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Saturday is National Postal Workers Day, and new initiatives at the U.S. Postal Service over the last few years have brought changes to the job. In 2021, the Postal Service announced a 10-year strategic plan titled "Delivering for America" to modernize and revitalize the agency. ...
Saturday is National Postal Workers Day, a celebration of the effort it takes to deliver mail across the country. One of the top concerns for workers in the field is understaffing. Joe Cogan, president of the Portland local of the American Postal Workers Union, said post office workers are struggling to keep up with fewer colleagues. ...
As workers wait for the full Pennsylvania House to vote on whether to increase the state minimum wage, one economist said the increase would be a step in the right direction, but should happen sooner. This week, a House committee passed House Bill 1500, which would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2026. Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, pointed out it would increase the hourly wage more slowly than what has been proposed by Gov. ...
Support staff in public schools across the Commonwealth have created a "Bill of Rights" to help them organize for better pay and benefits. Known as Education Support Professionals or paraeducators, they do it all: teach, help students with disabilities, clean classrooms and serve as a teacher's second set of ears and eyes. Michaela Keefe, a paraeducator in Hingham, hopes their Bill of Rights will help convince the local school committee to ensure what she called a living wage for staff. ...
