Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Top labor leader: The fight is about morals
May 27, 2011AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is redefining workers' battle with the radical right as a moral struggle, saying it involves the nation's future.
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Labor wins a few in Florida
May 25, 2011"Working families, the unemployed and the impoverished faced numerous assaults in the continuing drive to make the rich richer," said the state AFL-CIO.
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Obama: No trade deals without help for workers
May 24, 2011The Obama administration tells congressional Republicans, biggest backers of so-called "free trade" treaties, they must restore trade aid for workers who lost their jobs to imports.
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Labor board sides with Red Cross workers
May 23, 2011The Red Cross is trying to drive down the wages and benefits of its unionized workers.
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California teachers arrested
May 20, 2011A week of statewide teacher protests in California included the arrest of 26 members of the California Teachers Association.
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Machinists, labor board official say Boeing broke law
May 16, 2011Machinist workers are gathering allies as the battle grows over a top NLRB official's statement that Boeing broke labor law by moving aircraft production to anti-union South Carolina.
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Union gets new chief
May 13, 2011Noel Beasley was elected new president of Workers United, an SEIU sector, the union said.
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Teamsters campaign against extra-large trucks
May 5, 2011The Teamsters and several safety groups and advocates opened a campaign on against the truck lobby's plans to put extra-large rigs on U.S. roads.
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