Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Politics
University of Illinois-Chicago nurses and support staff around state set to strike
September 11, 2020"There will not be peace on this campus until we have proper compensation for our workers."
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Labor
McConnell writes off the almost 1.7M more jobless workers forced to seek benefits
September 11, 2020GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocks any meaningful aid to a nation suffering under the pandemic.
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Politics
Trump lied, Americans died
September 10, 2020Bob Woodward revelations prove Trump, in a kind of “homicidal negligence,” knew the coming pandemic would kill when he repeatedly told Americans there was no danger and it would all go away.
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Labor
Flight Attendants warn layoffs could end any hope of economic recovery
September 10, 2020Massive layoffs the airlines plan at the end of this month could also result in more pandemic deaths, they say.
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Environment
Forty environmental groups demand Trump protect oil rig workers against coronavirus
September 9, 2020Citing COVID 19 outbreaks on rigs and drilling platforms, they demand that Trump take action to protect workers against the new threat they face.
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Labor
Biden to workers: ‘Wall Street didn’t build this country. You did.’
September 8, 2020Also on Labor Day, Democratic V.P. candidate Kamala Harris meets with Wisconsin workers and family of Jacob Blake.
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U.S.
Reproductive rights group NARAL has lessons for workers too
September 8, 2020The group puts forward suggestions that unions and Black Lives Matter can use when they are up against the radical right.
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Politics
Biden’s platform for workers: Labor law-breakers to jail
September 4, 2020Biden-Harris team also call for $15 federal minimum wage and equal pay for equal work, and repeal of right to work for less.
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