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

Report explores why unions have few female leaders
September 4, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
When women run organizing drives, the drives are more likely to succeed; they show women - especially minority-group women - benefit the most from being unionists.
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Labor

Money bills top labor’s agenda as Congress returns to work
September 2, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
It's not just the numbers that are important, it's anti-worker measures the majority Republicans may try to insert into the measures, too.
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Labor

Five top union leaders endorse Iran nuclear arms control pact
September 1, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
"Obama promised to choose diplomacy and engagement over conflict; by working to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran, he has helped to fulfill that pledge."
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Court upholds federal minimum wage, overtime pay for home health care workers
August 28, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
The workers hailed the judges' decision, saying it would bring them out of the low-paying shadows many now toil in.
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Rail workers score big safety win in California
August 26, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
Rail unions have been pushing for two-person crews while rail carriers have been pushing for just one, an engineer.
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Top AFL-CIO officials: “U.S. labor law must catch up”
August 20, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
Modernized global economy requires a rewrite of the National Labor Relations Act and U.S. agreement and obedience to international labor law standards.
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OSHA proposes cutting worker exposure to beryllium by 90 percent
August 19, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
Beryllium is a heavy metal whose inhalation causes a chronic lung disease and may lead to lung cancer.
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Labor board punts college athletes’ try to unionize on technicality
August 18, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
By a 5-0 vote, the National Labor Relations Board on August 17 tossed out college athletes' - in this case, Northwestern University's football players' - attempt to unionize.
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