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BREAKING: New Jersey Transit train engineers will strike in a dispute over wages, affecting NYC routes and some 350,000 commuters.
NJ Transit warns riders of potential rail strike, already disrupting travel to Shakira concerts
With less than an hour before a potential a rail strike by train engineers, the CEO of New Jersey Transit said no deal had been reached and they were no longer at the table actively negotiating.
bit.ly
May 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
BREAKING: New Jersey Transit train engineers will strike in a dispute over wages, affecting NYC routes and some 350,000 commuters.
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DOGE gutting the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will have devastating and irreversible effects on workers’ lives.
All workers deserve to go home at the workday end of the day safe and healthy. Without NISOH, that will be less likely.
All workers deserve to go home at the workday end of the day safe and healthy. Without NISOH, that will be less likely.
'I want to live': Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections
Even as President Trump vows to reinvigorate America's coal industry, critics say his administration has stripped away key health protections for miners.
abcnews.go.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
DOGE gutting the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will have devastating and irreversible effects on workers’ lives.
All workers deserve to go home at the workday end of the day safe and healthy. Without NISOH, that will be less likely.
All workers deserve to go home at the workday end of the day safe and healthy. Without NISOH, that will be less likely.
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the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and the Minority Business Development Agency.
March 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and the Minority Business Development Agency.
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Trump signed an executive order to dismantle seven federal agencies: the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
March 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Trump signed an executive order to dismantle seven federal agencies: the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
I’m gonna be really mad if changing my last name when I got married prevents me from voting if the SAVE ACT is passed. How dare the party of “family values” tell me my decision to unify my family means anything to anyone else.
March 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I’m gonna be really mad if changing my last name when I got married prevents me from voting if the SAVE ACT is passed. How dare the party of “family values” tell me my decision to unify my family means anything to anyone else.
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Within the span of 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, two airplanes, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, were forced to abort landings to avoid collisions, federal aviation officials said.
Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions
The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Within the span of 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, two airplanes, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, were forced to abort landings to avoid collisions, federal aviation officials said.
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A new law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah prohibits unions from negotiating wages and other terms for teachers, firefighters, police officers and all other public employees, joining just two other states that have banned collective bargaining in the public sector.
Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers
Utah joined two other states in prohibiting collective bargaining for teachers, police officers and other public employees in a move that was seen as a possible blow to the country’s labor movement.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A new law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah prohibits unions from negotiating wages and other terms for teachers, firefighters, police officers and all other public employees, joining just two other states that have banned collective bargaining in the public sector.
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Given developments at the Kennedy Center, effective today I am resigning as artistic advisor to the NSO.
Not for me.
It’s been a wonderful 8 years working with Kennedy Center President Deb Rutter, fellow artistic advisor Renee Fleming, NSO artistic administrator Justin Ellis, and the entire NSO
Not for me.
It’s been a wonderful 8 years working with Kennedy Center President Deb Rutter, fellow artistic advisor Renee Fleming, NSO artistic administrator Justin Ellis, and the entire NSO
February 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Given developments at the Kennedy Center, effective today I am resigning as artistic advisor to the NSO.
Not for me.
It’s been a wonderful 8 years working with Kennedy Center President Deb Rutter, fellow artistic advisor Renee Fleming, NSO artistic administrator Justin Ellis, and the entire NSO
Not for me.
It’s been a wonderful 8 years working with Kennedy Center President Deb Rutter, fellow artistic advisor Renee Fleming, NSO artistic administrator Justin Ellis, and the entire NSO
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The moment we say it's ok to violate the law to shut down one agency – we say it's ok to violate the law to shut down anything.
February 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The moment we say it's ok to violate the law to shut down one agency – we say it's ok to violate the law to shut down anything.
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For many people who accomplish a big goal, their sense of accomplishment is followed by a burning question: Now what? Here’s how experts recommend approaching that uncertainty.
So You Reached Your Goal. Now What?
The comedown after an accomplishment is normal. Here’s how to harness it.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
For many people who accomplish a big goal, their sense of accomplishment is followed by a burning question: Now what? Here’s how experts recommend approaching that uncertainty.