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, top British union, hold joint Congress
November 21, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The London conference discussed participation by rank and file delegations of activists in each other's education, rapid response, health and safety, civil rights, and women's conferences.
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Labor

Postal unions blast two “rescue” bills
November 18, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Postal workers are blasting both Postal Service "rescue" bills as deeply flawed legislation that would come close to killing the Postal Service.
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U.S.

Progressive groups vs. Social Security, Medicare cuts
November 17, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Progressive groups, led by the Campaign for America's Future, are campaigning hard against proposals floated by deficit-cutting "Super Committee" Democrats.
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Labor

Domestic Workers United, Occupy Wall Street oppose Keystone XL pipeline
November 17, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Domestic Workers United, which the AFL-CIO recently honored, and Occupy Wall Street, the anti-greed grass-roots movement labor backs, decided to oppose construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas.
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Labor

More meatcutters unionize
November 16, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The United Food and Commercial Workers gained its second big union recognition election win at a meatpacker in two weeks on Nov. 4.
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U.S.

SEIU’s Medina predicts more Latino voter activism next year
November 15, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Service Employees Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina, a skilled organizer and one of the most influential Hispanic Americans in the labor movement, predicts Latino voters will have heightened activism in next year's election.
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Labor

Can labor build on Ohio win?
November 14, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
With one year to go before the Nov. 2012 election, the key question for organized labor after this fall's voting is: Can it build on the Ohio win?
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Labor

How many hours has your bus driver been behind the wheel?
November 4, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The next time you get on an inter-city bus, ask the driver how many hours he or she has spent behind the wheel in the last week.
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