Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
CWA loses union recognition vote at American
January 16, 2013The Communications Workers have lost the union recognition vote by the narrow margin of 161 votes out of almost 6,000 cast.
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U.S.
Protest immigration raid vs. workers standing up for rights
January 16, 2013Don't look now, but the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency may be back to its old tricks.
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Labor
Union pleased with bus ban but says fatigue is the issue
January 11, 2013The Amalgamated Transit Union commended the Transportation Department for ordering a charter bus company off the road after a crash in Oregon.
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Labor
Letter Carriers slam new federal report on postal service
January 10, 2013A new federal report on the financial ills of the U.S. Postal Service is a reiteration of previous justifications for huge agency prepayments of future retirees' health care costs.
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Labor
Labor Secretary Solis resigns, Trumka lauds her service
January 10, 2013Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who repeatedly declared herself "the new sheriff in town" on behalf of workers the last four years, resigned her position on Jan. 9.
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Labor
Unions hit GOP on Sandy aid
January 7, 2013AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka termed Boehner's decision "a slap in the face." Others were more caustic.
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U.S.
Year ends with 7.8 percent jobless rate
January 4, 2013The U.S. ended 2012 with a 7.8 percent jobless rate in December, unchanged from the month before and down 0.7 percent from the end of 2011.
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Labor
Courts remain key to advancing workers’ rights
January 3, 2013If you think courts aren't important to workers, then unions in Wisconsin, Alaska and Texas have a blunt message for you: Wrong.
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