Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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New rules could add millions of workers to overtime pay eligibility
May 8, 2015The Labor Department is readying proposed rules to greatly expand who can get overtime pay.
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New AFL-CIO report shows weaknesses in safety, health enforcement
May 4, 2015Low fines and lack of jail terms for heads of firms that disobey or disregard safety provide little incentive for companies to obey the law.
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LA, Long Beach port drivers forced to strike again
May 1, 2015The drivers demand that trucking firms recognize them as employees and bargain with them if they select the Teamsters.
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Examining courts’ impact on workers and their rights
April 24, 2015Here are some recent lower court cases involving workers.
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Buying elections, local style, in Chicago
April 17, 2015The politicians "are marinated in money" says Steelworkers President Leo Gerard.
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Unions and environmentalists descend on DC to oppose fast track
April 16, 2015The TPP would give firms and investors "rights and privileges" that make it safer to take production overseas to low-wage, labor and human rights violators.
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Steelworkers’ Gerard rules out GOP presidential hopefuls
April 15, 2015Steelworkers are known for their political savvy and impressive organizing around political and economic issues.
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Labor Dept., unions go to bat in court for same-sex couples
April 10, 2015All married couples, whether opposite-sex or same-sex, should have federal family leave rights regardless of where they live.
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