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Dems to push job creation package
April 11, 2013House Democrats will roll out a new package of "Make It In America" manufacturing-centered jobs creation bills, one of their top leaders announced on April 9.
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Sharp drop in mine deaths and injuries
April 10, 2013Deaths and injuries in the nation's mines, including its coal mines, fell in 2012 to some of their lowest recorded levels.
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Equal Pay Day wage gap still at 77 cents on the dollar
April 10, 2013It took women on the job all of 2012 and every day of 2013 up until April 9 to earn the eqivalent that men earned in 2012 alone.
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Postal workers, customers save Saturday mail – for now
April 10, 2013The United States Postal Service said Wednesday that it would delay its plan to cease delivery of first-class mail on Saturdays.
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Republicans oppose even Obama’s GOP picks for labor board
April 10, 2013Right-wing House Republicans schemed to hamstring the board and bring it to a dead halt.
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