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The deal boosts some wages to $31 an hour. It reflects pressure hotels face to raise pay amid inflation and labor shortages. The hike is closing the gap between the 7,000 covered suburban workers and their union counterparts in New York City.

Jones was unanimously reinstated by the Nashville Metropolitan Council on Monday.

Defense secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting US was spying on Seoul’s internal discussions on arms sales

In the closing time of his life, the famed whistleblower continues to speak out with urgency, in particular about the need for genuine diplomacy between the U.S. and Russia, as well as the U.S. and China, to avert nuclear war.

Power corrupts; gerrymandering corrupts absolutely.

Making art in all its everyday glory: In their latest movie together, Michelle Williams and director Kelly Reichardt paint a portrait of an artist who’s a real and wonderful piece of work.

What a difference a day makes! Chicago and Wisconsin voters turn the tables

The union alleges that Apple has violated labor laws and made a fair election impossible. A vote was scheduled for next week. If successful, it would have been the first unionized Apple store in the United States.

“Countries and regions with higher levels of inequality typically experience deeper recessions,” adds the BIS analysis. “In other words, excessive inequality serves to erode macroeconomic stability.”

Guns symbolize the power of a minority over the majority, and they’ve become the icons of a party that has become a cult seeking minority power