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Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFarmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of...
Cal/OSHA issues reminder on heat-related workplace safety
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 3 days agoExpectations for high temperatures this week prompted Cal/OSHA to issue a notice Monday reminding employers to take state-mandated steps to protect workers from heat illness ...
Federal extreme heat protections still aren’t in place for outdoor workers as U.S. braces for early...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 days agoOnly a few states like California, Oregon, Minnesota and Washington have mandated heat safety...
Like birds before a storm, agribusiness industry is eerily quiet about bird flu
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn May 24, meat from a culled dairy cow tested positive for bird flu according to the U.S....
The Floating Traffic Jam That Freaked Us All Out
New York Times· 5 days agoBasic geography itself seemed reconfigured, as if the oceans had stretched wider, adding to the distance separating the factories of China from the...
UC workers strike blends traditional labor stoppage with pro-Palestinian fervor
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoA typical union strike has a few common, core requests: better pay, robust benefits and safe working conditions. The current academic worker strikes at UCLA, UC Davis and ...
UF, Gainesville communities bid farewell to couple known for community activism
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPayne was working as a labor organizer and successfully helped farmworkers get a union contract with...
Another Michigan dairy worker has bird flu, the third US case this year
WPTZ Burlington· 6 days agoAnother Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the third human case associated with...
5 Things to Know About Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s First Female President
Harpers BAZAAR· 3 days agoMexico witnessed a historic milestone on Sunday when Claudia Sheinbaum overwhelmingly won the...