Mark Gruenberg

Award-winning journalist Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of the union news service Press Associates Inc. (PAI). Known for his reporting skills, sharp wit, and voluminous knowledge of history, Mark is a compassionate interviewer but tough when going after big corporations and their billionaire owners.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg

U.S.

Dreamers in limbo as Trump plan to prevent Senate action succeeds
February 16, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
"We reject any bill that pits us against our own immigrant communities. We don't want a Blackmail Bill - we want a clean Dream Act now."
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News

Teachers at Florida massacre site react, student calls out Trump’s hypocrisy
February 15, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Martin Duque (right), 14, was a freshman at Douglas. He was killed in the shooting Wednesday. His brother Miguel (left) confirmed his death on Instagram early Thursday, writing, “Words cannot describe my pain… I know you’re...
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Labor

Steelworkers demand Trump restore aid to workers hurt by cheap imports
February 15, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
“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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U.S.

Before big union crowd, parade of pols trashes Trump
February 14, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Never let it be said that supposedly progressive congressional Democrats miss a chance before big union crowds to trash Donald Trump.
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Labor

AFL-CIO President Trumka tells unions it’s time to go on offense
February 14, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Trumka headlined a parade of speakers, including Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.
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U.S.

Fate of veterans major issue for unionists at D.C. conference
February 13, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
The 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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U.S.

Trump budget slashes food stamps and Medicare to feed the military
February 12, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
"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, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Workers 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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