On Jan. 17, 1962, President Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988, bringing collective bargaining rights to most federal workers for the first time. Kennedy's order might be the least known of the string of significant events that made the 1960s such crucial years in American history. At the time Kennedy acted, very few workers at any level of government had won the right to bargain collectively with their employers. Read More...
Despite those who are all-too-willing to play Chicken Little, the sky is not falling on the California pension system.
Here are the facts. Over the past 20 years, the California Public Employees' Retirement System has earned an average annual investment return of 8.4 percent, which is more than the fund needs to ensure it can pay long-term benefits.
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NIOSH Firefighter Cancer Study
Hello from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, commonly known as NIOSH. We are part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and we wrok to make your job safer.
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