Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Unions ride the wave of low-wage worker organizing
February 24, 2015Workers caught the nation's attention by saying "Enough is enough!" to low wages, lousy working conditions and lack of rights.
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Labor
Obama uses Pullman monument dedication to push workers’ rights
February 23, 2015"Dignity and opportunity aren't just gifts to be handed down by a generous government or by a generous employer. They are rights."
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Labor
Canadian Supreme Court: Public workers have the right to strike
February 13, 2015As a result of Canadian laws and attitudes, union density there is at least double that in the U.S.
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Labor
GOP-run Senate panel moves against the NLRB
February 12, 2015With the Senate Labor Committee now in the hands of Republicans, both labor committees on Capitol Hill are attacking workers' rights enforced by the NLRB.
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Environment
GOP drafting bill to let asbestos manufacturers off the hook
February 12, 2015"Had these companies shared the information they knew about the dangers of asbestos, countless lives would have been saved."
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Labor
Illinois GOP governor rolls out right-wing anti-union agenda
February 11, 2015New Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner yanked union rights to collect dues or fees from thousands of home health caregivers in the state.
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Labor
Teachers, unions weigh in as Senate panel starts rewrite of federal education law
February 6, 2015Ever since Bush's No Child Left Behind, teachers, parents, administrators and lawmakers have been at odds over how to judge schools, kids and teachers.
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Labor
Oil industry obstinance on safety forces steelworkers to strike
February 5, 2015Oil industry obstinance, especially its refusal to even discuss worker safety issues, forced tens of thousands of Steelworkers to strike.
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