Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Civil rights group: Stop speedup in poultry plants!
May 10, 2012The National Council of La Raza, has joined the campaign against an Obama administration Agriculture Department proposal to speed up poultry plant processing lines.
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Unions back law to protect pregnant workers
May 9, 2012The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would ensure that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs or denied job modifications that would allow them to continue working.
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Top anti-union outfit smaller than believed
May 7, 2012The Associated Builders and Contractors proclaims itself the national voice of non-union construction companies. However, it actually represents just a small share of U.S. contractors.
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Labor
Lockheed forces strike in Texas
May 4, 2012The highly profitable aerospace contractor forced 3,600 workers to strike over its demand to eliminate traditional defined-benefit pensions.
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Labor
Philly refinery to stay open
May 4, 2012Monroe Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Delta Airlines, agreed to buy one of the three big petroleum product refineries, saving an estimated 5,000 jobs.
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Labor
Workers seek high office in Wisconsin
May 3, 2012He seeks an open U.S. House seat this fall in the Democratic-leaning district centered around the state capital.
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Labor
Service workers use NAFTA to pressure Alabama
May 3, 2012The Service Employees and a top Mexican employment lawyers group are using the pro-worker side letter of NAFTA to go after Alabama.
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Labor
Obama to building trades: GOP blocking construction jobs
May 1, 2012Obama's campaign for more construction jobs comes against a continuing backdrop of high joblessness in the construction industry: 17.2% in March, more than double the national jobless rate of 8.2%.
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