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

Examining courts’ impact on workers and their rights
April 24, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
Here are some recent lower court cases involving workers.
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Labor

Buying elections, local style, in Chicago
April 17, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
The politicians "are marinated in money" says Steelworkers President Leo Gerard.
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Labor

Unions and environmentalists descend on DC to oppose fast track
April 16, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
The TPP would give firms and investors "rights and privileges" that make it safer to take production overseas to low-wage, labor and human rights violators.
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Labor

Steelworkers’ Gerard rules out GOP presidential hopefuls
April 15, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
Steelworkers are known for their political savvy and impressive organizing around political and economic issues.
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Labor

Labor Dept., unions go to bat in court for same-sex couples
April 10, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
All married couples, whether opposite-sex or same-sex, should have federal family leave rights regardless of where they live.
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Labor

Official jobless rate stays at 5.5 percent
April 6, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
The U.S. official unemployment rate stayed at 5.5 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced.
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Labor

Drawing on California model, nurse staffing and advocacy bill introduced
April 3, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
"This legislation would improve patient care by establishing minimum nurse-to-patient ratios."
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Labor

Labor returns to its roots: Bringing immigrants out of the shadows
April 2, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
A "key piece of the raising wages agenda is a workable pathway to citizenship" for undocumented workers.
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