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Candidate endorsements are official

Here are the Kentucky State AFL-CIO-endorsed candidates for the Nov. 6 election. 

CONGRESS (Numbers indicate district)

Incumbent is in boldface. 

1 Paul Walker, D

2 Hank Linderman, D

3 John Yarmuth, D

4 Seth Hall, D

5 Kenneth Stepp, D

6 Amy McGrath, D

KENTUCKY SENATE (Numbers indicate district)

Incumbents are in boldface.

Julie Tennyson D 2

Dorsey Ridley D 4

C.B. Embry R 6

From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Senate GOP leader: Don't expect us to save pensions if ruling stands

By MORGAN WATKINS

If a court ruling that struck down Kentucky's controversial pension law is upheld, Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer said Thursday he has no interest in passing new reforms — and he doubts other state lawmakers do, either.

From The Louisville Courier-Journal: UPS, Teamsters negotiators agree to higher wages, potential Sunday delivery

By NATHAN BOMEY

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UPS reached a tentative five-year contract with the Teamsters union that includes pay increases and could pave the way for Sunday delivery.

The Teamsters confirmed negotiators reached an agreement that would raise the minimum wage for part-time workers from $10 to $13 beginning Aug. 1 and to $15.50 by Aug. 1, 2022.

Trump's team of toadies

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360  

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote a book about the first Republican president and his cabinet that's titled Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. 

She ought to write a sequel about the current GOP president, his cabinet and the party bigwigs and call it Team of Toadies: A Study in Sycophancy.

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