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Contractor to Pay $171K for Child Labor at Iowa Pork Plant
The company is the second found to employ children at the Sioux City facility.
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Labor
Ben & Jerry’s Workers Ratify First Union Contract
Union leaders said workers negotiated for significant wage increases and health care improvements.
November 26, 2024
Labor
Small Business Owners Breathe Easier Over Labor Costs After Decision to Strike Down Overtime Rule
The blocked rule would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S.
November 26, 2024
Labor
Investigation Verifies Organic Coconut Producer's Products Are 'Monkey Labor Free'
The investigation was conducted following a 2022 PETA exposé.
November 22, 2024
Labor
Smithfield to Pay $2M to Resolve Child Labor Allegations
A Smithfield subsidiary employed at least 11 children at its plant in St. James.
November 15, 2024
Labor
California Voters Weigh Measures on Shoplifting, Forced Labor, Minimum Wage
Prop 32, if approved, would establish the country’s highest statewide minimum wage.
November 5, 2024
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Will Artificial Intelligence Live Up to the Hype?
November 4, 2024
Minnesota Farm Town Reshaped by Migrants Wrestles with Change
November 4, 2024
Pizza Shop Owner Sentenced to More than 8 Years in Prison for Threatening Workers
October 29, 2024
Autonomous Tech Is Coming to Farming
October 28, 2024
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November 19, 2024
Labor
How a Broke Argentine Province Is Countering Milei's Deep Austerity Cuts
The province's left-wing populist governor invented a new emergency tender.
October 17, 2024
Labor
Voters in California and Nevada Consider Ban on Forced Prison Labor
The measures aim to protect incarcerated people from being forced to work under the threat of punishment.
October 15, 2024
Labor
TV News Report Leads to Federal Investigation at Tortilla Factory
The company failed to pay the minimum wage to dozens of employees.
October 11, 2024
Labor
Strawberry-Picking Robot to Speed Up Harvest, Tackle Labor Shortage
The robot can pick a strawberry in just 2.5 seconds.
October 11, 2024
Labor
Ball Subsidiary to Pay $309,000 for Hiring Discrimination
Nearly 200 applicants weren't hired because of race.
October 7, 2024
Labor
Modernizing Tech Has Added Chaos to Manufacturing Operations
Here's the way out.
October 7, 2024
Labor
Teamsters Union Announces Strike at Cargill Plant
The union says it is demanding "competitive wages that keep pace with the cost of living."
October 3, 2024
Labor
U.S. Job Openings Rise to 8 Million as Labor Market Remains Sturdy
Job openings have come down steadily since peaking at 12.2 million in March 2022.
October 2, 2024
Labor
Climate Change and Harsh Weather in France Bring Challenges to Chablis Wine Country
Much of France’s wine country faced one of the wettest years on record in 2024 so far.
October 1, 2024
Labor
Louisiana Farm Penalized for Threatening Workers, Denying Them Water
A federal investigation found that Rivet & Sons’ owner cursed at workers and fired handguns at them.
October 1, 2024
Labor
California Grower Violates Temporary Ag Worker Regulations
Humberto Castaneda Produce was assessed more than $18,000 in civil penalties.
September 19, 2024
Labor
Refugees in New Hampshire Turn to Farming for Income, Taste of Home
Many were farmers in their home countries before coming to the U.S.
September 19, 2024
Labor
Sri Lanka's Plantation Workers Live on the Margins, but Politicians Still Want Their Votes
Around 1.5 million descendants of plantation workers live in Sri Lanka today.
September 18, 2024
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Perigo Unveils Unmanned Orchard Spraying Robot
The Purigo Spraying Robot reduces energy consumption by six times the traditional standard.
September 12, 2024