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

United Auto Workers and GM reach tentative contract deal
October 16, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
If the local leaders agree, the union’s 48,000 GM members, whom the firm forced to strike precisely a month before, would vote on the pact over the following two weeks.
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News

Dem hopefuls unite on impeachment, spar on Medicare-for-All
October 16, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Three of the congressional “Squad” members, Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib, endorse Bernie Sanders.
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Labor

Trump tries to rob tipped workers – again
October 11, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Donald Trump seems to have a particular hatred for poor workers, especially if they’re women, people of color, or both.
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Politics

Argentinian election on Oct. 27 will impact workers and unions
October 10, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
The Oct. 27 Argentinian election, which will probably unseat current right-wing President Mauricio Macri, will have a big impact on workers and unions.
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Labor

CWA: Labor board uses T-Mobile case to OK company unions
October 9, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
The Sept. 30 board decision, overruling its own administrative law judge, drew fire from the Communications Workers.
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Labor

UFCW sues to stop Trump from returning slaughterhouses to The Jungle
October 8, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Trump’s pork processing rule is yet another instance of his pro-plutocratic GOP administration caviling to the wishes of the corporate class.
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Politics

Campaign to impeach Trump accelerates
October 7, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
President openly flouts the law; GOP enablers continue to cover for him.
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Politics

Unions to Supreme Court: Ban all employers’ discrimination against LGBTQ people
October 7, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
The nation’s largest unions and the nation’s largest labor federation are backing a ban on employer discrimination against lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender people.
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