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The Woman Who's Making a Difference for Pregnant Workers
2014-11-26 04:36:28| Trucking - Topix.net
When Peggy Young became pregnant in 2006 , she needed her job's health benefits at UPS the most. But instead of being given a new light-duty job or offered the chance to continue her regular job so long as she didn't lift anything heavier than 20 pounds, Young was forced out of work.
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The Woman Who's Making a Difference for Pregnant Workers
2014-11-26 03:56:09| Air Courier - Topix.net
When Peggy Young became pregnant in 2006 , she needed her job's health benefits at UPS the most. But instead of being given a new light-duty job or offered the chance to continue her regular job so long as she didn't lift anything heavier than 20 pounds, Young was forced out of work.
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Central Valley grocery workers OK deal with Save Mart
2014-11-25 01:55:56| Grocery - Topix.net
However, unions representing Save Mart employees in the Bay Area still haven't concluded a deal with the Modesto-based supermarket chain. Local 8 of the United Food and Commercial Workers in Roseville announced that its members approved the contract, which covers some 5,500 Save Mart employees .
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Young and workers at risk of poverty
2014-11-24 12:58:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The elderly and the unemployed used to be most at risk of poverty, but a new report claims it is now the young and those in work who are most vulnerable.
Four workers die from chemical leak at Texas DuPont plant with history of repeat violations
2014-11-24 01:03:30| Chemicals - Topix.net
Four people, including two brothers, recently died when a chemical leak at the Texas DuPont Chemical Refinery where they worked led to their inhalation of methyl mercaptan. The chemical, which is used to make insecticide for crops, is noted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as something which can "cause death by respiratory paralysis" since it "is an eye and respiratory tract irritant."
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