Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
UAW: Chrysler pact gradually eliminates two-tier wages
September 23, 2015A tentative contract features gradual elimination of the system that the Detroit 3 automakers instituted after hitting the financial rocks during the Great Recession.
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Labor
Unions lobby lawmakers to prevent government shutdown
September 23, 2015With another government shutdown looming, federal workers' unions are advising their members on how to cope with a sudden halt to their paychecks.
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Labor
Unionists lobby to restore, strengthen Voting Rights Act
September 18, 2015"We care about workers' rights, which are in a shambles and are a disgrace, but we can't win these fights if 30 million people can't vote."
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Labor
Scott Walker escalates his war on workers
September 15, 2015Expanding on the hatred of unions that he imposed as Wisconsin's governor, right wing GOP presidential hopeful Scott Walker is proposing to abolish the NLRB.
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Labor
Letter carriers to choose between Sanders and Clinton
September 15, 2015The Letter Carriers endorsement is important, as the union has members in every state in the U.S., plus Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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U.S.
The way to remember 9/11: Restore workers’ rights and the Constitution
September 11, 2015It seems that in the intervening years, the country as a whole - and its political leaders in particular - have forgotten about this attack and its victims.
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Labor
Busy year by NLRB produces key rulings for workers
September 9, 2015The five-member board, which rules on most labor-management relations and disputes, has reached full strength.
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Labor
NAFTA impact: your Oreo cookies made in Mexico, not Chicago
September 9, 2015Starting soon, your Oreo cookies will be made in Mexico, not Chicago, and it's all thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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