Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
GOP lawmakers bash unions and labor board
June 1, 2011Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee veered between criticizing unions and bashing the the NLRB.
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Nurses score wins for unions and patients
May 31, 2011Emphasizing that short-staffing harms patients, the National Nurses Union racked up a big contract win at the D.C. area's largest hospital, the Washington Hospital Center.
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Asian Americans tackle job discrimination
May 31, 2011Job discrimination is on the rise for Asian Americans, one of the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and now number 15 million nationwide.
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Labor’s use of giant rat deemed legal
May 27, 2011The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled the giant inflatable rat used by the labor movement is legal, even at demonstrations in front of secondary employers.
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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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