Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Unions: Dem platform stronger on unfair trade deals
July 13, 2016The proposed Democratic Party platform includes language that is close to an outright rejection of the controversial TPP.
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VA union blasts recommendation to break up, privatize vets’ health care system
July 12, 2016"Destroying this system creates dangerous gaps in treatment and missed opportunities to heal veterans."
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Union anti-Trump rally focuses on his D.C. hotel construction site
July 8, 2016"Stop hate! Dump Trump!" "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go!" were among the chants from demonstrators.
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Abner Mikva and the end of an era
July 7, 2016The judge and lawmaker passed away July 4 at the age of 90. He embodied a civility in politics that is sorely lacking today.
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Details of Dem draft platform reveal many strong pro-worker planks
July 6, 2016"Donald Trump may talk tough, but he has consistently outsourced his own products. American workers deserve better."
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Move to exempt minor-league ball players from minimum wage law
July 6, 2016Maybe it's time for the minor league players to unionize, too.
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Senate votes to slash minimum wage for youth in Puerto Rico
July 5, 2016"Over the last five years alone, more than 150 public schools have been shut down and the childhood poverty rate in Puerto Rico is now 58 percent."
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Democratic Party platform panel waffles on trade and health care
June 30, 2016Michael Smith had a message for the Democratic Party - stand up for workers who have lost jobs to so-called "free trade" pacts.
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