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

Jobless rate unchanged in Nov., businesses say they created 321K jobs
December 5, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
The number of unemployed actually rose by 115,000 in November, to 9.11 million, BLS said. But an equal number of workers found jobs, so the rate stayed unchanged.
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Labor

Justices tackle pregnancy discrimination
December 4, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
Does the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which bars firms from discriminating against pregnant workers, mean what it says?
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Labor

NLRB nominee McFerran pledges judicial attitude; panel to vote after Thanksgiving
November 21, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
Lauren McFerran, President Obama's nominee to an NLRB seat, pledged she'll bring a judicial attitude to the five-member panel.
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Labor

Social Security workers launch campaign vs. budget cuts
November 19, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
The workers who run Social Security are launching a campaign against future budget cuts.
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Labor

Obama cancels nomination of NLRB nominee Block
November 14, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
In one of the first signs he may be feeling pressure from the incoming Senate Republican majority, Obama officially dumped the nomination of Sharon Block.
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U.S.

SCOTUS to rule on whether retirees can get health benefits for life
November 14, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
Can retirees get lifetime health care benefits under a union contract? That question hit the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10.
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Labor

AFL-CIO’s Samuel: Expect congressional attacks on workers rights
November 13, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
Expect wide and various attacks on workers rights from a totally Republican-run 114h Congress, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Bill Samuel warns.
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Labor

AFL-CIO to push economic agenda starting with January wage summit
November 13, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg
The AFL-CIO will strongly push its economic agenda, emphasizing job creation and raising workers' incomes, starting with a "wage summit" in January in D.C.
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