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Fired Whole Foods worker sues
2016-01-22 18:45:31| Grocery - Topix.net
When the Whole Foods in Jamaica Plain installed a burrito bar and an expanded pizza station last fall, a group of employees signed a petition asking for a $1-an-hour raise to compensate them for the additional work. This action, and the internal investigation that followed, led to the termination of an employee, who is now suing the grocery chain for retaliation and breach of contract.
Why worker engagement is key to China competitiveness
2016-01-21 14:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Could corporate social responsibility (CSR) be the secret weapon to countering some of the challenges currently facing apparel and textile producers in China? New initiatives and in-factory research suggests that not only is an engaged workforce likely to be more motivated and easier to retain, but it is more productive too - with benefits ultimately being seen on a company's bottom line.
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Worker flown to hospital after furnace explodes at AK Steel
2016-01-21 00:46:33| Steel - Topix.net
One person was taken to a hospital Wednesday just before 2 p.m. after a furnace exploded at AK Steel in Butler Township, Channel 11's Amy Marcinkiewicz has learned. Marcinkiewicz reported that the impact blew part of the roof off of the building where the explosion happened, injuring the worker.
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Wife of worker killed in explosion, Omega Protein reach settlement in wrongful death suit
2016-01-20 01:44:28| Food - Topix.net
The wife of a Jackson County man who was killed while working at Omega Protein's Moss Point plant in 2014 has reached an unknown settlement with the company. According to court documents, the settlement was filed on Thursday, Jan. 14. Katlyn Taylor said her husband, Jerry Lee Taylor II, was launched 100 feet away when the tank he was doing hot work on exploded on July 28, 2014.
Cambodia crash prompts calls for safe worker transport
2016-01-15 13:23:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A global union is calling for safe transport for garment workers across the world after five people were killed and at least 68 more injured when two trucks collided in Cambodia's Kompong Spue province this week.
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