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

Triangle fire memorial draws parallels with today
March 22, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
WASHINGTON (PAI) - A half-day-long Capitol Hill commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire drew uncomfortable parallels with conditions facing workers today. The fire in Manhattan killed 146 young immigrant workers, almost...
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Labor

Labor switches to defense on legislative agenda
March 14, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Bill Samuel, the AFL-CIO legislative director, explains the new math on Capitol Hill and in state houses around the country, and its impact on labor's agenda.
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Labor

AFL-CIO’s young workers plan second summit in Twin Cities
March 14, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The AFL-CIO's young workers advisory council is taking charge of the labor movement by making its leadership more youthful and is planning a second summit to take place in the fall.
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Labor

Labor plans national mobilization April 4th
March 4, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Labor is planning a mass mobilization nationwide on April 4 to support workers' rights, specifically the right to collectively bargain.
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Labor

Union leaders to Obama aide: ‘This is a defining moment’
March 4, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
AFL-CIO leaders have told a top aide to President Obama that the current fight in states over workers' rights must be used to discuss the future of the country and of workers.
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Labor

More indictments coming in Upper Big Branch disaster
March 2, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
The indictment of the security supervisor at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch will be the first of many indictments after an explosion killed 29 West Virginia miners.
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U.S.

San Francisco firms back paid sick leave law
February 16, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg
Two thirds of 727 San Francisco businesses surveyed back the city's paid sick leave ordinance, contradicting prior corporate claims that it would be expensive to business and hurt the economy.
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Labor

Wisconsin lawmakers to vote on GOP gov’s anti-union package
February 16, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg And Dominique Paul Noth
MADISON, Wis. - Even among this year's new wave of Republican governors, Wisconsin's Scott Walker sticks out for his anti-union, anti-state worker legislative package.
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