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  2. Federal government of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The federal government of the United States ( U.S. federal government or U.S. government) [a] is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district and national capital of ...

  3. Labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A review conducted by the federal government on pay scale shows that employees in a labor union earn up to 33% more income than their nonunion counterparts, as well as having more job security, and safer and higher-quality work conditions. The median weekly income for union workers was $973 in 2014, compared with $763 for nonunion workers.

  4. Federal Trade Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction over federal civil antitrust law enforcement with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division.

  5. Biden looks to boost worker, consumer power as election looms

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    May 7, 2024 at 6:00 AM. The Biden administration has issued a flurry of new rules over the past week aimed at increasing worker and consumer power as the president seeks to combat gloom about the ...

  6. US labor market still tight; trade seen subtracting from Q1 ...

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    The unemployment rate is forecast unchanged at 3.9%. Labor market strength is boosting consumer spending, which is pulling in imports. A separate report from the Commerce Department's Bureau of ...

  7. Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US ...

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    Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court. DEE-ANN DURBIN. April 23, 2024 at 11:27 AM. The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that ...

  8. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The National Labor Union (NLU), founded in 1866, was the first national labor federation in the United States. It was dissolved in 1872. The regional Order of the Knights of St. Crispin was founded in the northeast in 1867 and claimed 50,000 members by 1870, by far the largest union in the country.

  9. National Federation of Federal Employees - Wikipedia

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    The National Federation of Federal Employees ( NFFE) is an American labor union which represents about 100,000 public employees in the federal government . NFFE has about 200 local unions, most of them agency-wide bargaining units. Its members work primarily in the Department of Defense, the Forest Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs ...