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How Technology Helps Overcome 10 of the Top Operational Challenges in the Energy Sector

May 29, 2024 admin Business, contract, contractor management, full coverage, Labor, Management, news, O&M, power, Technology, workforce

Credit to Author: Bruce Grissom| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 21:54:26 +0000

Recent government legislation and initiatives have prompted positive momentum in the energy industry. From regulatory matters to technology upgrades to renewable energy trends boosted by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]

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Nuclear Supply Chain for the BWRX-300 SMR Takes Shape

April 30, 2024 admin advanced nuclear, Business, bwrx-300, BWXT, components, darlington, full coverage, ge hitachi, ge vernova, International, Labor, Manufacturing, news, Nuclear, opg, supply chains, Technology, u.s.

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:45:16 +0000

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is forming a group of qualified supply chain companies to help ensure the deployment of its BWRX-300 small nuclear modular reactor (SMR). The move comes […]

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Energy Industry Job Market Is Growing Fast, but Finding Workers Is Challenging

March 2, 2024 admin bismarck state college, burns & mcdonnell, Business, employment, full coverage, Labor, news, power, Women, workers, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:38 +0000

The energy workforce added nearly 300,000 jobs in 2022, increasing to more than 8.1 million total jobs at the end of the year, according to the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2023 U.S. Energy and

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Graduate Student Strikes Are Spreading in California

February 27, 2020 admin California, higher ed, Labor, santa barbara, strike, ucsb

Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:59:59 +0000

Inspired by UC Santa Cruz, grad students at UC Santa Barbara are the latest to go on a ‘wildcat’ strike, in a wave of labor unrest sweeping California’s public universities.

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Striking UC Santa Cruz Workers Are Spending Almost All Their Money on Rent

February 25, 2020 admin Labor, Silicon Valley, stem, strike, uc santa cruz

Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:23:41 +0000

“I am risking de-facto expulsion and having to leave the country.”

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Target Warehouse Faces Its First Public Union Drive

February 20, 2020 admin Amazon, Labor, target, unions

Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 02:07:06 +0000

‘They treat us like robots and we feel like prisoners.’

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Kickstarter Hired a Law Firm That Advertises ‘Maintaining a Union-Free Workplace’

February 12, 2020 admin Brooklyn, duane morris, google, kickstarter, Labor, law, unions

Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:59:49 +0000

In the midst of a union drive, Kickstarter is working with a law firm that has previously helped clients avoid unionization, but the company says ‘union avoidance’ has never been its goal.

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Salt Bae’s Meat Empire Is Rife With Labor Problems

February 3, 2020 admin food news, Labor, lawsuits, nusret gokče, salt bae, sex discrimination

Credit to Author: Laura Wagner| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:59:39 +0000

The viral chef is faced with lawsuits over sex discrimination and wage theft, NLRB complaints, and a giant inflatable rat.

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Gig Workers Have Nowhere to Pee

January 31, 2020 admin bathrooms, doordash, gig economy, grubhub, Labor, Lyft, postmates, Uber, UberEats

Credit to Author: Edward Ongweso Jr| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:21:30 +0000

“We’re spending more money at restaurants than a customer would spend on the same order, and many of us would just like to wash our hands when we pick up food.”

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