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West Virginia lawmakers got lessons on a key asset to power grids poised to shape the future of energy in and out of the Mountain State Monday. The state Joint Standing Energy Committee took in presentations from two industry representatives who weighed in on the potential for battery energy storage to help power West Virginia as it rapidly expands in the U.S. energy market.

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today joined colleagues in introducing legislation that would ensure continued health coverage for workers, even during strikes and lock-outs. The Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act has the support of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, International Union, United Automobile,...

An Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has directed the Nigeria Union of Mine Workers (NUMW) to restrain from issuing tickets to truck owners

Sherrod Brown, D- Ohio, issued the following news release:. Brown Recently Introduced Legislation that Would Protect the Health Insurance of Striking Workers, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown, Bob Casey, Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden, and Cory Booker introduced the Locked Out Workers' Healthcare Protection Act that would protect the health...

Firefighters are crediting the fast actions of group of neighbors and bystanders for saving a woman from a house fire in Richmond, Maine.

Neighbors and bystanders help woman escape from house fire in Richmond

Firefighters are crediting the fast actions of group of neighbors and bystanders for saving a woman from a house fire in Richmond, Maine.

Two Democratic contests today—a U.S. House primary in Oregon and the U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania—brought out, again, the simmering conflict pitting party “moderates” and its “establishment” of seasoned pols, pollsters, and consultants against Bernie Sanders-supporting progressive...

Two Democratic contests today—a U.S. House primary in Oregon and the U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania—brought out, again, the simmering conflict pitting party “moderates” and its “establishment” of seasoned pols, pollsters and consultants against Bernie Sanders-supporting progressives...

Ubank, a South African bank that mainly targets blue-collar workers and those in the mining sector, has been placed under curatorship by the South African Reserve Bank. This comes after concerns about the bank’s capital adequacy, weak corporate governance, as well as lack of corporate internal controls. KPMG South Africa has been assigned as the […]