Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
UAW convention elects Williams to succeed King
June 9, 2014United Auto Workers convention delegates overwhelmingly elected Secretary-Treasurer Dennis Williams to succeed retiring union President Bob King.
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Labor
CWA’S Cohen ties fight vs. income inequality to fight for democracy
June 6, 2014"Corporations are people in America and can run orchestrated campaigns to destroy working people. That's what gets me mad!"
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Labor
UFCW on a roll in southern California
June 5, 2014Unionists ratified a new contract with the area's big food chains, and Local 770 passed the 100-store organizing mark at CVS, adding 2,000 members.
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U.S.
Latest GOP scheme to kill Saturday mail delivery killed in Congress
June 4, 2014In a joint letter to lawmakers, the leaders of the nation's four postal workers' unions called the House GOP's scheme "outrageous and misguided."
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U.S.
House GOP approves hiring of lawbreakers as federal contractors
June 4, 2014The House GOP majority rejected a Democratic attempt to aid low-wage workers by ending federal government hiring of contractors who violate the law.
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Labor
In LA and Illinois, unions fight legal battles vs. pension cuts
June 3, 2014The LA pension case affects 20,000 present municipal workers and the Illinois case affects 621,000 workers and retirees.
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Labor
Walmart moms challenge Walmart chairman
June 2, 2014Opening a new front in their long campaign to improve Walmart, the "Walmart moms," members of OURWalmart, are taking on the company's chairman.
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U.S.
House Dems side with labor on trade pact
May 30, 2014"Labor rights are now government-to-government in trade pacts, while corporate rights get to go over the top of governments."
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