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Consumer prices rose 2.6% over the 12 months to October, the Labor Department said.

Members of the bargaining unit voted 100% in favor of unionization in an official election overseen by the National Labor Relations board, the union announced Tuesday.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 exempted teachers from overtime pay and still stands as law today.

Martinez, the former council president, and Ron Herrera, who headed the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, both resigned from their positions.

In a sign of how seriously the White House took the strike at one of the country's most important companies, acting US Labor Secretary Julie Su flew to Seattle last month to help with negotiations.