Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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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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News
Trump’s private tax collectors to pick pockets of low income people
April 24, 2017“Private debt collectors place “a bulls-eye on the back of low income taxpayers.”
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