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Mike Hall
Before a company, say Oracle, would be allowed to recruit and hire foreign workers under the H1B visa program in the draft of the immigration bill now under consideration in the Senate, it first must give U.S. workers who are equally or better qualified the first shot at the jobs. Read More...
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Ron Suslak, President
First I’d like to welcome all of the Postal Support Employees (PSE’S) to the Queens Area Local, APWU. Read More...
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Ron Suslak
President’s Report
Retirees
First and foremost I’d like to congratulate all of our recent retirees. Read More...
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More than four-in-five of fast food workers in New York City say they have been victims of wage theft or work hour abuse at their jobs, according to a survey released today from Fast Food Forward, an advocacy group that has been aligned with striking restaurant workers across the city. Read More...
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Income inequality around the world increased more during the financial crisis that it did in the previous 12 years, according to new data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released on Wednesday. The United States has one of the largest gaps along with Chile, Mexico, Turkey, and Israel. Read More...
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America’s budget deficit is shrinking at a faster pace than at any time since World War II, and it is now projected to fall below 5 percent of GDP this year, 3 percent of GDP in 2014, and 2 percent of GDP in 2015, according to a Potomac Research report released Wednesday. Read More...
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President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act into law
Looks like Obamacare is more “on track” than “train wreck. Read More...
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The APWU is asking union members and supporters to sign an online petition urging the White House to Save the Postal Service and Save American Jobs by supporting the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630 in the House / S. 316 in the Senate).
The We the People petition, which was posted by Rep. Read More...
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By Annie-Rose Strasser on Apr 25, 2013 at 11:45 am
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) has introduced legislation to try to save the US Postal Service from its incipient bankruptcy, and he is asking for the public to help him pass it. Read More...
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By Travis Waldron on Apr 24, 2013 at 9:45 am
Hundreds of Chicago fast food workers walked off the job early this morning at restaurants like McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts, with workers at retail chains like Macy’s and Sears joining them. Read More...
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Retail Workers Protest Part-Time Work And Erratic Schedules
By Bryce Covert on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:00 am
Workers in at least 100 Walmart stores will confront their managers today over the company’s scheduling system. Read More...
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It's been a truly bizarre and painful experience watching the budget negotiations between Congress and the US Postal Service. The USPS has consistently presented lifesaving ideas to an apathetic Congress that seems utterly unconcerned with saving a federal service that caters primarily to the economically disadvantaged and employs over 574,000 union members. Read More...
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Last summer, Republican senators filibustered the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have bolstered protections for women who are discriminated against in their paychecks and increased salary transparency to let women find out if they were being paid less than their male colleagues. The bill was filed again this year by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), with 192 members signing on as co-sponsors. Read More...
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“Congress is killing the Postal Service,” President Cliff Guffey declared on April 10. “Its failure to act is pushing the Postal Service to the brink of bankruptcy and threatens to destroy the institution,” he said. Read More...
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President Obama outlined an overhaul to the U.S. Postal Service as part of his budget proposal Wednesday, calling for more flexibility to adjust to the agency’s “changing marketplace. Read More...
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