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  2. Paid time off - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, 80% of organizations in the Health-care and Social Assistance industry utilize PTO bank-type systems. [4] As of 2012, nearly one in five employees in the United States receive leave in the form of a PTO bank plan, but the contours of such policies are often little understood—especially outside of the human resources community.

  3. United Federation of Teachers - Wikipedia

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    The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is the labor union that represents most teachers in New York City public schools. As of 2005, there were about 118,000 in-service teachers and nearly 30,000 [2] paraprofessional educators in the union, as well as about 54,000 retired members. In October 2007, 28,280 home day care providers voted to join ...

  4. Unemployment benefits - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, a "dole bludger" is someone on unemployment benefits who makes no effort to find work. In the United Kingdom, the equivalent word used to describe the same thing is " layabout " and in the United States, " slacker " is most commonly used to describe someone who chooses not to work for a living.

  5. American Federation of Teachers - Wikipedia

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    The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the second largest teacher's labor union in America (the largest being the National Education Association). The union was founded in Chicago . John Dewey and Margaret Haley were founders.

  6. Parent–teacher association - Wikipedia

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    A parent teacher organization (PTO) is a formal organization that consists of parents, teachers, and school staff. The organization's goals may vary from organization to organization but the core goals include parent volunteerism, teacher and student encouragement, community involvement, and student and family welfare.

  7. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - Wikipedia

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    Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole supported increasing the minimum wage to $4.25 per hour along with allowing a minimum wage of $3.35 an hour for new employees' first ninety days of employment for an employer. [48] Secretary Dole said that President George H. W. Bush would veto any bill increasing the minimum wage to more than $4.25 per hour. [49]

  8. Form (education) - Wikipedia

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    The letter used to differentiate different forms in the same year could be as simple as A,B,C, which might or might not relate to ability streams. A common practice is the year number followed by the initials of the teacher who takes the form class (e.g., a Year 7 form whose teacher is John

  9. PTO - Wikipedia

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    Parent teacher organization, organization that consists of parents, teachers and school staff; Peace Train Organisation, a campaign group set up in response to the repeated bombing of the Dublin to Belfast railway line; Professional Triathletes Organisation, an organisation that representing non-drafting professional triathletes