Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
New NEA president Eskelsen Garcia brings verve, edge to union
May 28, 2015Teacher Lily Eskelsen Garcia has seen poverty's impact on her students, so for her, the issue is personal.
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Labor
Right-to-work loses in Illinois house, heads for Missouri veto
May 28, 2015In a rebuke to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner's anti-worker agenda, the Democratic-run Illinois House voted his bill down.
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Labor
Los Angeles raising minimum wage to $15 by 2020
May 21, 2015"Our city has taken a much-needed, significant step toward lifting hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty."
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Labor
Katrina smashed New Orleans, now SCOTUS smashes its teachers
May 21, 2015The quest of 7,500 fired New Orleans teachers and school staffers for back pay and damages ended in a loss at the Supreme Court.
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Labor
Labor steps up its crusade for undocumented workers
May 19, 2015"We see 20 percent of our workforce being deported; half of Texas' construction workers are undocumented."
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U.S.
Democratic flip-floppers let Senate start debating fast-track
May 15, 2015Following arm-twisting from Obama, 10 Senate Democrats who had voted against debate on fast-track changed their positions.
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Labor
Illinois, New Jersey high courts hit cuts of public workers pensions
May 14, 2015The two cases show that unions can defend their pensions - pensions which often make up for artificially lowered pay.
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Labor
Union leaders, lawmakers, mayors unveil Progressive Agenda
May 14, 2015Saying "we need to reward work, not wealth," the group unveiled a massive grassroots campaign for "A Progressive Agenda."
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