Statement by US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on BLS 2015 Union Membership report

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement on the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report released today on union membership in 2015: “With today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report, we are reminded again that the labor movement continues to be one of the most powerful forces for strengthening the…

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USPS: PMG and CFO Host Web Call on FY 2016 First Quarter Financial Results

WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 2, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — What: Telephone/Web conference on U.S. Postal Service Fiscal Year 2016 First Quarter Results Who: Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan; CFO and Executive Vice President Joseph Corbett When: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. ET Background: Postmaster General & CEO Megan Brennan and Chief Financial…

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APWU: Union Members Bring Home the Bacon

Web News Article #: 014-22016 02/02/2016 – Union members are bringing home a lot more bacon—on average $204 more per week than their non-union counterparts. According to new statistics from the Department of Labor, workers who belong to a union earned an average of $980 per week in 2015, compared to just $776 for non-union…

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