Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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U.S.
Campaign to save Social Security, Medicare from budget-cutters
November 16, 2012Diane Fleming first encountered Social Security when she was three years old. Now she's 70, and one of hundreds of people descending on Congress.
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Labor
Union leaders to Obama: raise taxes on the rich, aid middle class
November 14, 2012Union leaders meeting with Barack Obama on Nov. 13 urged him to stick to his campaign pledges to raise taxes on the rich and to aid the middle class.
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Labor
Bakery Workers say Hostess lies, CEO threatens closure
November 14, 2012Faced with a threat by Hostess' CEO to close the bankrupt company and liquidate it, the Bakery Workers are denouncing his "lies" and hanging tough.
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Labor
AFSCME reports earlier Wisconsin, Ohio battles sharply boosted 2012 turnout
November 12, 2012Battles over collective bargaining rights for state and local government workers sharply boosted overall labor enthusiasm and turnout in those two states this year.
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U.S.
Momentum grows for ending the filibuster
November 12, 2012The newly elected, slightly more Democratic U.S. Senate must tackle comprehensive filibuster reform or it will grind to a dead halt again.
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Labor
Union leaders map post-election plans
November 9, 2012Fresh off of a consequential U.S. election, union leaders started planning future legislative priorities for the labor movement.
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Labor
Labor wins key ballot initiatives
November 8, 2012Referendums in various states can be useful measures of public attitudes on important issues.
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U.S.
Sneak attack on financial regulations underway on Capitol Hill
November 8, 2012A sneak attack against financial re-regulation - undoing the reforms imposed on Wall Street and similar finaglers after the 2008 crash - is underway on Capitol Hill.
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