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

U.S.

Living wage advocate: laws have positive impact
December 22, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg
If you walk into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) next year, you won't find a McDonald's. They refused to pay their workers a living wage, and dropped out of the bidding for a restaurant concession at...
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Labor

Steelworkers tell feds about oil industry safety woes
December 22, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg
The rampant safety hazards exposed by the fatal, catastrophic fire, explosion and sinking of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year unveil a catalogue of wide-ranging problems in...
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U.S.

Communications workers, Sen. Harkin lead fight for filibuster reform
December 20, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg
WASHINGTON (PAI) - Saying senatorial filibusters rob workers of legislation they want and need, the Communications Workers are leading a new coalition, unveiled Dec. 15, behind Iowa Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin's filibuster reform plan.
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Labor

Union catalogue highlights books for the holidays
December 20, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg
Puzzled by what to get relatives in last-minute holiday shopping? Union Communication Services might have a solution.
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Labor

Bakers enlist international backing for locked-out Iowa members
December 17, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg
240 locked-out workers from the Roquette corn-milling plant turned to national and international unions to garner support.
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Labor

Justices tackle if states can use business licensing laws vs. undocumented workers
December 10, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg
Can states use their own licensing laws to crack down on businesses that hire undocumented workers? The Supreme Court wrestled with that question on Dec. 9, dealing with a 2007 law from Arizona - a measure...
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Labor

Job safety-mine safety bill fails in House
December 10, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg
The Democratic-run House failed on Dec. 8 to pass a major job safety-mine safety bill that needed a two-thirds vote for approval.
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U.S.

High court takes Wal-Mart sex discrimination case
December 9, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg
WASHINGTON (PAI) -To nobody's surprise, the U.S. Supreme Court will tackle the world's biggest sexual discrimination case, involving the world's largest private corporation, Wal-Mart.
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