Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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U.S.
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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Labor
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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News
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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U.S.
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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Labor
Janus case: Workers push for the best, prepare for the worst
February 8, 2018A potentially anti-labor majority on the Supreme Court may well be on its way to dealing a severe blow to the right of unions to raise the funds they need to represent workers.
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News
Trump threatens government shutdown if he doesn’t get his wall
February 7, 2018For his entertainment Trump is also calling for a massive military parade of tanks and missiles in Washington DC, one that would tear up and require replacement of Pennsylvania Ave.
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Labor
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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U.S.
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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