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Man Injured While Working On Busway
The Hartford CourantA construction worker was injured Wednesday morning when he fell about 10 feet and hit his head, fire officials said. The man was working on the Hartford-New Britain busway, which is known officially as CTfastrak. The accident happened about 7 a.m. near...Tags: New Britain, Health and Safety at Work
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Seniors Idol-ized in township's Senior American Idol contest
Did you feel the ground shaking in Orland Hills May 9? If so, you were feeling the effect of Orland Township's Senior American Idol Scholarship Fundraiser, sponsored by KCM Accounting, at Georgio's Banquets in Orland Hills. The room was ablaze with...Tags: American Idol (tv program), Entertainment, Music, Music Industry, Palos Park
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Tea party tax filings show low-budget activism, with some million-dollar exceptions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operated with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities, according to...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Internal Revenue Service, Economy, Business and Finance, Washington, DC, Elections
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Worker in fatal construction site accident identified
Chicago TribuneA man working at a construction site on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston who died after he was struck by a beam that fell from six stories up this morning has been identified. The beam was knocked loose by a construction crane and struck...Tags: Evanston, Labor Legislation, Colleges and Universities, Northwestern University, Health and Safety at School
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Worker Burned In Blast At Sterling Company
The Hartford CourantA worker at a company that makes industrial explosives is being treated for burns after a blast Friday morning. The explosion stemmed from a chemical reaction at the Austin Powder Co., 332 Ekonk Hill Road, shortly after 10 a.m., said Dennis Schain,...Tags: Explosions, Disasters and Accidents, FBI, Health and Safety at Work, Emergency Incidents
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An employer's right not to speak
Massing the heavy legal artillery of 1st Amendment principles, a federal appeals court has ruled that the federal government can't order businesses to post signs informing employees that they have a right to join a union and to bargain for better wages....
Tags: Labor Legislation, AFL-CIO, Work Relations, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Boston isn't the only outrage
Most likely we all agree that the Boston bombing was cowardly, senseless, dastardly. It cries out for justice. And just about every cop in the universe was on this case, big time. But what about all the drone bombings in Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pakistan, Employees, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama
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Accidente en fábrica de explosivos
El Hartford CourantUn trabajador ha sido transportado a un hospital del área tras una explosión en una compañía que fabrica explosivos industriales. La explosión provino de una reacción química en la Compañía de Polvo Austin, 332 Ekonk Hill Road poco después de las 10am,...Tags: Norwich
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Mich. cancels event to honor safety at Detroit oil refinery where fire burned last month
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan agency has canceled an event to honor the safety record of a Detroit oil refinery that was the site of a recent fire that prompted evacuations. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration had planned to...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Health and Safety at Work, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Continue campaign for safety in workplace
Many of us can vividly recall the horrific night of Feb. 19, 1999, when five workers lost their lives to an explosion at Concept Sciences Inc. It may not have been of the magnitude of the recent explosion in West, Texas, where once again lives were...Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Human Interest, Employees, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace
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The hollowing out of government
The chemical and fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas, where at least 15 were killed and more than 200 injured a few weeks ago hadn't been fully inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 1985. (A partial inspection by a...
Tags: Small Businesses, Internal Revenue Service, Economy, Business and Finance, Sales, Elections
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Amazon warehouse worker lawsuit can proceed, court rules
Online retailer Amazon.com goes to great lengths to prevent employee theft, requiring thousands of its warehouse workers to pass through metal detectors at the end of their shifts. The threat of theft at its warehouses is significant because employees...Tags: Theft, E-Commerce Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Breinigsville
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May 6, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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