Alteon Health, a staffing company backed by private-equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners, will cut salaries, time off and retirement benefits for providers, citing lost revenue. Several hospital operators announced similar cuts.
Investigative
They Were Promised Broadband and High-Tech Jobs. They’re Still Waiting
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Kentucky’s plan to bring broadband to remote parts of the state has sputtered and its future looks increasingly bleak. State leaders told rural residents it would create better business opportunities. But instead, they keep getting left behind.
Co-Ops
A Co-op in Decline and a Vision for How to Move Forward
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ccording to six former employees of Harvest Moon Food Co-op in Long Lake, the financial situation at Harvest Moon appears to be dire leading to the deterioration of the physical condition of the store. Furthermore, in November in response to the challenging financial situation, the board instituted a ‘temporary buying pause.’
Co-Ops
‘I Don’t Want to Run a Grocery Store’
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According to six former employees of Harvest Moon. the co-op is saddled with debt and morale is low. Wage theft is rampant and conditions within the store have deteriorated. By the end of August, the board had begun firing managers and took the unprecedented step of taking over the day to day operations of the store.
Investigative
Workday Exclusive: Major Shifts in Minnesota Prison Industries Lead to Layoffs
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Based on a tip about prison industry layoffs, Workday is revisiting central themes in our prior reporting on the Minnesota Prison Industry.
Amazon
Inside Documents Show How Amazon Chose Speed Over Safety in Building Its Delivery Network
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Amazon ignored or dismissed safety concerns about its delivery network to prioritize speed and explosive growth, according to new documents and interviews with insiders
Investigative
Farm immigration reform aims to aid struggling Midwest dairies
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New legislation could make it easier for farmers to hire immigrant labor – a growing need for the dairy and poultry industries as well as other agriculture sectors.
Investigative
The Physical Dangers of Working for Amazon
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These logs from more than 20 Amazon facilities across the country show that the rates of serious injury at 23 fulfillment centers from which data could be obtained were more than double the industry average in 2018.
Investigative
Popular E-Scooters on U of M Campus Causing injuries, yet Boynton not Fully Tracking Impacts
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The University of Minnesota is seeing an increase in student injuries from the use of rental scooters. This semester alone, as of Sep. 2 up until Nov. 14, there have been 51 of these injuries in urgent care at the university’s Boynton healthcare center.
Investigative
Arkansas Teachers Went On Strike. Here Are the Corporate School Privatizers They’re Up Against.
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Teachers of Little Rock, Arkansas are on strike Thursday over the state’s decision to strip their collective bargaining rights and curtail local control of the school district. It is the teachers’ first strike since 1987, and only their second strike ever.
Investigative
Women in Meatpacking Say #MeToo
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In late May 2018, nine women sued Smithfield Foods, the largest pork processor in the world. Several of the lawsuits charged that plant supervisors had engaged in “the most extreme acts of sexual harassment.”