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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) is approved by Congress. President Franklin Roosevelt proposed the WPA during the Great Depression of the 1930s when almost 25 percent of Americans were unemployed. It created low-paying federal jobs providing immediate relief, putting 8.5 million jobless to work on projects ranging from construction of bridges, highways and public buildings to arts programs like the Federal Writers’ Project.
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Hollywood Teamsters Come to Aid of LA Fire Station Without Power
Posted On: Jan 14, 2025
Jan. 14, 2025 | SOLIDARITY | Teamsters Local 399, the union that represents workers in the entertainment industry, came to the aid of a local fire station as the Los Angeles fires continued to burn through the city. Station 19 in Brentwood had been without electricity and hot water for several days, according to KCAL news. “They have been having to navigate their strategy and responding to these fires using flashlights and such, but about an hour and a half ago … Teamsters 399 showed up and made a big delivery,” KCAL’s Laurie Perez reported Sunday. Hollywood Reporter
 
 
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