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Embroiled Hog Dealer Fires Iowa Staffers Over Buying Violations
Lynch Livestock has twice been sanctioned for defrauding pork producers out of thousands of dollars.
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How Automation Is Changing Manufacturing's Job Dynamic
While automation has brought more robots and technology into supply chains, people remain the driving force.
Jul 28th, 2021
President Joe Biden finishes leaves after speaking during a visits to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, VA on Tuesday, July 27.
Can Biden's Plans Produce More Manufacturing Jobs?
Deindustrialization has been a thorny problem for decades.
Jul 28th, 2021
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A hiring sign is shown in Downers Grove, Ill., Thursday, June 24, 2021. The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits slid last week, another sign that the job market continues to recover rapidly from the coronavirus recession.
U.S. Jobless Claims Down to 400,000 as Economy Recovers
Jul 29th, 2021
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What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
Jul 28th, 2021
Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.
$15 Wage Becoming Common as Employers Struggle to Fill Jobs
Jul 27th, 2021
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Frito-Lay Strike is Over
Jul 26th, 2021
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Why Women Need Male Allies in the Workplace
And why fighting everyday sexism enriches men too.
Jul 23rd, 2021
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Simulator Helps Robots Sharpen Their Cutting Skills
The system predicts the forces acting on a knife as it cuts through materials.
Jul 22nd, 2021
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Workers Strike at Frito-Lay Plant
Employees cite unreasonable conditions, including 84-hours workweeks.
Jul 19th, 2021
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Manufacturing Recruiting Solution Taps Cherished Resources
This business not only serves as a salute to veterans past and present, but it also helps them thrive in civilian life.
Jul 15th, 2021
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Smithfield CEO Steps Down
Dennis Organ served as chief executive for the meat company for less than a year.
Jul 14th, 2021
Inappropriate worker conditions in Nea Manolada, Greece.
Satellite Tech Used to Combat Slavery in Greek Strawberry Fields
It is a combination of Earth observation data with operations management techniques.
Jul 14th, 2021
A shopper enters a retail store as a hiring sign shows in Buffalo Grove, IL on June 24.
US Adds Encouraging 850K Jobs in Continued Economic Recovery
Friday’s Labor Department report was the latest evidence that the reopening of the economy is propelling a powerful rebound from the pandemic recession.
Jul 2nd, 2021
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Inflation Concerns Should Focus on Paystubs, Not Just Commodity Prices
When wages go up, they tend to stay there, unlike the up-and-down vagaries of commodities.
Jul 1st, 2021
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US Foods to Pay $160K to Resolve Hiring Discrimination Case at IL Facility
A routine compliance inspection found the foodservice distributor discriminated against 114 female and black job applicants during 2018-2019.
Jun 29th, 2021
In this Sept. 16, 2020 photo, workers walk on their way to harvest petit verdot grapes in the vineyard of Casale del Giglio, in Latina, near Rome.
Italy Bans Farm Work During Hottest Hours Following Migrant Death
An ordinance signed Saturday forbids farm work from 12:30 pm. to 4 p.m. through August on days that are particularly torrid.
Jun 28th, 2021
In this Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, an Amazon delivery van departs an Amazon Warehouse in Dedham, Mass. The Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million delivery workers, is setting its sights on Amazon. The union is voting Thursday, June 24, 2021, on whether to make organizing Amazon workers its main priority, saying that Amazon, which is now the nation’s second-largest private employer, is exploiting its employees by paying them low wages, pushing them to work at fast speeds and offering no job security.
Teamsters Set Sights on Amazon
One union leader said organizing Amazon workers will take “shop-floor militancy,” such as strikes in warehouses and in city streets.
Jun 24th, 2021