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

Labor welcomes U.S. move in Guatemalan labor rights
August 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Organized labor welcomed the Obama administration's first move against rampant labor rights violations in Guatemala.
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Labor

Labor mobilizes in congressional districts in August
August 11, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Organized labor mobilized in congressional districts nationwide in August, with two top leaders saying union activists this year will take the place of the tea party radicals of 2009-10. And the unionists, leaders and organizers say,...
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U.S.

Wisconsin recall drive falls one seat short
August 10, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
With the GOP holding a 19-14 lead in the state senate, labor-backed Democrats needed to win three of the six races to wrest control.
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Labor

Unions say “voter ID” is Jim Crow revisited
August 5, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The AFL-CIO is mapping plans to educate its members, other workers and the wider electorate in how to overcome efforts to suppress the right to vote.
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Labor

AFL-CIO creates SuperPAC in political revamp
August 4, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The labor movement is seeking to expand its influence in the political arena beyond its own membership.
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Labor

Labor leaders at White House press Obama on jobs
August 3, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Labor leaders met for more than an hour with President Obama on Tuesday, urging him to focus on jobs for the remainder of his first term.
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Labor

Unions demand good jobs as study shows openings pay little
August 2, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
"Industries that once were great contributors to our country - auto, shipbuilding, machine tools and even electronics - are shadows of what they once were," declares the Task Force on Job Creation, in its report, released...
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Labor

Report: Sexual discrimination rampant
August 1, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Sexual discrimination on the job, including sexual harassment, is much more rampant, and takes many more forms, than is generally realized, a new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research says.
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