Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Fake checks and Internet scams top 2013 fraud list
January 30, 2014The NCL reported that fake checks accounted for almost one in every four (24.23 percent) of scams last year. But Internet scams were not far behind.
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Utility workers ask W. Va. officials to strictly regulate area water firm
January 29, 2014The Utility Workers, who represent West Virginia American Water workers, want officials to strictly regulate the water firm and keep a beady eye on its staffing levels.
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Low wage workers at Pentagon walk out
January 27, 2014Low-wage workers at the focus of the nation's defense machine, the Pentagon, joined the lengthening list of fed-up workers who have walked off their jobs.
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Union membership rises by 162k, workforce share unchanged
January 24, 2014Union membership in the U.S. rose by 162,000 in 2013, to 14.528 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated, but the union share of the nation's workers stayed unchanged at 11.3 percent.
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Boeing contract a key issue in Machinists rerun election
January 23, 2014Controversy over the narrowly ratified eight-year contract extension between the Machinists and Boeing will be a key issue.
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Justices hear right-wing scheme to trash union fees
January 22, 2014"My personal caregiver came to me two weeks ago in a snowstorm. She gets a really good wage because of the union. When she's stress-free, I'm stress-free."
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Money bill trims pro-biz program at OSHA, boosts women’s bureau
January 17, 2014The money bill's positives led Richard Trumka to call it "a good start that moves in the right direction" on spending priorities.
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Trumka adds infrastructure to AFL-CIO legislative priority list
January 17, 2014Richard Trumka is adding reconstruction of U.S. infrastructure - and creation of tens of thousands of well-paying jobs doing so - to the federation's priority list.
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