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

Government workers: “Raise our pay 4 percent, not 1 percent!”
February 28, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
A 4 percent hike would start to make up for the three years of federal pay freezes and increased pension contributions-without increased future pension payouts-that Congress imposed on federal workers.
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Labor

OSHA goes after Ohio Bell for punishing injured workers
February 27, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
OSHA is really pissed off at Ohio Bell, especially when it disciplines workers for reporting on-the-job injuries that would be considered "little things."
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Labor

Union appeals Chattanooga vote loss, cites GOP lawmakers’ interference
February 27, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
The UAW have filed formal unfair labor practices charges with the National Labor Relations Board concerning their narrow loss in the union recognition vote.
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Labor

Union wins recognition vote among federal park workers
February 24, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
By a 91-9 percent margin the Treasury Employees won union recognition among 1,300 National Park Service workers in the Washington, D.C., area.
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Labor

Unions fight airline plan to enter U.S. on the cheap
February 24, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
Just call it airborne theft of flight attendants' and pilots' jobs and pay.
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Labor

From wealth gap to voting rights, labor takes a stand
February 21, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
From opposing "fast-track" trade treaty bargaining authority to restoring and expanding voting rights, the AFL-CIO Executive Council committed the labor movement to specific stands on a select group of high-profile issues.
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U.S.

Unionists, greens start “Repair America” drive
February 14, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
They hope the campaign will resonate with voters concerned about low incomes, citizens worried about climate change and lawmakers who will respond to pressure on both.
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U.S.

Union leaders hail Obama order raising minimum wage for contract workers
February 14, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
They urged other politicians, notably lawmakers in Congress, to follow his lead and raise the national minimum wage.
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