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Gold is the foundation of wealth, and every nation has a reserve of gold bullion, which supports their economy. There are several systems to verify the purity of gold and the most popular is the karat system. Gold is measured using 24 karats, with zero karats meaning no gold, while 24 karats are pure gold.
Gold Jewellery
Take jewellery as an example, most gold jewellery is not made from pure gold (24k), rather it might be 9k (9 parts gold, 15 parts an alloy metal), or 18k (18 parts gold, 6 parts an alloy), while 14k is also used for making jewellery. In Asian countries, all jewellery is 24k gold, which is soft and malleable. You can walk into any gold shop and sell your 24k gold for the current spot price. Every piece of gold jewellery should have a hallmark stamp to indicate the purity of the gold used.
Gold Coins
Well-known gold coins such as the Australian Kangaroo, American Eagle, American Buffalo and Canadian Maple Leaf are minted with 24k gold (999.9). Many private investors like to have gold coins as part of their portfolio, as they can easily be liquidated into fiat currency. Gold coins come in different weights and rather than using the karat...
International Women’s Day
Women are now nearly 50% of the workforce—yet inequality in the workplace continues. Unequal pay, harassment and discrimination are just some of the abuses women face daily.
But when women stand together, they can demand equality. And a union contract delivers.
We must do everything we can to protect our right to organize, especially from union-busting CEOs like Howard Schultz at Starbucks.
On Tuesday, Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, spoke at the Senate, imploring senators to pass labor laws that protect our constitutional right to organize and collective bargaining.
Watch President Shuler's Testimony (Starts at 11:54)
The quickest way to equal pay (and equal treatment in every way) is a union contract. And we need laws that protect us and our right to organize.
Audrey Edmonds
Fri, 03/10/2023 - 14:34
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Women's History Month
2023 Women Labor Leaders
This Women’s History Month, we’re profiling leaders who are making women’s history across the labor movement today.
There’s been a surge of organizing by women. Some 60% of workers organizing in the past decade have been women, and that means female leadership is the rule, not the exception.
Here are just a few of the women leaders organizing in 2023.
Tracie Roberts
Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Tracie Roberts is an IBEW Local 291 member who works for the Idaho State AFL-CIO. This November, she will celebrate her 10-year work anniversary.
Everyone in the labor movement in Idaho knows who she is due to all her work with the state federation. Roberts is a true powerhouse who is always helping locals, central labor councils (CLCs) and anyone in the labor movement when she’s not working.
Tracie Roberts, IBEW
Amy Kayes
Elevator Constructors (IUEC)
Amy Kayes has been a leader and mentor to the women in IUEC Local 8.
She's held an elected position on the Executive Board since 2016, and as of last year, was...
Everyone, regardless of where they live and who they have living in their home with them, should have a home fire plan in place. By doing this, you’ll drastically increase the odds of you and your friends or family members knowing what to do in the event of a house fire so that you can better protect yourselves and your property.
So if you’re starting from scratch with this, here are three tips for creating a home fire plan for your family.
Get Your Alarm Systems Up And Running
Before you get too far into your home fire plan, you first want to make sure that you have the proper alarm systems to alert you if and when a fire does take place in your home. Without this, any type of planning won’t be much good to you, as you won’t know when a fire is going on in a different room or when you’re asleep.
Depending on the type of home you live in and how much risk or security you feel like you’re comfortable with, your home could be outfitted with things like smoke alarms, heat detectors, a fire suppression system, and more. If you have a home security system, you can also link up your smoke alarms or smoke detectors to this system so that the fire department...
Black History Month Profiles: Desirae Beatty
This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Desirae Beatty of the United Steelworkers (USW).
Desirae Beatty is a new but mighty member of the United Steelworkers (USW) and has worked to bring solidarity to her local, which represents workers at four Allegheny County (Pennsylvania)-run assisted living and senior facilities. She's been a certified nursing assistant for 17 years and is the epitome of what we look for in labor activists. “We have shown the county and Kane that we can organize and move as one, and we are ready for a positive change," she said.
Kenneth Quinnell
Tue, 02/28/2023 - 10:00
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Black History Month
Black History Month Profiles: E. Faye Butler
This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is E. Faye Butler of Actors' Equity Association (AEA).
A member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1986, E. Faye Butler has made union activism an important part of her lasting career. Since joining Equity, Butler has been a member of the national council as well as several policy-driven committees, including the production committee, which oversees the Broadway contract. She was a founding co-chair of Equity’s Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, and as a current member of the touring committee, she is at the bargaining table right now negotiating for a new contract.
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/27/2023 - 10:00
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Black History Month
Black History Month Profiles: Dewanda Mitchell
This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Dewanda Mitchell of AFGE.
AFGE's Dewanda Mitchell is a retired 20-year Army veteran who served as a military police and correctional officer. She joined the Department of Veterans Affairs where she became the first African American chief of police for the VA Outpatient Clinic Downtown L.A. in 1993. She has spent three decades working and advocating for workers, veterans and cancer survivors. She recently received the doctorate degree in humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance Advocate University. She also received the “I Am A Superwoman” Award from the British Parliament. She is a two-time cancer survivor and currently serves as the president of the Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Greater California, where she helps host annual 5K walk/runs,...
Black History Month Profiles: Derrick McDonald II
This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Derrick McDonald II of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU).
Derrick McDonald II is a shop steward with OPEIU Local 153 who works at Advantage Care Physicians. Through the power of his union, McDonald advocates for his co-workers and his community. A skilled organizer, McDonald also currently serves on his union’s bargaining team. “We’re still fighting the same fight Dr. King was fighting,” he said. “For equal pay, equal protection under the law, a right to be heard and a seat at the table.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Sat, 02/25/2023 - 10:01
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Black History Month
Black History Month Profiles: Linda Hunt
This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Linda Hunt of UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union.
Linda Hunt is a food server and an active member of UNITE HERE's Culinary Union (Local 226) for the past 42 years. In 2022, she took a leave of absence during the 2022 elections to help elect leaders who would champion issues important to working people: “We aren’t going to give up. We will keep fighting every day. We vote. We win!”
Kenneth Quinnell
Fri, 02/24/2023 - 10:15
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Black History Month
This is a room where you’re going to be spending a great deal of your time getting ready for work and getting ready for when you want to go out on the weekends to have some fun. It is also going to be the oasis that you escape to when your stress and anxiety levels are going through the roof. This will also be your room of solace that will help to calm you down and to reinvigorate you.
It’s going to take some careful planning and consideration on your part because once it is finished, it is unlikely that you’re going to invest any more money and time into it for a number of years. There may be many ideas swirling around in your head, making it harder to decide on a design for your bathroom.
If you aren’t sure what design is possible for you, it would be an excellent idea to talk to a bathroom design Farnham expert or a specialist that the locals in your city go to. These professionals have many years of experience behind them and many happy customers under their belt as well. It is always best to get another person’s point of view and if you’re reaching out to a professional such as this, then you are sure to get the best advice currently available.
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