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Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco
19 Apr 2024 12:42 GMT
… an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were workers inside. … farmers earlier this year.
Agricultural workers all over Spain took to … them.
Read more: Farmer strikes enter third week in Spain … daily El Pais.
The workers inside the warehouse were …
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Bacup aid worker who is clearing landmines in Ukraine
19 Apr 2024 08:36 GMT
… 156,000 sq km of agricultural land has been rendered too … grain prices because Ukraine’s agricultural land is strewn with landmines … or friends – either through air strikes or on the front line … wife is an ex-aid worker as well, the reaction of …
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Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote
18 Apr 2024 23:53 GMT
Another rail strike could be drawing near.
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic …
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Health district says it’s ready to act if bird flu strikes
18 Apr 2024 09:07 GMT
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Avian influenza outbreaks among poultry flocks in Michigan and Texas are in the news. Closer to home, the most recent bird flu outbreak in Nevada occurred in 2022 in Nye County. The Southern Nevada Health District says it stands ready to act …
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CNH Industrial laying off more than 200 workers in Racine, moving jobs to Mexico
17 Apr 2024 19:12 GMT
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“Agricultural machinery has been made in Racine by your workers for … following a months-long strike. The strike began in 2022 and … retribution” following the UAW strike. She also raised concerns … CNH Industrial UAW members on strike in Racine. Photo courtesy …
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CNH cuts Mount Pleasant workforce by one third following strike
17 Apr 2024 12:30 GMT
… further reduce the number of employees to between 150 and … to me.”
CNH Industrial manufactures agriculture equipment.
In a February … 600 CNH Industrial workers have been on strike for 7 months … voting under threat.”
Glowacki said employees went back to a …
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NY Focus: Clean Energy Transmission Battle Pits Speed Against Worker, Farm Protections
16 Apr 2024 18:54 GMT
… new requirements aimed at protecting agriculture, including a new “farmland … union-level wages and enter “labor peace agreements” with unions, … union must agree not to strike or otherwise disrupt operations. ( … ways you can get a job done: good, fast, or …
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Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Explore the National Agricultural Library
16 Apr 2024 18:19 GMT
… the United States Department of Agriculture into existence. From there … how to eat when diabetes strikes during pregnancy. Or how … agency’s job? To find solutions to agricultural problems that affect … your side.
The National Agricultural Library even offers a …
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Florida Follows Texas in Prohibiting Local Regulations Safeguarding Outdoor Workers From Heat-related Risks
16 Apr 2024 14:27 GMT
… importance of balancing job opportunities for Floridians … agriculture, the legislation aims to strike a chord between economic growth and worker … shared responsibility of employers and employees in preventing … government interventions in labor laws. However, …
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Bengal: Potato Farmers in Debt Soup While Middlemen Strike it Rich
16 Apr 2024 09:04 GMT
In Raibaghini village in Kotulpur Block in Bankura district of West Bengal, Abhijit Chandra, a marginal farmer, is seated beside sacks brimming with potatoes, waiting under the scorching sun for the arrival of the middleman. Not far away, another farmer, …