Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Politics
Unions carry Democrat to victory in Pennsylvania district won by Trump
March 14, 2018Conor Lamb's victory is the type of result that could result in a Democratic takeover of the U.S. House this fall.
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Labor
Trump proposes ending speed limits on pork processing lines
March 13, 2018“The proposed swine inspection modernization rule is another example of the administration’s unacceptable prioritization of profits over the safety of American workers and consumers.”
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U.S.
Trump dumps Tillerson for torture advocate Pompeo to head State
March 13, 2018“This is how diplomacy dies, not with a bang, but with a whimper.”
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Labor
Author traces rise of corporate rights above those of citizens
March 12, 2018U.S. corporations now have equal – or, it seems, more – constitutional rights than U.S. citizens.
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Labor
Senate panel Oks corporate attorney for vacant NLRB seat
March 9, 2018Eager to break a partisan 2-2 tie on the NLRB, the Senate panel handling labor issues approved Morgan Lewis management-side partner John Ring for the board’s vacant fifth seat.
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News
Low-wage workers, progressive Dems push minimum wage hike
March 9, 2018Half of the 26 million full-time minimum-wage workers and two-thirds of all minimum-wage workers including part-timers, are female, 11 million are parents and 4.5 million of them are single parents.
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Politics
Senate on verge of capitulating to bankster lobby
March 8, 2018“Too many senators seem willing to ignore the lessons of the financial crisis, and what happens when we let big banks write the rules of the economy."
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U.S.
Ohio Rep. Ryan: Dems still leaving blue-collar workers behind
March 8, 2018"If we’re going to reclaim a middle class, it’ll have to be with a strong, robust and growing union movement.”
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