenberg

Award-winning journalist Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of the union news service Press Associates Inc. (PAI). Known for his reporting skills, sharp wit, and voluminous knowledge of history, Mark is a compassionate interviewer but tough when going after big corporations and their billionaire owners.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg

Labor

DeLauro: ‘Woman workers on frontlines’ of coronavirus battle still shorted in pay
April 1, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
Low-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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Labor

New York launches investigation after Amazon fires worker who led walkout
March 31, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
“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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Politics

Workers strike over safety failures; progressives hatch plans for next stimulus
March 31, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
“Whatever plan we put together must be totally focused on workers,” Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Nelson declared.
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News

Gig workers forced to strike over lack of coronavirus protection
March 30, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
Upset 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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Labor

As transit systems shut down workers battle virus and job loss
March 30, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
“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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Politics

Lots of cash, including pro-worker cash; very little pro-worker policy
March 27, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
The $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic impact bill Congress President Donald Trump says he will sign contains a lot of pro-worker cash – and very little pro-worker policy.
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Labor

Weekly jobless claims skyrocket to 3.28 million, breaking all records
March 26, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

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News

Walmart, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, and Craigslist cited for pandemic price gouging
March 26, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
“These companies have an ethical obligation to stop enabling this behavior for this emergency and those in the future.”
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