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SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced the Committee will meet on Thursday at 10:00 A.M.to examine how the Affordable Care Act protects consumers against insurance industry abuses.  The hearing, [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today reintroduced major legislation to create a healthier future for America by giving our citizens access to better preventive care and consumer information to encourage healthier lifestyles.  The Healthier Lifestyles and [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.apwu.org The union is “deeply disappointed” by the Postal Service’s announcement — via the Wall Street Journal — that it plans to close as many as 2,000 post offices beginning in March, APWU President Cliff Guffey said Monday. The Postal [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual “Union Members — 2010” report released today: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that, in 2010, the unionization [...] Read More