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Stories by Mark Brenner

Mark Brenner is the Director of Labor Notes.

Will Your Pension Be Wall Street's Next Casualty?

For years corporations have been trying to choke the life out of traditional pensions ... and they may get their wish.
Posted on Oct 28, 2009, Source: Labor Notes

Too Big to Fail? Take it Over.

Bankers have driven our economy off a cliff. Why hand them the keys again?
Posted on Apr 8, 2009, Source: Labor Notes

Bankruptcy Would Be Tinkering Around the Edges of Detroit's Problems

If the car companies are too big to fail, too poorly run to put right, it’s time to take them over.
Posted on Apr 1, 2009, Source: Labor Notes

Service Employees Vote to Split United Healthcare Workers-West, Members Call for Disaffiliation

The move would create a single local union for all of SEIU's nursing home and home-care workers in California.
Posted on Jan 14, 2009, Source: Labor Notes

Faced with Economic Crunch and Management Squeeze, Unions Fight Back

As companies scramble to shore up profits, many are turning to a well-rehearsed script: ask union workers for concessions.
Posted on Dec 27, 2008, Source: Labor Notes

Slashing Wages Will Hurt Workers, But It Won't Save the Big Three

Some conservatives are using inaccurate numbers to pin the blame for Detroit's pain on union workers.
Posted on Dec 8, 2008, Source: Labor Notes

End of the Road: Is the Auto Industry Dead?

With U.S. car makers billions of dollars in the red, jobs vanishing and factories closing, the industry's problems may be insurmountable.
Posted on Nov 19, 2008, Source: Labor Notes

A Financial Meltdown 30 Years in the Making

A crisis precipitated by the wealthy, and we're all getting stuck with the tab.
Posted on Nov 10, 2008, Source: Labor Notes

Divide and Conquer: Unions Facing Tough Times

In recent years, working people have made huge givebacks under the gun of employers, courts, and (yes, even) union officials.
Posted on Jan 15, 2008, Source: Labor Notes