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Pushing back on veto, farmworker advocates say Mills’ proposal scaled back labor rights
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoSupporters of a bill vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills that would have established a minimum wage for...
This Cleaning Firm Was Just Fined 650,000 Dollars Over Its Youngest Alleged Workers
newser· 8 hours agoThe Labor Department alleged that Fayette used 15 underage workers at a Perdue Farms plant in...
Cleaning Company Fined Nearly $650,000 After Hiring Kids To Clean Slaughterhouses
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe children's responsibilities included cleaning kill equipment — head splitters, jaw pullers,...
Sanitation Company Fined $649,000 for Hiring Children in Slaughterhouses
New York Times· 58 minutes agoFayette Janitorial Service was also ordered to change practices that the Labor Department said had...
Dairy farmer speaks on impact of migrant workers
WJFW Rhinelander· 1 hour agoOne place where both sides of this debate agree is that the path to citizenship needs to improve. “Very many, if not the majority of the labor in...
No shade, no water, no breaks: DeSantis' new law threatens Florida outdoor worker health
Naples Daily News· 15 hours agoOutdoor workers are livid after DeSantis signed a bill banning Florida municipalities from requiring...
Company to pay almost $650,000 for child labor violations in Iowa, Virginia meat plants
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe company also must hire a third party to review and implement company policies to prevent the...
House pushes ahead on farm bill
Politico· 1 day agoFarms are often in remote, rural areas, far from health care services and other resources. Labor experts said dairy farmworkers have few federal workplace safety regulations ...
Farm animal sanctuary near Colorado Springs provides home for abandoned, abused livestock
Colorado Springs Gazette· 2 days agoIt was after midnight on a cold, dark December morning when Carrie Thornburgh found herself with a...
Slaughterhouse cleaning company fined $649,000 for child workers
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 4 hours agoA janitorial company has been fined $649,000 after an investigation found it hired minors for...
