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In 2021, the number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions continued to decline (-241,000) to 14.0 million, and the percent who were members of unions--the union membership rate--was 10.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Median weekly earnings of the nation's 116.3 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,010 in the fourth quarter of 2021 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - On the 49th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, made clear that abortion rights are at risk like never before-and vowed to continue her fight to make sure...
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The U.S. Department of Labor on Jan. 10 announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration department is partnering with Choate Construction.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reported that a children’s hospital in the Bronx failed to protect workers from being assaulted.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced that an Ohio-based auto parts supplier did not enforce its own policy or federal guidelines on social distancing and mask wearing after several employees got sick.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after President Biden’s Education Department announced that it will no longer require student and parent borrowers to sign an online acknowledgment about their total student debt each year prior to taking out additional loans...
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A West Virginia health center will have to pay $270,000 in past wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported they failed to pay proper overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden’s one year of catastrophic failures...
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the chair of the Senate health committee, held a virtual roundtable to hear directly from patients and providers in Spokane on the importance of Roe v. Wade, and the urgent need to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) in order to...
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion with key stakeholders on the importance of restarting federal student loan repayments. Committee Members discussed the operational difficulties and implications for borrowers that come with continued ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported that it will work with other agencies to recognize contemporary and future needs of the telecommunications industry workforce, including safety.
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A Connecticut home health care provider will have to pay $126,000 in back pay after the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) found the company did not comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Consulate General of Mexico in Kansas City have renewed an alliance - first signed in 2013 - to continue their collaborative relationship to promote workplace safety and health with the consulate and Mexican nationals working in Kansas and Missouri.