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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a unit of FedEx Corp. didn’t break federal labor laws when it refused to negotiate with a union that was bargaining on behalf of some of its workers who want to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. …
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Faced with a backlog of applicants and pressure from advocacy groups to do a better job, county supervisors on Tuesday approved a three-year plan to get more people enrolled in the federal food stamp program. More: continued here
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Read More »Nonprofits press food stamp issue – San Diego Union Tribune
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