Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Union leader says politics behind attack on public workers
February 19, 2013Attacks have no basis in financial fact, President Harold Schaitberger says. They're part of a larger Wall Street scheme to get its hands on workers' pension money nationwide, he believes.
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Gov’t. workers: Cuts would trigger new recession
February 15, 2013Automatic budget cuts would have a devastating impact on vital services all over the country.
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Colombian senator: U.S.-backed labor rights plan a flop
February 15, 2013The labor action plan for workers' rights added to the controversial U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement is failing, say a Colombian senator and union leaders.
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Union leaders wish Obama had come out for right to organize
February 14, 2013Union leaders see the weakening of union rights and the drop in union membership numbers as key factors in the backward movement of the middle class.
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Obama names two to labor board
February 14, 2013When it comes to the National Labor Relations Board nominations, the story line may be summed up in one sentence: Here we go again.
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Unions celebrate 20th anniversary of family leave
February 8, 2013Unionists and women's leaders celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act by lauding the law and campaigning for the next step.
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Pelosi vows to curb corporate cash if Dems retake House
February 8, 2013The veteran lawmaker said she wants to overturn the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision that produced a tsunami of corporate campaign cash.
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AFL-CIO launches campaign for immigration reform
February 7, 2013The AFL-CIO is launching a presidential style mass nationwide campaign.
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