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A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday and hospitalized 11 others in an incident officials called devastating and a tragedy.
At least three of those injured at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville were reported in critical condition.
Poultry plants rely on refrigeration systems that can include liquid nitrogen. Firefighters, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the state fire marshal were investigating the cause of the leak. I would definitely ask everyone to keep the families in your prayers, Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said during a press conference. A lot of these folks that came into work today didn t have any idea of what would happen, nor did their families. They’re not in a profession that you would expect something like this to happen, but here we are.
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Noelle Marian started working for Instacart in May 2019. She’s an in-store shopper, one of fewer than 10,000 part-time Instacart employees assigned to a specific store in her case, a Mariano’s in Skokie, Illinois plucking groceries from shelves, packaging them, and readying them for pickup.
Last year, she and her 15 fellow in-store Instacart shoppers became the only unionized Instacart workers when they voted to affiliate with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, which represents 835,000 grocery store workers across the US and Canada. Since the pandemic closed her fitness business last spring, Marian has been working close to 30 hours a week.
Labor unions voice concern over COVID vaccine mandates for workers
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Employers are considering get vaccinated or get fired requirements for workers and that has unions concerned.
As part of the nation s vaccine rollout, employers are now considering a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers, with at least one already requiring the shot, but labor unions are concerned about the directive.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is already requiring that the nearly 500 employees of the Neshaminy Manor nursing home must receive the second of two vaccine shots by the end of March or face potential termination, according to the Bucks County Courier Times.
The county, which owns the nursing home, issued the mandate after less than half of its employees opted to receive the first shot when it became available to them last month. At least 85 patients have died at Neshaminy Manor, and over 100 staff members have tested positive.
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Perfect Union Hires California Cannabis Pioneers for Key Leadership Positions
January 25, 2021 GMT
SACRAMENTO, Calif (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 25, 2021
Today, Perfect Union, the fastest-growing vertically-integrated cannabis retail operation in California, announced the hiring of senior staff with renowned cannabis experience and expertise.
Greg Sutton, Chief Operating Officer (COO): Greg is responsible for overall cross-functional operations, including supply chain, in-house brands, new brand development, and cultivation and production operations, as well as developing and executing the company’s internal and external growth strategies. Greg previously served as the COO for Harborside Inc., and as chief financial officer (CFO) of Agris Farms, a pesticide-free cannabis cultivation in northern California. Greg previously practiced law as a partner of two major firms on the east coast.