Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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U.S.
Trump’s VP pick Mike Pence addresses right-wing lobby ALEC
August 8, 2016Indiana's governor, Trump's Republican running mate, addressed - and hailed - ALEC, disregarding worker protests out front of the secretive right-wing cabal's meeting.
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Labor
New Jersey public pensions battle goes down to the wire
August 5, 2016The pension battle began several years ago when Christie claimed the state not only wouldn't pay its part of the pensions, but couldn't afford to do so.
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Labor
OSHA hits poultry producer Pilgrim’s Pride, UFCW calls “medical malfeasance”
August 5, 2016Pilgrim's Pride "did not furnish a place of employment free from the recognized hazards likely to cause or serious physical harm" to workers.
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U.S.
Massachusetts passes most comprehensive state equal pay law
August 4, 2016The law bars employers from demanding past salary figures from job applicants; it also provides a more comprehensive definition of comparable work.
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Labor
NLRB forcing employers to reimburse illegally fired workers
August 4, 2016"The board should not require the victims of unfair labor practices to bear the consequential costs imposed on them by a respondent's unlawful conduct."
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Labor
UN human rights official cites attacks on worker rights in U.S.
July 29, 2016"Racism and the exclusion, persecution, and marginalization that come with it, affect the enabling environment for the exercise of association and assembly rights."
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Labor
OSHA to take first steps this fall towards potential rule to curb workplace violence
July 28, 2016The request for a new rule came from National Nurses United; RNs have been prime victims of workplace violence.
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Labor
Trump hotel workers picket as boss gets GOP nomination
July 22, 2016The man who declares he'll "Make America great again!" refuses to make low-paid workers at the casino great.
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