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

Toast St. Patrick with union-made beer
March 12, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
When you heft a mug, make sure the brew is union-made! Here's a list of union-made beers, for St. Patrick's Day, or any other feast.
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Labor

New postal union leader seeks to halt latest privatization scheme
March 10, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
As far as Mark Dimondstein is concerned, the members of the Postal Workers are going to be out in the streets even more than they already are.
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U.S.

House GOP ambushes NLRB, again
March 7, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
Using the excuse of decrying "ambush elections," the Republican right wingers who dominate the House Education and the Workforce Committee ambushed the NLRB at a March 5 hearing on the board's proposal
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U.S.

“Fed up” day laborers launch anti-deportation drive
March 7, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
When Pilar comes home from work at night, often after toiling for 10-12 hours at the family's tortilla bakery and store, her elder daughter frequently has a question for her."Why isn't my Daddy home?"
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U.S.

Obama budget funds job creation, ups minimum wage
March 5, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
Obama's proposed budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 would increase spending for innovative manufacturing and infrastructure improvements and raise the federal minimum wage.
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Labor

Good Jobs First analysis: The corporate rich get richer
March 4, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
States and cities frequently shower firms with millions of dollars in tax breaks, all in the name of gaining - or keeping - jobs. The corporate rich get richer from it.
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U.S.

Union says inner-city minorities are cheated on mass transit
February 28, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
The differences in commuting times for inner-city minority residents and suburban non-minorities are significant enough to affect minorities' pay and job possibilities.
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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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