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Postal Workers, customers to hold nationwide protests May 14
May 13, 2015APWU members will rally in over 85 cities for improved postal services and to protect good, living-wage jobs.
Read moreSenate sidetracks fast-track for TPP – for now
May 13, 2015Union leaders hailed the Senate vote, which forces senators to postpone the debate on fast-track until after the Memorial Day recess.
Read moreNew rules could add millions of workers to overtime pay eligibility
May 8, 2015The Labor Department is readying proposed rules to greatly expand who can get overtime pay.
Read moreIn terms of minimum wage, California city races to the top
May 8, 2015Emeryville, Calif. is putting its minimum wage on track to become the highest in the nation.
Read moreTeacher Appreciation Week in Chicago: a cut in pay?
May 6, 2015Teacher Appreciation Week had barely begun when news broke that teachers had to take a seven percent pay cut.
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