Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Teachers report: 2016 presidential campaign scares kids
June 2, 2016The Southern Poverty Law Center surveyed over 2,000 teachers, who say kids are experiencing fear and stress over the Right's agenda.
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Labor
Labor board puts new limits on when employers may permanently replace strikers
June 2, 2016Employers must now prove to the NLRB that they aren't replacing striking workers for illegal reasons.
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Labor campaign kills anti-worker measures in N.M.
June 1, 2016"The session's ending, but we're just getting started. That's why we need you to stay active and engaged through Election Day."
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United Auto Workers union endorses Clinton
June 1, 2016The decision is notable because of UAW's past history as a beacon of progressivism.
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Unions: New Verizon pact gives raises, halts outsourcing, adds jobs
June 1, 2016Some 40,000 Verizon workers from Maine down through Virginia marched back to work today after a company-forced 45-day strike earned them victories.
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Court says workers can’t be forced to sign mandatory arbitration clauses
May 31, 2016Abstract: Forcing workers to sign away their right to sue or join class action lawsuits against employers violates the National Labor Relations Act, says the 7th Circuit.
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Labor and allies launch new push to rein in Wall Street
May 25, 2016"They're trying to run the political system to influence us to let them write the rules to let them make more money."
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U.S.
Obama threatens defense bill veto over anti-LGBTQ, anti-worker provisions
May 24, 2016The provisions, inserted in a huge DOD bill by House Republicans, are among the reasons the administration told Congress the president's advisors "would recommend he veto the bill."
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