Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Trumka: Labor and allies to unveil economic platform
May 14, 2012A coalition of progressive groups, led by the AFL-CIO, will unveil a joint platform this summer.
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Trumka: America’s economic lead is not a given
May 11, 2012Below are excerpts of a speech by Richard Trumka to the Center for National Policy, a think tank that in concentrated on national security issues.
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Labor’s International Hall of Fame to induct 9/11 union victims
May 11, 2012The 636 unionists who died in the infamous al-Qaeda attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will be inducted as a group into Labor's International Hall of Fame.
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Two big unions turn up heat in presidential race
May 10, 2012With the presidential campaign in full swing following President Obama's formal re-election announcement, two top unions jumped in hard.
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Civil rights group: Stop speedup in poultry plants!
May 10, 2012The National Council of La Raza, has joined the campaign against an Obama administration Agriculture Department proposal to speed up poultry plant processing lines.
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Unions back law to protect pregnant workers
May 9, 2012The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would ensure that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs or denied job modifications that would allow them to continue working.
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Top anti-union outfit smaller than believed
May 7, 2012The Associated Builders and Contractors proclaims itself the national voice of non-union construction companies. However, it actually represents just a small share of U.S. contractors.
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Lockheed forces strike in Texas
May 4, 2012The highly profitable aerospace contractor forced 3,600 workers to strike over its demand to eliminate traditional defined-benefit pensions.
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