Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Politics
Why many unions haven’t come out for impeachment
November 25, 2019Unions and union leaders have not been afraid to speak out on issues ranging from right to work laws (against) to reproductive rights, often strongly challenging the positions advocated by Trump.
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U.S.
House approves nurse-pushed workplace violence bill
November 22, 2019"To stop these attacks, this bill would require employers to develop violence prevention plans to mitigate risk factors in healthcare facilities."
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Labor
Union, advocates, growers, reps agree on residence requirements for undocumented farmworkers
November 22, 2019Growers and lawmakers have agreed on legislation to provide residence requirements – including a path to “green cards” – for undocumented farm workers and their families.
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Labor
UAW President Gary Jones resigns under fire
November 21, 2019Auto Workers President Gary Jones resigned Nov. 19, just before his executive board pushed him out of both his office and the union.
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Politics
At Democratic debate, all candidates agree: Trump must go
November 21, 2019There's a different set of rules for different groups of people: Trump and the rest of the 1% on one side and everybody else on the other.
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Labor
Trumka on ‘New NAFTA’: ‘Close is not good enough’
November 20, 2019“Hardworking families on both sides of the border know we need a new deal to replace NAFTA,” but the USMCA “is not acceptable.”
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U.S.
Turning perceptions around: How California’s unions changed Californians’ minds about unions
November 19, 2019Unions have a public perception problem.
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Labor
AFL-CIO President Trumka and other union leaders condemn Bolivian coup
November 15, 2019Trumka said the nation’s largest labor federation joins national and international labor organizations “in condemning the military interference in Bolivia's election process."
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