Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Trumpian “accountability” throws us back to the spoils system
February 6, 2018Trump signaled in his State of the Union Message that he would replace merit with loyalty to him as the criteria for hiring and employing VA and other federal workers.
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Workers rally against Trump’s stealing of their tips
February 6, 2018The workers call it “tip theft.” And 346,135 people have protested to the Trump Labor Department about its stealth scheme to allow bosses to steal their tips.
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Poor People’s Campaign launches with letter to GOP leaders
February 5, 2018“We demand a change in course. Our faith traditions and our U.S. and state constitutions testify to an immorality that leaves out the poor."
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Memo War: The latest episode in Trump’s attack on democracy
February 2, 2018The Trump administration and its backers are turning the White House and Congress into vehicles for carrying the nation toward authoritarianism.
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Demonstrators bring Dreamers, TPS cause to Trump’s doorstep
February 2, 2018Moses, Mary, Jesus, and Muhammad were all refugees.
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AFSCME, Illinois, allies defend agency fees in High Court briefs
February 1, 2018The union said collecting the agency fees “is justified by the states’ strong interest in promoting labor peace through collective bargaining.
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Columbia grad students’ unionization case heads for court
February 1, 2018The long-running effort by teaching assistants and graduate assistants at Columbia University to unionize with the Auto Workers is headed for the courts, thanks to the university’s administration.
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Labor groups say Mexico and U.S. violate worker rights under NAFTA
February 1, 2018Petitions to the Labor Department come as the U.S., Canada, and Mexico participate in yet another round of talks on a “new NAFTA” in Montreal.
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