Remember how, not too long ago, we were talking about British chef Jamie Oliver’s crusade to make America’s school lunches less toxic? Well, it would seem that, perhaps thanks to him, the press in this country is beginning to take the subject more seriously, looking into just why it is that our schools seem incapable […]
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School lunches: processed, fried, and driving up corporate profits
Posted in Ann Arbor, Corporate Crime, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged agricultural surplus, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Aramark, Berkley, Chartwells, childhood obesity, Compass Group, fat, Jamie Oliver, Michigan Department of Education, National School Lunch Program, nutrition, Pilgrim’s, privatization, School Lunch Initiative, school lunches, Sodexo, sugar, Tyson, University of Michigan 14 Comments
U-M study finds that death rates are 34-40% higher for construction workers in right-to-work states
If you ever find yourself wondering why it is that Republicans have it in for folks associated with institutions of higher learning, look no further than this recent study released by Roland Zullo of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy. Here’s a clip from the study’s executive summary. […]
Posted in Economics, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Freedom of Information Act, labor, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Rachel Maddow, right-to-work, Scott Walker, U-M Institute for Research on Labor Employment and the Economy, union busting, unions, University of Michigan, Wisconsin, worker safety, workplace fatalities 6 Comments