Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Obama threatens defense bill veto over anti-LGBTQ, anti-worker provisions
May 24, 2016The provisions, inserted in a huge DOD bill by House Republicans, are among the reasons the administration told Congress the president's advisors "would recommend he veto the bill."
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Women’s rights group hails and right wing slams new overtime rule
May 23, 2016The Economic Policy Institute estimates 12.5 million workers will be newly eligible for overtime pay or see their existing rights strengthened, including 6.4 million women.
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Report: Fatal crash wouldn’t have happened with proper backup
May 20, 2016Unions and workers have been campaigning for years to keep 2-person crews on all freight and passenger trains, citing safety reasons.
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Unions turning one million Latino green card holders into citizens
May 20, 2016"Most of these people don't even know they can become citizens; they should know what their rights are."
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What’s the point of the Panama Papers?
May 19, 2016The one percent have so successfully taken over the U.S. tax code and manipulated it that they've hidden billions of dollars right here at home.
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Workers suffer as Nabisco CEO makes millions, moves Oreo production line to Mexico
May 18, 2016Such contrasts lead the AFL-CIO to publish its yearly study comparing CEO pay and the median pay of U.S. workers.
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Labor and allies discuss launching a “Take Down Wall Street” campaign
May 18, 2016A giant coalition of unions, progressive groups and grass-roots organizations have been hashing out the mechanics of the drive and its platform.
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Verizon worker explains why she strikes in open letter to CEO
May 12, 2016A rank-and-file Verizon worker penned an open letter to the company's CEO, telling him why he forced her to walk the picket line.
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