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  2. Laundry Workers Industrial Union - Wikipedia

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    The Laundry Workers Industrial Union was a labor union affiliated with the Communist Party's Trade Union Unity League during the early 1930s. Established in 1931, the union organized laundry workers in New York City, and later became part of the non-Communist Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. The union's membership was primarily African ...

  3. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

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    The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ( AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. [2] It represents 1.3 million [1] public sector employees and retirees, including health care workers, corrections officers, sanitation workers, police officers, firefighters, [3] and childcare ...

  4. New York City Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Fire Department, also known as FDNY, is the largest municipal fire department in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. It provides fire protection, emergency medical services, technical rescue, and hazardous materials response to the five boroughs of New York City. Learn more about its history, organization, operations, and culture on Wikipedia.

  5. Employer Identification Number - Wikipedia

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    Employer Identification Number. The Employer Identification Number ( EIN ), also known as the Federal Employer Identification Number ( FEIN) or the Federal Tax Identification Number ( FTIN ), is a unique nine-digit number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to business entities operating in the United States for the purposes of ...

  6. New York State Division of Parole - Wikipedia

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    The New York State Division of Parole was an agency of the government of New York within the New York State Correctional Services from 1930 to 2011. ยง 259. "1. There shall be in the executive department of state government a state division of parole" responsible for parole, the supervised release of a prisoner before the completion of his/her ...

  7. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles - Wikipedia

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    The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles ( NYSDMV or DMV) is the department of the New York state government [1] responsible for vehicle registration, vehicle inspections, driver's licenses, learner's permits, photo ID cards, and adjudicating traffic violations. Its regulations are compiled in title 15 of the New York Codes, Rules and ...

  8. Thomas Edison - Wikipedia

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    The situation became so bad that Thomas Sr. had to take his son to court to stop the practices, finally agreeing to pay Thomas Jr. an allowance of $35 (equivalent to $1,187 in 2023) per week, in exchange for not using the Edison name; the son began using aliases, such as Burton Willard. Thomas Jr., experiencing alcoholism, depression and ill ...

  9. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - Wikipedia

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    Court of Appeals of Maryland, 566 U.S. 30 (2012) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. [1] The FMLA was a major part of President Bill Clinton 's first-term domestic agenda, and he ...