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

Over labor opposition, House OKs anti-NLRB bill
April 17, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg
Over labor and Democratic opposition, the GOP-run House has narrowly approved legislation (HR1120) to try to shut down the National Labor Relations Board.
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Labor

Environmental and union leaders say unity is a must
April 17, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg
Unionists and environmentalists face common enemies - in corporate suites and Congress.
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Postal unions welcome continuation of Saturday deliveries
April 11, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg
But the unions added saving Saturday is not enough. Postal Workers President Cliff Guffey said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe still want to speed up mail sorting center closures.
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Dems to push job creation package
April 11, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg
House Democrats will roll out a new package of "Make It In America" manufacturing-centered jobs creation bills, one of their top leaders announced on April 9.
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Unions and allies jam Capitol for immigration reform
April 11, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg
The crowd demanded Congress pass legislation providing a path to citizenship and other legal rights for the estimated 11 million undocumented people in the U.S.
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Sharp drop in mine deaths and injuries
April 10, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg
Deaths and injuries in the nation's mines, including its coal mines, fell in 2012 to some of their lowest recorded levels.
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Two big city mayors oppose paid sick leave
April 8, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg
Two big-city mayors, New York's Michael Bloomberg and Philadelphia's Michael Nutter, are strongly opposing paid sick leave for private-sector workers in their cities.
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AFL-CIO, Chamber reach tentative deal on guest workers
April 8, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg
"From making sure citizenship for the 11 million is achievable not only in theory, but in fact, to maintaining family unity, the labor movement's immigration campaign is just getting started."
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