Between presidential holidays, labor disagreements little work scheduled on …
According to the now-expired contract between the Longshore Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, the PMA recognizes 15 holidays for longshore workers including Lincoln's birthday, agricultural labor leader Cesar Chavez's birthday, Longshore …
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After Holidays, January US Consumer Spending Falls to
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. consumers' daily self-reports of spending fell to an average of $ 81 in January, down from $ 98 in December. Spending usually drops after the holiday season, falling an average of $ 15 each January since 2008. Despite this year's …
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How Abraham Lincoln lost his birthday holiday
It's Abraham Lincoln's 206th birthday today, but you wouldn't know it by watching the number of states that observe the day as a paid holiday. Lincoln_Memorial Currently, the Lincoln holiday is celebrated unofficially nationwide, as part of what many …
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