Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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West Virginia teacher tells how her strike sparked a national uprising
November 16, 2018"One voice can produce a roar. And a roar cannot be silenced, it cannot be tamed - and it can't be stopped."
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Nurses union, allies unveil national push for Medicare for All
November 15, 2018Quoting the late South African liberation leader Nelson Mandela, Turner said of their cause: “It always seems impossible – until it is done.”
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Barber to House Dems: Act to restore voting rights!
November 15, 2018U.S. House Democrats must use their new – and growing – majority in the next Congress to act on restoring voting rights.
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As California burns Trump threatens cuts and outrages the firefighters
November 13, 2018Trump’s threat to withhold disaster aid from the Golden State outraged first responders and state officials.
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News Guild President Lunzer urges members to push Congress on free press issue
November 13, 2018Union leaders say: "Defend the First Amendment, while we still have one."
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Shepard Memorial: “We’ve come far but have far yet to go.”
November 9, 2018The recent memorial service and reburial at Washington National Cathedral of Matthew Shepard showed “the distance we’ve come and how far we’ve yet to travel” for LGBTQ people.
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Union leader-turned-lawmaker says new Congress will work for workers
November 9, 2018The House committee that handles most worker issues will definitely vote in the next Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, a veteran unionist says.
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Over 700 union members win public office in midterms
November 8, 2018Led by Minnesota’s Tim Walz, some 743 unionists—and counting—won public office nationwide, from Congress down to county commissioner.
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