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The agreement calls for an immediate 4.5% pay increase as a signing bonus and then across-the-board 3% raises annually through 2016, plus an additional 2% each year for many employees within certain longevity and pay categories, according to UC. The lower-wage workers will not have to pay any increases for some health insurance coverage.

Inequality, Dignity of Work, West Bank

The case of Police Officer Howard Morgan in Chicago has put the whole criminal justice system on trial.

Last spring the non-profit Advocates for Children of New Jersey reported that in 19 of the state's 21 counties poverty was on the upswing, spreading well beyond places like the urban core of Camden and Essex to rural and suburban communities.

Japanese children can now be exposed to 20 times more radiation than was previously allowed, a level comparable to the yearly limit for German workers.