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MU research develops farm safety smart phone tool
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Cell-phone toting farmers caught in dangerous tractor rollovers may soon be able to more easily signal for help thanks to a new smart phone application in development at the University of Missouri. The app uses GPS sensors to detect...
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Man killed in Oklahoma industrial accident was from Springfield
cbrewer@schurz.comALTUS, Okla. - A worker killed in an industrial accident in Oklahoma has been identified as a man from Springfield. Authorities say 57-year old Mark Rooney died in the accident on Tuesday afternoon at the Planters Cooperative grain elevator in Altus....Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Police release name of accident victim at metal recycling business in NW Springfield
jjacob@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An employee who was working around scrap metal was run over by a piece of heavy equipment at a recycling business on Monday afternoon. Police said Tuesday morning that he was Jason Taylor, 35. He was not the operator of the...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Missouri public workers rally against possible healthcare cuts in Springfield
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Picket signs and megaphones could be seen in downtown Springfield Wednesday -- all aimed at healthcare. The Missouri State Workers Union held a rally ahead of a board meeting that could determine their fate. The Missouri...Tags: Private Health Care, Health Insurance Cost, Public Employees, Government, Politics
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Health care overhaul faces backlash from once supportive labor unions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Career and Workplace, Employment, Healthcare Policies, Health Insurance Cost
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Penny Pritzker sails through nomination hearing for Commerce secretary
— There are many reasons why Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker seems bound for the top job at the Commerce Department, after dodging potential conflict during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Pritzker, 54, a Democratic mega-donor who...
Tags: Penny Pritzker, Career and Workplace, Lisa Murkowski, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Two activist groups accuse Wal-Mart of unfair labor practices
The day after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named a former advisor to President George W. Bush to head its corporate and government affairs division, two activist groups filed complaints accusing the retail behemoth and its suppliers of poor labor practices....
Tags: Career and Workplace, National Government, JC Penney Company Inc., Work Relations, Government
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Final Phase Of Pratt Brain Cancer Study Concludes That Workplace Did Not Increase Risk
The Hartford CourantA 12-year study released Thursday concluded that working at Pratt & Whitney did not increase the risk of brain cancer or other illnesses for employees, but for some the results still fell short of a complete answer. "Half of me is happy that there's...Tags: Medical Research, New London (New London, Connecticut), Middletown, Social Security, Science and Technology
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Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the top Republican on the Senate...Tags: Penny Pritzker, Career and Workplace, John D. Rockefeller IV, Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senate
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READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University Launches Master Of Social Work degree
HamdenQuinnipiac University has launched a 60-credit master of social work degree program in its College of Arts and Sciences. "The program will prepare social workers to function as members of an inter-professional health care team, while meeting the academic...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Social Services, Quinnipiac University, Science and Technology
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