Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Amazon Prime Day Strike: Workers say no to overwork and discrimination
July 15, 2019The company may rake in $6.1 billion in sales during the event, which means long hours and no breaks for warehouse workers.
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Labor Secretary Acosta toppled by Epstein sexual predator scandal
July 12, 2019Under attack from across the political spectrum for his prior lenient plea bargain deal with serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, embattled Trump Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned on July 12.
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Amazon forces Shakopee, Minn., warehouse workers to walk out again
July 12, 2019The 1,500 workers, one-third of them migrants and refugees from Somalia and other nations of East Africa, plan to peacefully walk off the job for six hours on July 15.
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17-year-old’s death from excessive heat may lead to law protecting workers
July 11, 2019Heat killed 783 farm workers alone from 2002-2016, and injured 69,374 more.
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At hearing packed with workers, House panel OKs multi-employer pensions rescue bill
July 11, 2019It got through committee, but workers “have to walk the halls” to ensure it passes Congress.
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Letter Carriers open bargaining with U.S. Postal Service on new pact
July 10, 2019Letter carriers are prepared to fight if they have to.
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At NEA, Democratic candidates weave pro-teacher messages into campaign themes
July 10, 2019Teachers are determined to make sure education is at the center of the 2020 campaign conversation.
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N.Y. joins Calif. in passing comprehensive labor rights for farm workers
July 9, 2019Farm workers are finally getting basic labor rights, including the right to organize a union, a mandatory day of rest, and the right to overtime pay.
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