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FEMA’s Fugate, a steady hand, to be tested by Isaac

August 23, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast just like Hurricane Katrina almost exactly seven years ago, President Barack Obama's top emergency management official...

Unemployment rates rise in U.S. election swing states

August 23, 2021 at 12:29 p.m.

Washington (Reuters) - Unemployment rates rose in July from June in almost all states, including those where the presidential election fight is expected to be fiercest, according to data released...

Unemployment rates rise in U.S. election swing states

December 24, 2018 at 12:47 p.m.

Washington (Reuters) - Unemployment rates rose in July from June in almost all states, including those where the presidential election fight is expected to be fiercest, according to data released...

New rules may make public pensions appear weaker

December 24, 2018 at 7:57 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New accounting rules approved on Monday are likely to show public pension funds are in a weaker financial position than previously thought and intensify disputes over how...

New rules may make public pensions appear weaker

August 23, 2021 at 9:48 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New accounting rules approved on Monday are likely to show public pension funds are in a weaker financial position than previously thought and intensify disputes over how...

U.S. public workers say organized labor at a turning point

August 23, 2021 at 9:40 a.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As America's biggest state and local government employees' union gathered here this week, it faced obstacles like never before. After a big defeat in Wisconsin, and...

U.S. public workers say organized labor at a turning point

December 24, 2018 at 7:41 a.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As America's biggest state and local government employees' union gathered here this week, it faced obstacles like never before. After a big defeat in Wisconsin, and...

Saunders elected to head embattled AFSCME union

August 23, 2021 at 9:42 a.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The country's largest union of state and local government employees, which faces big challenges to members' jobs, benefits and bargaining rights, elected Lee Saunders on Thursday...

Saunders elected to head embattled AFSCME union

December 24, 2018 at 7:44 a.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The country's largest union of state and local government employees, which faces big challenges to members' jobs, benefits and bargaining rights, elected Lee Saunders on Thursday...

U.S. public retiree benefits gap grows to $1.38 trillion

December 24, 2018 at 7:33 a.m.

(Reuters) - The funding gap for U.S. state public employee retirement benefits climbed by $120 billion to $1.38 billion in fiscal 2010, according to a report released on Monday. The...

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