Mark Gruenberg
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News
Nurses demand better health care for Americans
May 12, 2017“Nurses are speaking powerfully to our elected officials of both parties to tell them what Americans need and that’s a fair, just and equitable healthcare system for all,” NNU Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro explained.
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Labor
House passes bill that forces workers to work without pay
May 11, 2017“The bill changes our nearly 80-year system that discourages employers from overworking us”
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Labor
Why unionists marched for climate, jobs, justice
May 5, 2017Thousands of unionists traveled to D.C. on April 29 for the march for climate, jobs and justice.
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Labor
Worker safety group names the most dangerous employers
May 2, 2017The Dirty Dozen shows the need for better worker health and safety enforcement.
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Labor
North Carolina measure aims to get rid of unions
April 28, 2017“Without unions, corporate special interests can treat more employees like a number.”
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Labor
Report: Top 100 federal contractors offshored tens of thousands of jobs
April 26, 2017New report finds the height of the offshoring occurred in 2008, during the depths of the Great Recession.
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Labor
Fake “flexibility” bill would allow employers to deprive workers of overtime pay
April 26, 2017Bosses would force workers into taking comp time at the boss’ discretion in what Economic Policy Institute Vice President and economist Ross Eisenbrey calls “an interest-free loan from workers to corporations” and “a total fraud”.
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U.S.
Illinois bill would “claw back” subsidies from companies who leave
April 25, 2017Without “claw back clauses,” companies can take the money and run.”
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