Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Keystone, NAFTA, and the TPP: What you need to know
January 8, 2016Obama rejected a permit for Keystone construction, but on Jan. 6, TransCanada sued in federal court in Houston to overturn that ruling.
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GOP majority in Congress plans votes to repeal Affordable Care Act
January 7, 2016Here we go again. The Republican congressional majority used its hatred of Obama to once again set up votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Attorney: high court ruling could hurt all workers, union and non-union
January 7, 2016A potential negative ruling in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case involving public workers and their unions could hurt all workers nationwide.
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NLRB casting jaundiced eye against forced arbitrations
January 6, 2016If you signed an employment contract in the past 15 years, you likely also signed away your rights to sue your employer if you get fired for bad reasons.
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L.A. port truckers win again, misclassified as independent contractors
December 31, 2015Eploited port truck drivers at the nation's largest cargo terminal, Los Angeles-Long Beach, won another round in their long fight for fair pay, job protections and the right to organize.
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For labor, 2015 began and ended with political action
December 18, 2015The year kicked off with a comprehensive "Raise The Wage" campaign and the advocation of a wide-ranging package of measures to restore the middle class.
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Seattle Teamsters local to organize Uber, Lyft drivers after city council vote
December 16, 2015Teamsters Local 117 in Seattle will step up its efforts to unionize Uber and Lyft drivers.
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African union leader sees similarities with U.S. South
December 10, 2015"We have to join together to fight this capitalist scourge; people are living as slaves and children are being used as laborers."
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