Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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U.S.
Murder of indigenous people sparks first-ever march on Washington
January 18, 2019Rose Downwind, "Miskabanookwe," which means "Morning of the Red Dawn," journeyed to the spirit world Oct. 20, 2015 - still remembered and loved by many.
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Politics
If income gap is a chasm, wealth gap is Grand Canyon
January 17, 2019The top 1 percent of the U.S. owned 39.6 percent of U.S. wealth in 2016, up from one-third 33 years before.
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Labor
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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U.S.
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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Politics
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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Labor
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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Labor
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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Labor
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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