Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Harkin, Senate Labor Committee chairman, to retire
January 31, 2013Senate Labor Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said on Jan. 26 that he would not seek re-election next year.
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Union leaders endorse immigration reform framework, but devil is in the details
January 30, 2013Top union leaders joined Obama in Las Vegas to endorse an immigration reform framework that a bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled the day before.
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Labor board chief: We’ll enforce labor law, despite court ruling
January 29, 2013"The board respectfully disagrees with the decision and believes the president's position in the matter will ultimately be upheld," said NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce.
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Panel: Media consolidation hurts women
January 25, 2013Media consolidation and cross-ownership, where fewer big conglomerates determine the information Americans see, shuts out women and minorities.
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Filibuster reform agreement: No filibuster reform!
January 25, 2013A determined effort to curb or kill Senate filibusters failed on Jan. 25 when the Senate's two party leaders announced a "compromise."
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Teamsters forced to authorize bus driver strike
January 24, 2013The unyielding bargaining stance of a private school bus company forced bus drivers into unanimous strike authorization votes.
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Union membership declined by 398,000 in 2012
January 23, 2013The number of union members nationwide declined by 398,000 from 2011 to 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says in its latest report.
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Restaurant workers rising up for justice
January 18, 2013When Romualdo Cardoso started working in restaurants 15 years ago he had the American Dream.
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