Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Obama cancels nomination of NLRB nominee Block
November 14, 2014In one of the first signs he may be feeling pressure from the incoming Senate Republican majority, Obama officially dumped the nomination of Sharon Block.
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U.S.
SCOTUS to rule on whether retirees can get health benefits for life
November 14, 2014Can retirees get lifetime health care benefits under a union contract? That question hit the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10.
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Labor
AFL-CIO’s Samuel: Expect congressional attacks on workers rights
November 13, 2014Expect wide and various attacks on workers rights from a totally Republican-run 114h Congress, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Bill Samuel warns.
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Labor
AFL-CIO to push economic agenda starting with January wage summit
November 13, 2014The AFL-CIO will strongly push its economic agenda, emphasizing job creation and raising workers' incomes, starting with a "wage summit" in January in D.C.
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Labor
New Orleans union teachers to take case to U.S. Supreme Court
November 7, 2014The 7,500 union teachers and staff, fired after the state took over the schools following Hurricane Katrina, are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Labor
Postal unions plan national protests vs. closings
October 31, 2014The nation's four postal employee unions are uniting for the Nov. 14 protest against planned Jan. 2015 shutdown of 82 more distribution centers.
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Labor
Labor making intensive final push for Election Day, Nov. 4
October 31, 2014Backed by radio ads from the AFL-CIO and several top unions, workers and their allies mounted a final intensive political push in the week before the Nov. 4 election.
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Labor
Labor Secretary boosts unions, praises new models of organizing
October 27, 2014For Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, unions are responsible for creating and sustaining the middle class, and represent what's right with the U.S.
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