Mark Gruenberg

Award-winning journalist Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of the union news service Press Associates Inc. (PAI). Known for his reporting skills, sharp wit, and voluminous knowledge of history, Mark is a compassionate interviewer but tough when going after big corporations and their billionaire owners.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg

Labor

Steelworkers back renewed ‘Buy America’ push
December 9, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Steelworkers are strongly supporting a new "Buy America" jobs push, targeted at infrastructure projects, proposed Rep. Nick Rahall and colleagues.
Read more
Labor

Steelworkers: Recent government moves helping on jobs
December 9, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
According to Steelworkers President Leo Gerard, the ruling extending import curbs on steel plate from Korea, India and Indonesia will save U.S. jobs.
Read more
U.S.

The jobless bring their plight to Congress
December 8, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The nation's jobless, aided by the Communications Workers, the Service Employees and other unions, brought their plight directly to Congress this week.
Read more
Labor

Transport union defends members in airline bankruptcy
December 5, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The Transport Workers "will do everything possible" to vigorously protect 23,400 members who work for American Airlines and its American Eagle subsidiary as the carrier goes through bankruptcy, officials say.
Read more
Labor

U.S. nurses backed general strike in U.K.
December 5, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The National Nurses Union led a coalition of U.S. unions that demonstrated in six cities on Nov. 30 to back British public workers, who staged a one-day strike.
Read more
Labor

Sugar CEO calls union workers a “cancer”
December 2, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
As American Crystal Sugar's lockout of its workers passed the 4-month mark, workers challenged the lockout at the firm's annual meeting.
Read more
Labor

Union vote may end battle with Boeing
December 2, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The long and bitter battle over Boeing's retaliation against the Machinists may end with a vote.
Read more
Labor

Attack on labor board seen as attack on middle class
December 1, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
A cabal of the business community and congressional Republicans are mounting a concerted attack to literally destroy the National Labor Relations Board.
Read more