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Postal service staffing shortages across the United States, including in rural areas of Mississippi, are being cited as one of the reasons for mail delivery delays. Members of the American Postal Workers Union are calling for more taffing and better pay to reduce turnover. George Collins, who s a member of the American Postal Workers Union in Biloxi, said he was notified in a letter that the postal service has a new process to reroute daily mail and packages from Gulfport to Jackson, which he said is also impacting on-time delivery. .
A group of health-care workers in Montana will learn tomorrow whether their new union contract has been ratified. The tentative deal, between SEIU 775 and Consumer Direct Montana - a health care provider - would mean higher wages, more time off and better professional opportunities. The Service Employee International Union Local 775 represents about 1,600 health-care workers in Montana. .
A new report found the State of Utah s overall tax and property tax burden hit record lows over the last five years, while the state s income tax reached an all-time high. The report by the Utah Foundation examined changes in Utahns tax and fee trends for nearly the last century. Christopher Collard, senior analyst for the Utah Foundation and the report s author, said the state s overall tax burden should be calculated by dividing by all residents personal income by the amount of tax collected. .
Federal employees rallied in Washington D.C. this week calling on Congress to raise their wages and avoid a government shutdown. With more than 120,000 federal employees based in Maryland, the March expiration of the latest continuing resolution looms large in the state. .