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Eight hundred thousand workers. That is the number of government employees and contractors impacted by President Trump’s shutdown of the federal government.

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‘Pay the Workers, Furlough Trump’: Federal Workers Rally for End to Shutdown

Furloughed federal employees and out-of-work contractors greeted one another Thursday with a sarcastic nickname that, on the 20th day of a partial government shutdown, captured their feeling of powerlessness: “Hello, fellow pawns.”

‘Pay the Workers, Furlough Trump’: Federal Workers Rally for End to Shutdown

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Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports Increase in Fatal Occupational Injuries in New York City
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports Increase in Fatal Occupational Injuries in New York City

Fatal work injuries totaled 87 in 2017 for New York City, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday, with the number of work-related fatalities in New York City rising by 31 from 2016.

Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports Increase in Fatal Occupational Injuries in New York City

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SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio Reach Voluntary Recognition Agreement Covering New Employees
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SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio Reach Voluntary Recognition Agreement Covering New Employees

SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio (NYPR) this week announced that they have reached a Voluntary Recognition Agreement that will add over 25 new employees – including reporters for the news site Gothamist – to the union’s longstanding collective bargaining unit, which covers approximately 175 wo

SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio Reach Voluntary Recognition Agreement Covering New Employees