Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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U.S.
Trumpcare in trouble: McConnell stalls vote and resistance rises
July 17, 2017“Trumpcare has never been about health care. It’s a naked attempt to steal health care from millions of Americans."
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Labor
Trump labor board nominees duck tough questions
July 14, 2017Despite the performance at their July 13 confirmation hearing, the Senate will likely approve management-side labor lawyer William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan, a former GOP congressional staffer.
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Labor
Senate GOP health bill could cost nearly a million jobs
July 13, 2017A study from the Commonwealth Fund says the GOP's replacement for Obamacare could cost 919,000 jobs in less than a decade.
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Environment
Steelworkers hit Trump EPA plan to kill chemical protections
July 12, 2017Now that Scott Pruitt's in charge of EPA, he's not suing it any more. Instead, he’s yanking its rules that would protect people.
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Labor
Garbage workers in CA win union after a ten-year fight
July 12, 2017The win in Santa Rosa highlighted a spate of union victories that produced a total of at least 950 new members.
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U.S.
Yet another Trumpcare push by the GOP triggers yet another uprising
July 12, 2017The demonstrators chanted "Save our lives, kill the bill" and "Come out and talk to us."
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Politics
State budget struggles affect workers: Four now solved – even Illinois
July 10, 2017Workers and their allies overcame right wing obstructionism to solve four state budget crises in the first week of July – but not without some hair-raising episodes.
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Labor
As Congress returns, unions step up fight against Trumpcare
July 7, 2017“We need a health care plan that expands coverage for everyone, not one that cuts it. Please don’t gut our health care."
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