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Granholm unveils new training program for battery plant jobs at Lansing stop: The Battery Workforce Initiative is aimed at connecting new groups to good-paying ...
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Granholm unveils new training program for battery plant jobs at Lansing ...
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Baltimore bridge collapse calls attention to growing Latino labor force and risks they face
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Baltimore bridge collapse calls attention to
growing Latino labor force ...
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What we know about the Dali, the cargo vessel that crashed into Baltimore’s Key Bridge
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What we know about the Dali, the cargo vessel that crashed into ...
Quick Glance: Tragedy in Baltimore: Fatal Bridge Collapse and Intensive Investigations
  • A cargo ship that lost control and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore had previously undergone engine maintenance in the port, according to the US Coast Guard. Divers retrieved the bodies of two of the six workers who fell into the water, while the search for the others was deemed unsuccessful.

  • Investigators commenced gathering evidence from the cargo ship involved in striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The victims were from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, with authorities suspecting that the other vehicles with victims were trapped.
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Why Biden’s Pro-worker Stance Isn’t Working: The most pro-labor president in history could hardly do more for unions, but their members aren’t feeling it.
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Why Biden’s Pro-worker Stance Isn’t Working
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Customer Service Company Arise to Pay $2 Million to Workers to Settle Lawsuit: The D.C. attorney general settled with Arise Virtual Solutions for misclassifying ...
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Customer Service Company Arise to Pay $2 Million to Workers to Settle ...
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White House adviser discusses Biden's plans to counter spiking cost of housing
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White House adviser discusses Biden's plans to counter spiking cost ...
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Alabama Mercedes-Benz Workers Accuse Company of Union-Busting in NLRB Complaint: "It's just plain retaliation from Mercedes, but I'm not going to be ...
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Alabama Mercedes-Benz Workers Accuse Company of Union-Busting in NLRB ...
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Ricardo Lopez was long reluctant to raise the prices at his Mission District restaurant La Vaca Birria, where he serves succulent beef braised in a red broth ... Show more
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Dead Workers, Severed Limbs Missing from Railroad Safety Data: Thanks to government loopholes, rail companies haven’t been scrutinized by the Federal Railroad ...
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Dead Workers, Severed Limbs Missing from Railroad Safety Data
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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead: Barnett, a quality manager who retired in 2017 after several decades with Boeing, had raised quality-control and ...
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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead
Quick Glance: Boeing Whistleblower’s Legal Battle Could Continue Posthumously, Lawyer Asserts
  • A whistleblower and former Boeing inspector who passed away before his case concluded could have his matter heard posthumously, as per a legal expert.

  • Barnett's death should not halt the claim, as his estate could step in as the complainant, stated whistleblower attorney Stephen Kohn.

  • Boeing denied retaliating against Barnett but failed to dismiss the plaintiff's case.

  • Barnett's attorneys urged local police to continue investigating despite the coroner's initial ruling.
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To build more homes, contractors say they need more immigrant workers: Eddie Martin can’t build as many homes as he’d like in Texas because his contractors don’t ...
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To build more homes, contractors say they need more immigrant workers
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NEW: Consumer prices rose 3.2% in February compared to a year ago, increasing slightly from the previous month, a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ... Show more
Quick Glance: Inflation Decline and Consumer Impact
  • Inflation in Germany continues to decline, primarily due to cheaper energy prices. Experts predict a further decrease in the year ahead, but with potential challenges. Higher inflation rates diminish consumer purchasing power.

  • In February, energy and fuels decreased in price, while food prices increased. Services also became more expensive. Consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month.

  • The German government forecasts rising consumer prices and wage increases above the inflation rate. The expectation is that employees will spend the money and boost private consumption. However, the Bundesbank President warns against premature interest rate cuts.

  • Despite the decline in inflation, the Bundesbank cautions against premature interest rate cuts. The European Central Bank aims for price stability in the medium term. Higher interest rates can curb demand but also burden the economy.
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New Wage Data Shows When Workers Organize and Fight 'It Pays Off—Literally': Union contracts negotiated in 2023 earned workers wage increases they haven't ...
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New Wage Data Shows When Workers Organize and Fight 'It Pays ...
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Hazel Dell man identified as worker killed in Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill accident
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Hazel Dell man identified as worker killed in Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill ...
Quick Glance: Worker from Hazel Dell Dies in Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill Accident
  • 32-year-old Dakota Austin Cline from Hazel Dell died from blunt trauma to his head, neck, and torso.

  • The accident occurred in the unitizing and converting department, which is temporarily shut down.

  • Georgia-Pacific manufactures and distributes tissue, pulp, paper packaging, and building products.

  • The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has also initiated an investigation.
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Advocates worry that Parker’s labor budget will hamper investigations into workplace violations
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Advocates worry that Parker’s labor budget will hamper investigations into ...
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Workers Lost Millions to California's Worst Known Wage Thief. And He's Still in Business | KQED
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Workers Lost Millions to California's Worst Known Wage Thief ...
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Why New York Workers Desperately Need the Empire Workplace Protection Act: In a country where profits are consistently prioritized over people ...
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Why New York Workers Desperately Need the Empire Workplace Protection Act
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Undocumented immigrants helping job market, avoiding recession: experts: An influx of undocumented immigrants has allowed employment growth to remain strong ...
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Undocumented immigrants helping job market, avoiding recession: experts
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New Labor rule will harm freelance work under the guise of helping workers: The complexity and ambiguity of the new rule may lead to inconsistent worker status ...
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New Labor rule will harm freelance work under the guise of helping workers
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Mayor Cherelle Parker appoints city’s first-ever director of Latino engagement and announces other top hires
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Mayor Cherelle Parker appoints city’s first-ever director of Latino ...
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US Urges UnitedHealth (UNH) to Issue Payments to Providers After Hack: The Biden Administration is asking UnitedHealth Group Inc. to expedite payments to health ...
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US Urges UnitedHealth (UNH) to Issue Payments to Providers After Hack
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10 states with the highest resignation rates: Although the overall resignation rate has slowed since the pandemic, these 10 states have higher rates than others.
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10 states with the highest resignation rates
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Hiltzik: McDonald's gets a win over its workers: The National Labor Relations Board based its joint-employer rule on the reality of today's workforces ...
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Hiltzik: McDonald's gets a win over its workers
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There are more women in the global workforce now than before COVID: Pandemic-era changes have helped more women come off the sidelines.
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There are more women in the global workforce now than before COVID
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Watch a Happy Little Robot Off-Road Inside a Grain Bin to Help Farmers: It's so satisfying to watch it work.
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Watch a Happy Little Robot Off-Road Inside a Grain Bin to Help Farmers
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The Trapped Economy: Americans can't buy a home, car, or find a new job: High mortgage rates, expensive auto loans, and a static labor market make it hard for ...
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The Trapped Economy: Americans can't buy a home, car, or find a new job
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When Lightning Strikes: Meet Black Women At The Forefront Of Today’s Labor Movement 
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When Lightning Strikes: Meet Black Women At The Forefront Of Today’s Labor ...
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Biden admin's gig worker rule facing growing pushback: The Biden administration's new Department of Labor rule re-classifying millions of independent contractors ...
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Biden admin's gig worker rule facing growing pushback
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Laid-Off Woman Goes to Extreme Lengths to Find Job, Shocked by the Response: Is making a viral video the length that young people must go to for a job offer in ...
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Laid-Off Woman Goes to Extreme Lengths to Find Job, Shocked by the ...
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Why employment is only half the battle for America’s veterans : The veteran unemployment rate is below that of non-veterans, but obtaining a job is only half the ...
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Why employment is only half the battle for America’s veterans 
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America's aging population creates profound health care labor pressure: The health sector is expected to be uniquely impacted by demographic change.
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America's aging population creates profound health care labor pressure
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Florida passes ‘cruel’ bill curbing water and shade protections for workers: Industry pressure has led state to prevent any city, county or municipality from ...
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Florida passes ‘cruel’ bill curbing water and shade protections for ...
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Map Shows Where Most People Are Losing Their Jobs: California has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, according to data from the U.S ...
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Map Shows Where Most People Are Losing Their Jobs
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California $20 fast-food wage will drive up pay in other industries: Restaurants and stores compete for labor. If McDonald's and Chipotle pay more ...
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California $20 fast-food wage will drive up pay in other industries
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When Lightning Strikes: Meet Black Women At The Forefront Of Today’s Labor Movement 
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When Lightning Strikes: Meet Black Women At The Forefront Of Today’s Labor ...
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Layoffs, recession loom as debt-laden companies struggle with high rates: Unemployment could rise to around 5% by the end of 2024, economist David Rosenberg said ...
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Layoffs, recession loom as debt-laden companies struggle with high rates
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N.J. branch of central Pa. food company cited for unsafe conditions: OSHA is proposing $463,224 in penalties.
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N.J. branch of central Pa. food company cited for unsafe conditions
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Where is the nation's lowest job growth? Look no further than rural California: Amid a population slowdown and a housing crisis, the state saw sluggish job ...
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Where is the nation's lowest job growth? Look no further than rural ...
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60% of people who work multiple hourly jobs are women: 'They will do what they have to do’
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60% of people who work multiple hourly jobs are women: 'They will do what ...
Quick Glance: Biden to Sign Decree Advancing Women's Health Research
  • President Joe Biden is expected to sign a decree aimed at advancing women's health research by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research.

  • The decree aims to address inequalities in medical research between women and men, particularly for illnesses more common in women.

  • The decree not only seeks to improve health research but also has political implications, as women are crucial to Biden's reelection efforts.

  • The National Institutes of Health are also launching a new initiative around menopause and the treatment of symptoms to identify and close research gaps.
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Domino's operator fined $344,000 for 715 violations of the Child Labor Act: The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry on Monday announced it has fined ...
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Domino's operator fined $344,000 for 715 violations of the Child Labor Act
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Amazon reports ‘measurable progress’ on worker safety; critics object: Amazon’s safety data shows a decline in its warehouse injury rate in 2023 ...
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Amazon reports ‘measurable progress’ on worker safety; critics object
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Komodo dragon attacks Akron Zoo employee: The employee was bitten multiple times by the animal March 3 in the Zoo’s Komodo Kingdom employee service area.
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Komodo dragon attacks Akron Zoo employee
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In late 2021, an electrical supervisor in Pittsburg, Calif., was killed after opening a breaker panel without wearing the proper safety equipment ... Show more
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Long-awaited California safeguards against hot workplaces delayed again: On Thursday, an expected vote on rules that would protect workers from excessive heat ...
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Long-awaited California safeguards against hot workplaces delayed again
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10 states with the highest resignation rates: Although the overall resignation rate has slowed since the pandemic, these 10 states have higher rates than others.
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10 states with the highest resignation rates
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Landmark heat rules for California workers left in doubt: Cal/OSHA has voted to adopt new heat illness prevention standards for indoor workers ...
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Landmark heat rules for California workers left in doubt
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Your Employer Might Owe You Money — Here's How to Find Out: The Department of Labor just sent a reminder on social media about "Workers Owed Wages ...
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Your Employer Might Owe You Money — Here's How to Find Out
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Eight Baskin-Robbins stores in Utah fined almost $50K for violating federal child labor law
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Eight Baskin-Robbins stores in Utah fined almost $50K for violating ...
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Does your company owe you back wages? A government agency just sent out a reminder on social media about an online resource you can use to see if an employer ... Show more
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Richmond firm faces $258K in fines after worker died in trench: Hurtado Construction faces $257,811 in penalties after OSHA found the company disregarded ...
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Richmond firm faces $258K in fines after worker died in trench
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OSHA Cites Texas Contractor After Trench Collapse Kills 18-Year-Old Employee: Hurtado Construction Co. has a history of past OSHA citations and officials said ...
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OSHA Cites Texas Contractor After Trench Collapse Kills 18-Year-Old ...
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Rotschy fined again in teen’s injury that resulted in double amputation: Labor officials issued an additional $51,800 in fines against a Vancouver construction ...
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Rotschy fined again in teen’s injury that resulted in double amputation
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The impact of a cyber attack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth, is still being felt three weeks later. Billions of dollars in payments have ... Show more
Quick Glance: HHS investigation into UnitedHealth’s cybersecurity post-hack fallout
  • A probe by the Biden administration targets UnitedHealth Group following a cyberattack on a subsidiary that disrupted health payments and potentially exposed data of millions of patients.

  • HHS stated that the investigation aims to assess the extent of the incident and monitor UnitedHealth and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

  • Past federal examinations have led to penalties for healthcare entities over data breaches. Leaders in the industry highlight the attack on Change Healthcare as one of the most severe incidents in the US healthcare system's history.

  • Despite UnitedHealth's reassurances, lawmakers and healthcare groups assert that efforts are insufficient, pushing for stricter accountability and action.
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At least 355 Texans died last year of heat-related illnesses as higher temperatures arrived earlier and stay longer. In Bexar County ...
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Pennsylvania Expands Work Zone Safety Camera Program: Pennsylvania has launched a new work zone speed safety camera program, expanding on a successful pilot ...
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Pennsylvania Expands Work Zone Safety Camera Program
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Gavin Newsom makes statement on Cal-OSHA staffing problem. Advocates say it’s not enough
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Gavin Newsom makes statement on Cal-OSHA staffing problem ...
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Labor Department found KCK grocery store underpaid workers. It owes $340K in wages, fines
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Labor Department found KCK grocery store underpaid workers ...
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Airfares Have Taken Off. Why They Might Not Drop Soon.: Higher operating costs mean airlines have to either accept lower margins or raise ticket prices.
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Airfares Have Taken Off. Why They Might Not Drop Soon.
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DOLE, business groups warn of wage hike's impact on economic growth: DOLE, business groups warn of wage hike's impact on economic growth
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DOLE, business groups warn of wage hike's impact on economic growth
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Atlanta manufacturer fined for employees’ cancer-chemical exposure: Federal authorities have fined an Atlanta manufacturer $239,439 for a series of health and ...
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Atlanta manufacturer fined for employees’ cancer-chemical exposure
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Tom Perez, a high-ranking advisor to President Joe Biden, faced a confrontation at a supermarket due to the administration's backing of the continued Israeli ... Show more
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NC farm cited for OSHA violations, ordered to pay fine after worker’s 2023 death: Nash County, Spring Hope farm, Barnes Farming violated OSHA rules when worker ...
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NC farm cited for OSHA violations, ordered to pay fine after worker’s 2023 ...
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This ratio shows how workers still have the upper hand: Yes, there have been high-profile layoff announcements this year. But overall, the labor market is pretty ...
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This ratio shows how workers still have the upper hand
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Worker death in Louisiana confined space showcases dangerous trend: Early this year, Elmer Perez began his Monday shift at 9 a.m., welding inside a ship at ...
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Worker death in Louisiana confined space showcases dangerous trend
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Florida Senate passes bill banning local heat protections for workers: The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from ...
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Florida Senate passes bill banning local heat protections for workers
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There are more women in the global workforce now than before COVID: Pandemic-era changes have helped more women come off the sidelines.
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There are more women in the global workforce now than before COVID
Quick Glance: International Women's Day: History and Significance
  • International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March for over a century.

  • Originated from demands for better working conditions and voting rights in the labor movement.

  • Clara Zetkin and the UN played key roles in global recognition of the day.

  • Global celebrations and themes, emphasizing inclusion and gender equality importance.