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Tag: labor

11 Jul

Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training

published on July 11, 2019 - 11:37 AM

(AP) — Amazon, needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch

29 Dec

Water, labor, prices rocked ag

published on December 29, 2017 - 3:48 PM

Water was the big story the Valley at the start of 2017 and for the end of the year —...

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05 Sep

Immigrants are sought for labor shortage in Harvey recovery

published on September 5, 2017 - 1:09 PM

(AP) — As a parade of motorists rolled down their windows on the edges of a Houston Home Depot parking

05 Sep

Round of NAFTA talks ends amid resistance over Mexico wages

published on - 12:51 PM

(AP) — The second round of talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement has ended amid resistance to

30 Jun

Trump’s Labor Dept wants salary to count on overtime rule

published on June 30, 2017 - 8:40 AM

(AP) — The Labor Department says it intends to consider salary level when determining who is eligible for overtime pay.

19 May

Trump Labor secretary tells G-20: More apprenticeships in US

published on May 19, 2017 - 9:31 AM

(AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is making public-private apprenticeships his debut issue as President Donald Trump’s point man

25 Jan

Embracing business growth starts at the top

published on January 25, 2017 - 3:57 AM

I read a disturbing statistic recently. A recent survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 97 percent of

03 Oct

Fresno County Farm Bureau announces FAACT Class XIV

published on October 3, 2016 - 8:45 PM

Fresno County Farm Bureau (FCFB) welcomed participants today for its Future Advocates for Agriculture Concerned about Tomorrow (FAACT) Development Class

27 Sep

Feds accuse Silicon Valley firm of hiring bias

published on September 27, 2016 - 2:48 AM

(AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a fast-growing Silicon Valley software company of systematically

01 Apr

School labor disputes poised to affect Valley students

published on April 1, 2016 - 1:32 AM

A pair of labor disputes between Fresno teachers and local schools is serving to highlight the lengthy process the state

BLOG: SB 7 puts automation on trial, could stall workplace innovation

Posted: June 30, 2025 at 2:42 pm

The California Chamber of Commerce has identified Senate Bill 7
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BLOG: Using fallowed ag land for solar farms opens training, job opportunities for local workers

Posted: at 2:00 pm

In all the talk about the San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater
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