Mark Gruenberg
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Steelworkers demand Trump restore aid to workers hurt by cheap imports
February 15, 2018“It’s disconcerting the administration is de-funding a program that helps workers who lose their jobs to unfair foreign trade, we’ll fight like hell to keep it, and Congress is our backstop on that.”
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Before big union crowd, parade of pols trashes Trump
February 14, 2018Never let it be said that supposedly progressive congressional Democrats miss a chance before big union crowds to trash Donald Trump.
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AFL-CIO President Trumka tells unions it’s time to go on offense
February 14, 2018Trumka headlined a parade of speakers, including Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.
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Fate of veterans major issue for unionists at D.C. conference
February 13, 2018The Trump-GOP-rightist hatred of federal workers and unions led hundreds of unionists into the streets of D.C. on Feb. 13.
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Trump budget slashes food stamps and Medicare to feed the military
February 12, 2018"These programs are not entitled, because they have the blood, sweat and tears of hardworking Americans for generations.”
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Hanford atomic workers get state legislative boost for workers’ comp
February 9, 2018Workers continue to be exposed to some of the most hazardous substances known to man, including many chemical and radiological hazards as yet unidentified, and the safety measures intended to protect them are inadequate.
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National Education Association demands Trump Ed Secretary DeVos quit
February 9, 2018On the first anniversary of DeVos’ controversial confirmation (Vice President Mike Pence had to break a 50-50 Senate tie on her confirmation last year.) the NEA said DeVos “failed in the job.”
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Soldiers, lawmakers rain on Trump’s triumphal military parade plan
February 8, 2018Trump wants a monster parade, with tanks and weapons, rolling down Pennsylvania Ave.
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