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Federal mine safety inspectors conducted a surprise inspection on 8 August 2012 at D & C Mining Corp. in Harlan County, Ky. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) officials took control of the mine’s communication systems to prevent advance warning of the inspection. Inspectors issued five unwarrantable failure orders, one withdrawal order and 10 citations, […]
Continue reading …By SANDRA GORDON– In an ideal world, you’ve got a satisfying career with plenty of time and energy to play with your baby, help with homework, relax with your spouse, get to the gym and catch up with your friends. “Working moms handle work and childcare, life trips to the doctor.” src=”https://www.wideworldofwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/medical_07_22-300×200.jpg” alt=”Working moms handle […]
Continue reading …About 2,000 Chinese employees of Foxconn Technology Group, which makes the Apple iPhone, reportedly rioted into the early hours of Monday, 24 September 2012, forcing the plant where they work to shut down. As many as 5,000 heavily armed police may have been involved in stopping the disturbance at the factory in the northern Chinese city of […]
Continue reading …By Karen Stewartson, Government Technology— Not only is Massoud Amin a scholar and educator, he’s also considered the “father of the smart grid.” This Q&A from Government Technology with University of Minnesota professor Massoud Amin discusses the kinds of jobs and skills that will be created by smart grid technology and what it will take […]
Continue reading …A new report from a watchdog group in China suggests that working conditions at Foxconn, the company that makes Apple’s iPhone,have not improved. Reports of abuse, dangerous working conditions, forced unpaid labor and worker suicides have drawn attention to Foxconn In Sept. 2012, researchers from Hong Kong-based organization Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) […]
Continue reading …Air Canada announced 20 September 2012 that it is hiring more than 900 employees during the next 12 months. The hiring wave comes as Air Canada upgrades customer service call centers, prepares to start a low-cost airline and gets ready for the intense Canadian winter. In addition, 200 new jobs will be created for flight […]
Continue reading …Workers at a Navy aircraft maintenance facility in Coronado, Calif., were allegedly exposed extremely toxic substances including lead, cadmium and beryllium, OSHA workplace safety inspectors found. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued notices to the Navy regarding violations of workplace health and safety standards at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest facility in […]
Continue reading …By JULIE APPLEBY and MARILYN WERBER SERAFINI, KHN Staff Writers– Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says his proposal to overhaul Medicare would use market competition to tame costs in the government health program relied on by almost 50 million people. As models, he often cites the health program for federal employees – including members of Congress — and […]
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