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Capital Bikeshare, operated by Alta Bicycle Share Inc., is a popular bicycle-share program that was piloted as a green alternative to driving. In Washington, D.C., Capital Bikeshare has been so popular that Alta has landed similar contracts in cities all over America. But while Alta claims to be progressive, its employees say the company is refusing to pay them the prevailing wages and benefits that are required by federal law. Sign the petition demanding that Alta and Capital Bikeshare pay workers the back pay and benefits they are owed.
A military judge may decide Tuesday whether the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and injuring more than 30 others in a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 should have more time to prepare before representing himself in the military trial.Major Nidal Hasan, 42, has been allowed to represent himself at his court martial, which has been sidetracked by questions involving the man...
The U.S. is to give more than $300 million in additional “life-saving humanitarian assistance” to Syrians caught up in the country’s civil war, Barack Obama has announced, taking the total amount given since the conflict began to nearly $815 million.The extra money will be used to pay for food, medical care, clean water, shelter and other relief supplies for people in Syria and some of the 1.6 mil...
The U.S. is to give more than $300 million in additional “life-saving humanitarian assistance” to Syrians caught up in the country’s civil war, Barack Obama has announced, taking the total amount given since the conflict began to nearly $815 million.The extra money will be used to pay for food, medical care, clean water, shelter and other relief supplies for people in Syria and some of the 1.6 mil...
