Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Federal mediator steps into fight against Verizon
July 26, 2012George Cohen has stepped in to try to bring an agreement in the struggle of the Communications Workers and the Electrical Workers against Verizon.
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U.S.
U.S. Senator: Right wing out to gut Constitution
July 25, 2012The right wing of U.S. politics is not just attacking unions and workers' rights but the very foundation of our system of government, says Sen. Tom Harkin.
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Labor
Report: Public sector cuts kill private jobs, too
July 23, 2012Public sector job cuts are politically motivated, orchestrated by the Republicans and disproportionately hurting women and minorities.
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Labor
Maritime unions, industry join forces to save jobs
July 23, 2012Maritime unions and the U.S. industry joined forces to try to reverse a last-minute provision inserted in the new highway-mass transit law.
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Labor
Thousands march to end Con Ed lockout
July 20, 2012A march of thousands from Con Ed's headquarters to New York City's Union Square, in 100-degree heat, added to the pressure on the rich utility.
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Labor
Paper workers deal with death on the job
July 20, 2012Jon Maus' name may not have specifically come up at the bargaining conference in of the paperworkers, but his horrifying death did.
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U.S.
GOP shoots down another jobs bill
July 20, 2012Once again, a planned Senate Republican filibuster brought down a jobs bill, the Bring Jobs Home Act.
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Labor
SEIU, Jobs with Justice to push higher minimum wage
July 19, 2012The Service Employees and Jobs With Justice joined a last-minute campaign to get Congress to raise the minimum wage.
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