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Plant where workers died reported recent violations
2014-11-17 00:48:09| Waste Management - Topix.net
Plant where workers died reported recent violations Plant where workers died reported recent violations Check out this story on KHOU.com: http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/11/16/plant-where-workers-died-reported-recent-violations/19142453/ State records show that in the last five years, the plant has been cited at least two-dozen of times by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for violating state law A Texas Tribune review of state records shows that the DuPont plant in La Porte has a record of safety violations. A plant where four workers died early Saturday after a chemical leak has a record of safety violations that dates back several years, a Texas Tribune review of state records shows.
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DuPont workers killed in La Porte chemical leak
2014-11-16 03:06:48| Chemicals - Topix.net
DuPont has confirmed that four workers died in a chemical leak at its plant in LaPorte, Texas, on Nov. 15. DuPont has confirmed that four workers died in a chemical leak at its La Porte plant on Nov. 15. A fifth employee is being held for observation at a hospital, according to the Delaware-based company . The community outside the plant was not in danger.
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Whole Foods Workers Threaten Action Against The Store If They Aren't Granted Higher Wages
2014-11-14 17:10:53| Grocery - Topix.net
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood are demanding higher wages and the right to collective bargaining without being reprimanded by management. Specific demands include a $5 wage increase, better working conditions, a comprehensive health plan with affordable premiums and deductibles, and no retaliation for forming a union.
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Teamsters: NetJets Threatens To Fire Middle Class Workers On Behalf Of The Global Super-Rich
2014-11-12 20:45:30| Airlines - Topix.net
The "NetJets' threat to terminate middle class workers is just the latest example of this out-of-control, multi-national corporation trying to coerce and intimidate its workforce into subsidizing the global super-rich," said , President of Teamsters Local 284. "The employees we represent will not give up one penny so a Wall Street banker or CEO can take a cheaper vacation on a private Gulfstream jet."
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Ebola workers ask Congress for help
2014-11-12 17:32:53| Biotech - Topix.net
In this Oct. 16, 2014 file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Health workers on the front-line of the Ebola crisis say the need for urgent help isn't letting up, as Congress begins considering the $6.2 billion emergency aid request.
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