Mark Gruenberg

Award-winning journalist Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of the union news service Press Associates Inc. (PAI). Known for his reporting skills, sharp wit, and voluminous knowledge of history, Mark is a compassionate interviewer but tough when going after big corporations and their billionaire owners.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg

Labor

NLRB casting jaundiced eye against forced arbitrations
January 6, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg
If 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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Labor

L.A. port truckers win again, misclassified as independent contractors
December 31, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
Eploited 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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Labor

For labor, 2015 began and ended with political action
December 18, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
The 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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Labor

Seattle Teamsters local to organize Uber, Lyft drivers after city council vote
December 16, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
Teamsters Local 117 in Seattle will step up its efforts to unionize Uber and Lyft drivers.
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Labor

African union leader sees similarities with U.S. South
December 10, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
"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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Labor

Las Vegas Trump hotel workers vote to unionize
December 10, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
"My coworkers and I need fair wages, good benefits, and job security at the Trump Las Vegas."
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Labor

Walmart hired Lockheed-Martin, asked FBI to spy on activist workers
December 2, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
The spying was contained in documents filed with the NLRB in a case that OURWalmart -- an employee group to improve pay and working conditions -- filed with the agency.
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Labor

High court tackles four important cases involving workers, unions
November 20, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to drastically rewrite not just labor law, but working conditions in the U.S.
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