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The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has refused a request from the families and fellow miners devastated by the loss of six men in Utah this month to have the Mine Workers' union represent them during the investigation.

The oft-quoted number was 45 million, then 46 million and now the number of uninsured Americans has risen to 47 million, according to the Commerce Department's Census Bureau.

Medications that arrive on time can save a life, and the drivers and dispatchers employed by IBA Molecular are proud of what they do, delivering pharmaceuticals to hospitals.

With support from an overwhelming majority of the employees, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA filed for a representation election at Compass Airlines, a new regional airline owned by Northwest Airlines.

Angered that Verizon Business has been hiring entry-level technicians at higher rates than are being paid to more senior and higher-ranking workers, and the increased the use of outside contractors in New England, 63 Verizon Business techs urged the company's top executives to halt the practices and make good on their promises to begin addressing the workers' concerns.