Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Millions kicked off unemployment, but Senate Republicans still won’t renew $600
September 24, 2020Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has killed the House-passed HEROES Act, which would have reinstated the $600 federal unemployment benefit and extended them through Jan. 31.
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Labor
Much at stake for workers in federal appeals courts
September 23, 2020Workers’ rights at stake in all the nation’s courts.
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Politics
Trump and Barr make unconstitutional threat to withdraw funds from ‘anarchist jurisdictions’
September 22, 2020Yet another attempt to hurt big cities that have had to step in and handle coronavirus and other issues ignored by the administration.
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Labor
House panel subpoenas NLRB documents on ethics violations
September 22, 2020Add NLRB to the list of top Trump federal agencies defying congressional oversight.
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Labor
Unions praise Ginsburg, demand no replacement till next presidency
September 22, 2020They cite passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Law on equal pay for women as proof of her greatness.
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U.S.
Mass USPS mask mailing nixed by Trump could have cut COVID deaths by 88%
September 21, 2020Had U.S. politicians listened to Fauci and instituted mask-wearing, social distancing, and self-isolation at the same time China did, "the U.S. would now be facing just 30 new infections and fewer than 10 deaths per day...
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Labor
ILWU members ratify industry’s first-ever veterinary workers contract
September 21, 2020By a 53-1 margin, workers at Columbia River Veterinary Specialists in the Washington city ratified the first-ever union contract in the private veterinary industry.
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U.S.
Federal judge orders rollback of Trump and DeJoy USPS cuts
September 18, 2020Court says the two deliberately tried to disenfranchise voters.
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