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As detailed in a recent Huffington Post article, the staff of the Center for American Progress has just won voluntary recognition with IFPTE Local 70! CAP staff joins a growing number of non-profits that seek to give a stronger voice to workers in the non-profit sector. If you are interested in joining Local 70, please visit our Join section.
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Just Hours legislation was introduced into the DC Council on 12/1/15 to address the problem of "just in time" scheduling. DCJwJ found “just in time” approaches to scheduling negatively impact many D.C. employees’ lives, often resulting in erratic and unpredictable hours making it hard to budget, arrange childcare, continue with education or hold down a second job to try to make ends meet.
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The DoL recently updated regulations governing overtime. The new rule raises the overtime salary threshold for full-time employees from 23,660 a year to 47,476 a year. Read Local 70's statement in support of the rule here.
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