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Press Associates Union News Service provides national coverage of news affecting workers, including activism, politics, economics, legislation in Congress and actions by the White House, federal agencies and the courts that affect working people. Mark Gruenberg is Editor in chief and owner of Press Associates Union News Service, Washington, D.C.

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAI

Labor

20 years without a raise drives Univ. Of New Mexico faculty to unionize
November 6, 2019 By PAI
The votes continued a trend at public universities nationwide which have seen faculty turn to unionization to gain better working conditions, job security, and—for the adjuncts—decent pay.
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News

Fight for $15 returns to NYC with Chipotle in its crosshairs
October 31, 2019 By PAI
Chipotle is forced by law to pay $15 here, but it still doesn’t recognize its workers’ right to organize without employer interference and intimidation.
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Labor

Low pay, lack of respect force janitors to march, maybe strike
October 4, 2019 By PAI
They will be forced to strike, said their union, Service Employees 32BJ, unless building owners come to their senses and bargain a new and better contract.
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Labor

Faced with big merger threat, “Arizona Republic” staffers move towards unionization
September 13, 2019 By PAI
“The future of local journalism depends on all of us standing up to protect our newspapers.”
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Environment

New BlueGreen Alliance chief Walsh: Don’t have to choose between jobs and environment
September 10, 2019 By PAI
The Green New Deal is a start, but it was crafted without enough labor feedback. There's still time to fix that, according to Jason Walsh.
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U.S.

Jobs numbers conceal real unemployment and underemployment rate of 7.2%
September 6, 2019 By PAI
130,000 new jobs last month—but 20% of them were census temps. “This isn’t a very strong employment report,” AFL-CIO chief economist William Spriggs said.
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U.S.

D.C. area bus systems share one characteristic—mistreating workers
September 6, 2019 By PAI
“We believe this upcoming contract will determine the fate of public transportation and economic justice for our entire region," workers say.
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Opinion

Millennial workers who question capitalism are on to something
September 5, 2019 By PAI
Maybe it’s time to follow the millennials’ lead, and really start questioning not just aspects of the U.S. system, but the very nature of the system itself.
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