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

NLRB gives strong backing to majority sign-up
January 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
By a 2-1 vote, the National Labor Relations Board has given strong written support to the use of "majority sign-up" for union recognition.
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Labor

Ergonomics not on the list of five new safety rules
January 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will roll out five new rules this year designed to protect workers on the job - but a rule to curb ergonomic injuries will not be one of them.
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Labor

Worker receives mixed verdict in court battle
January 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
What happens if a city trains a police officer on condition she stays five years on the job, but she resigns after two years?
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Labor

How to read those December unemployment figures
January 10, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The nation's unemployment rate declined 0.4 percent in December but only because unprecedented numbers have dropped out of the workforce altogether.
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U.S.

Finally: aid to 9/11 heroes approved after GOP yields
December 23, 2010 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The GOP finally relented and allowed 9/11 first responders funding for health care and other needs - but only after nine years and an intense grassroots campaign.
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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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