Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Numbers down, but collective action ‘stronger than ever’
January 30, 2017The numbers of union members and the percentage of the unionized workforce both declined in 2016.
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House Workforce committee to repeal worker protections
January 30, 2017Chairwoman Foxx bragged that her state has second lowest union density.
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Puzder’s workers say he’s not fit to be Secretary of Labor
January 27, 2017Andrew Puzder has said if the federal minimum wage is raised, he’ll hire robots.
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GOP House majority rushes to halt future pro-worker rules
January 24, 2017The measure, HR5, slows every rule that a federal agency would issue to a crawl.
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Workers again try to organize South Carolina Boeing plant
January 24, 2017For a second time in three years, the Machinists are trying to organize the 2,850 workers at Boeing’s plant in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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Worldwide uprising against Trump agenda draws millions of marchers
January 21, 2017The streets and thoroughfares of every major American city were packed with hundreds of thousands today declaring their rejection of the dark message of hate and division that Donald J. Trump laid out yesterday after he...
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Women tell senators of real impact of Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid
January 20, 2017If the GOP repeals the Affordable Care Act, 20 million-30 million people could lose their health care coverage.
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AFSCME in Illinois tries to restart bargaining with new proposal
January 19, 2017The Rauner war against AFSCME has been going on ever since he won the governor’s chair in 2014.
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