Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Democrats in Congress unveil $15 an hour minimum wage bill
January 17, 2019$15 an hour by 2024...if Republicans will get on board.
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It’s not just federal employees: Trump lockout trashes 4M contract workers
January 17, 2019“We live from paycheck to paycheck. And if paychecks stop, everything stops."
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Trump recalls 50,000 workers without pay; shutdown costs hit $1 billion a week
January 16, 2019The cost is so high that now even Trump’s own top economist admits it could end U.S. economic growth and send the nation into recession.
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U.S. unions stand against Canadian postal union-busting
January 15, 2019"When you take away rights under the Canadian Charter, it’s a huge blow there to workers and Canadian citizens."
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Union tells Court Trump violates Constitution by not paying workers
January 14, 2019The amendment says the government may not “deprive anyone of life, liberty or property without due process of law.” The workers’ salaries are their property since they earned them, NATCA says.
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Overcrowded classrooms, privatization schemes force LA teachers to strike
January 14, 2019The teachers in Los Angeles, with the support of students and parents, are striking the second largest public school system in the nation.
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Secret White House memo says end pensions and retiree health benefits
January 11, 2019And James Sherk, the “labor” advisor for Trump’s Domestic Policy Council, also demands Trump call for enacting pension “reforms” – a code word for cuts – for the nation’s current two million federal workers.
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House Dems go to court to defend Affordable Care Act
January 11, 2019“Having seen families struggle to pay ever higher insurance premiums and deductibles every year, I understand we need improvements in our system. The answer is to shore up the ACA, not dismantle it.”
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