Rising Living Costs Cut Into Wages Across April
Government data show April price increases worsen buying power for American workers. Consumer prices rose to 119.9, with most items up except meats, gas, and autos. Real earnings fell, despite slight wage bumps, while over the year real pay edged up modestly for some workers.
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Public Employees Applaud Supreme Court Ruling For State Workers
Ohio AFL-CIO affiliate hails Supreme Court decision extending Fair Labor Standards Act coverage to non teaching school university and hospital workers. The 6-2 ruling applies retroactively to February 1967, affecting private and public employees and prompting calls for voluntary extension by employers.
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Interest Boosted on Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares
President Johnson announced the Treasury raised rates on Series E and H bonds to 4.25 percent and on Freedom Shares to 5 percent, effective June 1. Existing bonds gain the higher rate if held seven years, effectively paying more than face value at maturity. Freedom Shares now sell over the counter with a matching E or H bond purchase, ending monthly plan limits.
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