Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
OSHA fines firms who sent exploited foreign students to Hershey plant
March 1, 2012OSHA hit two firms that exploited foreign students at a Hershey candy plant with job safety violations and fines totaling $288,000.
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Labor
AFL-CIO revamps website to feature workers more prominently
March 1, 2012Calling its old website static and often confusing to navigate, the AFL-CIO, after a year of work, revamped its site.
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Labor
Labor leaders to focus on 2012 election
February 29, 2012As might be expected in a presidential election year, politics will take center stage when the AFL-CIO Executive Council meets.
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U.S.
U.S. report backs Steelworker warning on oil supply
February 29, 2012Now, the Steelworkers say, it's up to the government to do something about it.
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Labor
Top union-hating contractor backs Romney
February 27, 2012Romney's opposition to project labor agreements won him a standing ovation from the anti-worker, anti-union group.
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Labor
Push work sharing to soften impact of joblessness
February 24, 2012The job-sharing plan is another attempt to cut the impact of joblessness even in a weak recovery.
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Labor
Trumka lauds low-wage workers’ progress in self-organizing
February 24, 2012Richard Trumka spent a two-day February swing through California lauding car wash workers, home health care aides, domestic workers, and day laborers.
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Labor
Union says collective bargaining protects pregnant women
February 24, 2012With business discrimination against pregnant female workers still widespread, the Service Employees contend one of the best ways to battle it is through collective bargaining and union contracts.
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