Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Obama: Right to unionize must be in the new social compact
January 12, 2017The right to unionize must be part of a “new social compact” that reduces income inequality and restores hope.
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Union: D.C. Metro transit system has long record of putting safety last
January 10, 2017ATU Local 689, which represents Metro’s workers, commissioned two independent reports on Metro safety and released 23 recommendations for its improvement.
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House GOP schemes to cut pay for federal workers
January 10, 2017It’s a change in the rules that govern the U.S. House itself.
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Communications Workers launch drive vs. four Trump cabinet picks
January 6, 2017The Communications Workers launched a drive to get members to pressure senators to reject four Cabinet picks made by Trump.
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An open letter to the President-Elect
January 5, 2017“Before you settle yourself into the White House, there is one Washington site you should visit, the Holocaust Museum.”
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AFL-CIO to push “new NAFTA” to protect workers’ rights, raise incomes
January 4, 2017“Renegotiating NAFTA is a necessary first step towards creating an economy with shared prosperity” for workers, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said.
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Huge rallies to protest Trump’s inauguration
January 1, 2017Many of the organizations have already launched long terms plans of resistance to the Trump administration, to fight Trump’s every attempt to rollback progress that has been made toward social equality and economic justice.
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Rockettes refuse to perform at Trump inaugural
January 1, 2017They told the press that they did not want to perform for a president-elect who is sexist, anti-Latino, anti-LGBT and who threatens their colleagues who are undocumented immigrants working as stage hands.
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