Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Trade merry-go-round: Labor leery of new NAFTA and TPP pacts
January 26, 2018Unions in both the U.S. and Canada are opposing the crafting of trade deals that hurt workers.
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U.S.
Trump threatens sanctuary cities: Mayors, states, and ACLU hit back
January 25, 2018Trump and his Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, struck out against 19 sanctuary cities, Cook County, Ill., and the states of California, Illinois and Oregon.
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U.S.
Sanders nationwide Town Hall renews push for Medicare for All
January 24, 2018“A strong system is one where more people can walk in the doctor’s door when they need to, and not the emergency room."
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Politics
Schumer, Dems take heat on Dream Act as Trump shutdown ends
January 23, 2018Trump and his anti-immigrant backers accused the Democrats of holding some 300 million Americans hostage in order to curry favor with “illegal” immigrants.
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U.S.
After Trump’s 3-day horror show, Senate makes deal to end government shutdown
January 22, 2018“Millions of us have no protection at all and 850 more of us lose protections every week,” read a statement issued by United We Dream.
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Politics
In Washington and around the country, Women’s March targets 2018 elections
January 22, 2018“Enough is enough. We are the majority and should act and vote like it.”
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Labor
Unions grew by 262K members in 2017, density stays at 10.7 percent
January 19, 2018"Today’s data is more than numbers on a page, it’s a growing movement of working people."
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U.S.
Shutdown looms as government workers and Dreamers descend on Congress
January 18, 2018House Republicans passed a spending bill without a Dream Act, cementing Democratic opposition in the Senate and almost guaranteeing a government shutdown.
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