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New study sheds light on the health effects of job insecurity
Posted by The Pump Handle on September 28, 2012
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It’s not news that unemployment is bad for a person’s health. But it turns out that just the threat of unemployment is bad as well.
The Hands that Feed Us: Most food industry workers earn low or poverty-level wages
Posted by The Pump Handle on August 29, 2012 A Food Chain Worker Alliance survey of food industry workers — including agricultural and farmworkers, food processing and slaughterhouse employees, and those working in food distribution and retail — found that 86% earned low or poverty wages.
Occupational Health News Roundup
Posted by Liz Borkowski on April 8, 2011 Last year, psychiatric technician Donna Gross was killed on the job at Napa State Hospital, allegedly by a patient who had a pass that gave him unsupervised access to the grounds. In a two-part series, NPR’s Ina Jaffe talks with staff, directors, and patients from two psychiatric hospitals, Napa State Hospital and Atascadero State Hospital,…