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On Labor Day, Workers Celebrate the Benefits of Union Membership

September 5, 2019

Librarians. Airplane mechanics. Radiologists. Letter carriers. Musicians. Hotel workers. Glaziers. Actors. House painters. Labor unions represent individuals in these professions and others, well beyond the more commonly known unionized jobs such as teachers, truck drivers and steelworkers. Monday, Sept. 2,…

How to Retire on A Shoestring Budget

July 31, 2019

BY: Debbie L. Miller In May, 2019, Joan and Steve Reid, both 67, retired and moved from the affluent New York City suburb of Pearl River, N.Y., to the oceanfront community of Vero Beach, Fla. Their aim: retiring on a shoestring.…