Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Unions split on Obama Keystone pipeline turndown
January 23, 2012Construction unions called Obama's ruling a "job killer," but at least five unions sided with environmental groups against Keystone.
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AFL-CIO launches TV ad campaign
January 23, 2012The AFL-CIO has launched an advertising campaign telling the country that union workers are just like everyone else - and that they deserve their rights.
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Labor maps legislative battle for 2012
January 20, 2012Even the jobless benefits bill, which both parties agree upon, is hung up by a partisan dispute over how to pay for the $150 billion measure.
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Unions to world leaders: Choose “jobs” or “social collapse”
January 20, 2012The world's unions are delivering a strong message to international political and business leaders: Create jobs - millions of jobs - or face the consequences.
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California car washers win $1 million in back pay
January 19, 2012The first-ever group of unionized carwash workers won a $1 million back pay settlement.
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Unions scramble to protect pensions in Hostess bankruptcy
January 17, 2012The Bakery Workers, the Teamsters, and other unions representing Hostess Foods employees scrambled to protect their members as the snack food company filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 1.
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Workers file for union recognition at Aer Lingus
January 17, 2012AFA-CWA filed on Jan. 6 with the National Mediation Board for a recognition election among the 53 U.S.-based flight attendants of Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline.
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Steelworkers: Refinery closings could cause oil shortages in Northeast
January 13, 2012The union says oil companies' closure of three big refineries in the Philadelphia area - and a plan to demolish one plant if its owner can't find a buyer - could lead to oil shortages in...
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