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Archive for the 'Unions' Category
Washington DC - January 27 - The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that the average interest rate on conventional 30-year, fixed-rate, mortgage loans of $417,000 or less decreased 4 basis points to 5.05 percent in December.
To read the entire report, CLICK HERE
Washington DC - January 25 - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis commented on the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released on Union Members in 2009, citing the correlation between union jobs and better wages and benefits.
To read her remarks, CLICK HERE
Washington DC - October 5 - National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Chief Economist David Huether issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s report on unemployment.
To read his remarks, CLICK HERE
Washington DC - September 29 - Several international unions representing hundreds of thousands of chemical and food industry workers criticized the U.S. Chemical Safety Board for not recommending strong standards to prevent deadly explosions in factories handling combustible dusts, despite the board’s prior endorsement of such a step.
To read the entire report, CLICK HERE
Washington DC - August 26 - In a decision to save hundreds of millions of dollars in labor-related costs, the U.S. Postal Service negotiated an agreement with two of its employee unions to offer select employees a financial incentive to retire or resign before the end of the fiscal year.
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Washington DC - July 31 - The AFL-CIO has concerns about the proposal to tax high cost health plans currently under consideration in the Senate Finance Committee, claiming it could well end up hitting benefits for working families and retirees.
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Washington DC - May 21 - A new study reveals that private sector employer opposition to workers’ efforts to form unions has intensified and become more punitive than in the past.
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Washington DC - April 28 - The nation’s workplace safety laws and penalties are too weak to effectively protect workers, according to the new AFL-CIO annual report: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect.
To read the entire report, CLICK HERE
Washington DC -April 25- President Bush today signed a one-week Farm Bill extension which was passed by the Congress on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 21- Getting a Farm Bill passed yet this year is a top priority for the National Farmers Union (NFU). Tom Buis, President of NFU, told WashingtonView Radio today that the House and Senate need to come to an agreement soon.
Listen to NFU Tom Buis interview NOW at: www.blogtalkradio.com/washingtonview
Washington DC -February 13- The United States Department of Agriculture will release new 10-year agricultural projections Feb. 14 at noon EST. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -February 6- USDA Secretary Mike Johanns this week released details of President Bush’s FY 2008 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget, which meets the Department’s most important priorities, while exercising fiscal discipline to meet
the President’s goal to balance the budget. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -February 2- U.S. farmers must make a host of decisions relating to their farms’ operation, including what to grow, when to grow it, in what quantities, and by what methods, according to a study released this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS). Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -January 31- Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today unveiled the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2007 farm bill proposals. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -January 31- Following is a statement from National Farmers Union President Tom Bius regarding the Bush Administration’s Farm Bill proposal: Read the rest of this entry »