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Tag: labor

Posted inLabor

“Keeping our drivers happy”: Trucker shortage leading to empty store shelves compels companies to increase wages

by Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America January 11, 2022January 19, 2022 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

“We’ve had to go back to our customers and request additional compensation to be able to make sure our drivers were getting paid enough,” an owner of a trucking company said.

Posted inGraphic of the Week

GRAPHIC: More meatpacking companies are using temporary visa labor

by Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting February 3, 2021January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inAgribusiness, Graphic of the Week, Labor

Graphic: Agricultural workers still denied millions in wages each year

by Pramod Acharya, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting August 7, 2020August 14, 2020 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inBusiness & Consumer Affairs, IowaWatch

Some states show alarming spike in women’s share of unemployment claims

by Xanthe Scharff and Saray Ryley/The Fuller Project April 10, 2020 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inHealth, IowaWatch

Lack of Federal Heat Protections For Outdoor, Farm Workers Draw Advocates’ Ire

by Marjie Lundstrom/FairWarning May 9, 2019January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inIowaWatch, The Lead Story

Making Public Service Work: A Podcast With Tom Harkin

by Jeff Stein April 16, 2018January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inGovernment

Newly confirmed Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue joins ‘farmers roundtable’ discussion at White House as Trump issues executive order

by Robert Holly April 26, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inGovernment, Labor

Under Trump, Wisconsin dairies struggle to keep immigrant workers

by Alexandra Hall (Wisconsin Public Radio) March 20, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Five stories that revealed the impact of big agribusiness

by Pam Dempsey December 29, 2016January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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The visa system: flaws, scandals and stories

by Midwest Center Staff April 23, 2015January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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