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Suit challenges union participation in OSHA walk-arounds

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OSHA’s policy of allowing union representatives to accompany agency compliance officers in walk-around inspections of worksites, even if the union doesn’t represent company employees, is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses. The NFIB lawsuit, filed in U.S.

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Union Calls For Fracking Freeze

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Unifor, Canada’s largest energy union, is calling for a Canada-wide moratorium on all new oil and gas fracking. The safety risks are also a major concern for our union,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. Unconventional gas fracking has the potential to have catastrophic effects on our environment and economy.

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Amtrak Plans $6.5B Redevelopment of D.C.'s Union Station | ENR.

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ENR Texas & Louisiana. Union Station. ENR California. ENR Midwest. ENR Mountainstates. ENR New York. ENR Southeast. ENR Southwest. This content is available for purchase. It is FREE of charge. for ENR subscribers. Amtrak Plans $6.5B Redevelopment of D.C.s Publication Date: 7/25/2012. Author: Tom Ichniowski. Format: HTML.

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Election 2021: $1B New England Power Project Underway Is Rejected; Texas, Va. Pass Funding Measures

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governor-elect and iron workers' union VP Steve Sweeney loses NJ state senate race and its presidency Hydropower corridor owner Avangrid files Maine court suit claiming measure to kill project is unconstitutional, while ex-project finance exec Glenn Youngkin is Va.

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Election 2021 Recap: $1B NE Power Project Underway Is Rejected; Texas, Va. Pass Big Funding Measures

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3 claiming referendum to kill project violates state and federal law; former project finance top exec Glenn Youngkin is Virginia governor-elect; while iron workers' union official Stephen Sweeney appears to have lost his N.J. Owner utility Avangrid files Maine court suit Nov. senate seat and leadership post

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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The second most expansive state in the United States with the second largest population, Texas is home to more than 25 million people and features a diverse landscape of rivers, swamps, plains, mountains, woods and desert. Texas also has a well-earned reputation as the best state in the U.S. to do business. Rick Perry. And the U.S.

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European Union Avoids Fracturing

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has a chance to become a major energy exporter on a scale not seen since the Texas oil boom in the early 20th century. The post European Union Avoids Fracturing appeared first on Business Facilities. Oil recovered by fracking is said to be putting the U.S. in a position to have its oil output surpass Saudi Arabia’s by 2020.

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