Deven Mantz graduated from Minot High School in western North Dakota with his class of 2009 and worked home construction in the first few years of the Great Recession.
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Sean M. O Brien Sworn in as the 11th General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; General Executive Board Meets to Plan for the Future
For many, dating apps are an effective way to meet someone new, especially during a pandemic.
Pre-COVID dating was a lot of work - dressing up, leaving the house, wearing unbearable shoes because it completes the outfit, and making idol conversation when nervousness takes over.
Today, thanks to apps, couples are wearing sweats and baking banana bread while trying to decide if the other person is worth the time (it sounds harsh, but it s true). There s something good about online experiences, said Debbie Portner, clinical director and owner of Cornerstone Counseling of Ashland. It really does give you the opportunity to get to know someone. You can weed out some people that aren’t such a good fit or don’t share the same values or interests. It s a safe way to get to know people.
By Seth Galinsky February 8, 2021
Teamsters Joint Council 16More than 1,000 Teamsters union members at New York’s Hunts Point Produce Market vote overwhelmingly to approve new contract Jan. 23, after one-week strike won wage increase.
NEW YORK “I couldn’t be happier,” Marco Gonzalez told the
Militant Jan. 23. “When you beat the owners it’s a victory. And my co-workers saw that we accomplish something when we stick together.” He was referring to the gains won in their one-week strike by 1,400 members of Teamsters Local 202 at the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market here in the Bronx.
Workers went on strike Jan. 17 after the bosses’ association, representing 30 companies at the wholesale market, one of the largest in the world, refused to increase its offer of a measly 32-cents-an-hour raise in the first year, and similar raises in the final two years of a three-year contract.