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A loophole in the EPA’s new sterilizer rule leaves warehouse workers vulnerable
"They’re going to declare victory on this one and move on." Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/ethylene-oxide-warehouse-workers-epa-sterilizer-rule-osha/...
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Equity Labor news
The IRA will help ‘energy communities.’ But what does that mean?
Biden’s green transition could overlook towns heavily reliant upon fossil fuels for industries like steelmaking and fertilizer production. Quelle: https://grist.org/equity/the-ira-will-help-energy-communities-but-what-does-that-mean/...
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Agriculture Extreme Heat Health Labor news Regulation
As summers grow ever hotter, OSHA appears ready to protect workers
Many in the construction and agriculture industries are opposed, but new research shows it would help them, too. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-heat/osha-federal-heat-standard-workers/...
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Labor news
In 2023, organized labor became core to the climate movement
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together. Quelle: https://grist.org/labor/in-2023-organized-labor-became-core-to-the-climate-movement/...
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The UAW ratifies a contract — and labor’s road ahead in the EV transition
The historic contract solidifies workers' role in the clean energy transition, and it already has other automakers raising wages. Quelle:…
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A celebrated startup promised Kentuckians green jobs. It gave them a ‘grueling hell on earth.’
The inside story of how AppHarvest's indoor farming scheme imploded — and took its blue-collar workforce down with it. Quelle:…
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Agriculture Climate Extreme Heat Health Labor news
How Florida farmworkers are protecting themselves from extreme heat
Protecting the people who pick your food is as easy as giving them shade and water. Quelle: https://grist.org/agriculture/how-florida-farm-workers-are-protecting-themselves-from-extreme-heat/...
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Labor news Transportation
GM agreed to unionize its EV operations. Will others do the same?
With United Auto Workers still on strike, the concession could lead to better pay and benefits across the auto industry.…
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