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

D.C. Council to tackle fate of endangered buses, unionized drivers
September 26, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg
Pressure from workers, riders, and drivers has forced the lawmakers to meet.
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Politics

Witnesses, Dems hit Project 2025’s bans on abortions, overtime pay
September 26, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg
Among the most harmful aspects of Trump’s Project 2025 are the call for bans on abortions and the severe restrictions on worker rights, including the right to overtime pay.
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U.S.

Sen. Bernie Sanders to try to block new U.S. arms sales to Israel
September 25, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg
He declares that sending arms is in violation of standing U.S. law.
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Politics

Unite HERE knocking on 4.5 million swing state doors for Kamala Harris
September 25, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg
More than 1,800 canvassers have already hit a quarter of that goal.
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Politics

Georgia’s Sen. Ossoff challenges DeJoy on election ballot and mail delays
September 23, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg
Postmaster General is trying to screw up mail balloting to reduce Democratic totals.
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Labor

Redmond: Labor has ‘the responsibility to lead’ the fight for democracy
September 20, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg
He warns the nation’s workers that saving democracy is the crucial issue everyone faces in the 2024 election.
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ILCA

Teamster locals, defying ‘neutrality’ of national leadership, endorse Harris
September 19, 2024 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Endorsements of Harris began with the union’s African-American constituency group and now include locals across the nation and in key battleground states.
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Environment

Governments and firms, including in the U.S., view disaster victims as ‘expendable’
September 19, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg
Peoples World Exclusive: “Run, run, run for your life,” the mother of a Bhopal victim screamed at her daughter during Union Carbide’s deadly leak in the middle of the night.
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