Economy May 02 1,000 agriculture manufacturing workers strike in Iowa, Wisconsin More than 1,000 workers at CNH Industrial plants in Wisconsin and Iowa have walked out on strike in search of a better deal with the company that makes agriculture and construction equipment.
Nation Apr 06 As avian flu spreads, North American zoos take precautions to protect birds Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza.
Economy Nov 18 John Deere workers approve new contract offer, will end strike Deere workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10 percent raises immediately and end a monthlong strike for more than 10,000 employees.
Health Oct 27 At least 59,000 U.S. meat workers caught COVID-19 in 2020, 269 died A U.S. House report says at least 59,000 meatpacking workers became ill with COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year.
Health Oct 19 USDA rethinks approach to controlling salmonella in poultry The USDA says the industry has succeeded in reducing the level of salmonella contamination found in poultry plants in recent years, but that hasn’t translated into a significant reduction in the 1.35 million salmonella illnesses reported each year.
Nation Oct 05 Workers at all of Kellogg’s U.S. cereal plants go on strike The strike includes plants in Omaha, Nebraska; Battle Creek, Michigan; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee.
Economy Sep 07 Meat, farm workers to get $600 grants in new $700 million aid plan The grants announced Tuesday are intended to defray some of the costs workers bore as many of them bought their own protective equipment or took unpaid leave as the virus tore through their industries even as they were required to…
Nation Jul 24 States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.
Health Jul 16 ‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’ burdens busy U.S. hospitals With the highly contagious delta variant spreading rapidly across the country, cases in the U.S. are up about 70% over the last week, hospital admissions are up about 36% and deaths rose by 26%, according to the Centers for Disease…
Health Jul 13 U.S. COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks New COVID-19 cases per day in the U.S. have doubled over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.