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PNW port worker union ratifies pact with CHS/Cargill's TEMCO
2013-02-27 23:11:41| Agriculture - Topix.net
TEMCO, a joint venture of U.S. agribusinesses Cargill and CHS Inc, and a dock workers union at export terminals in the Pacific Northwest said on Wednesday they have agreed to a five-year union contract to be signed and implemented on March 9. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union voted to ratify the deal, which covers three of ... (more)
Worker dies in sugar hopper at Bucks County plant
2013-02-26 06:11:12| Sugar Industry News
FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. A worker at a sugar plant apparently suffocated and died today after he fell into a large hopper and became stuck as sugar rained down on him, fire officials said.
Bucks County Worker Falls Into Sugar Vat, Dies
2013-02-26 06:11:12| Sugar Industry News
A man died today after falling into a vat at a sugar processing plant in Bucks County.
Worker Rest Breaks Double by 2050 as Climate Warms: NOAA
2013-02-24 11:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Workers in jobs without air conditioning will need rest breaks twice as often by 2050 to avoid heat stress amid a warming climate, according to a study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Losses in labor capacity, or the ability to work safely in warm conditions, will double by mid-century assuming global temperatures rise by 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the study to be published today online in Nature Climate Change. Temperatures have risen 0.7...
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Walmart pressing felony theft charges against worker for eating Oreos
2013-02-22 00:22:15| Footwear - Topix.net
Walmart is pressing felony charges against a 63-year-old maintenance worker who ate Oreos and other snacks on the job without paying for them-because she was hungry and couldn't afford them on the $11.40 an hour she was earning after working at various Walmart stores for eight years.
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