Word: labors
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...cutting costs. In the tea-growing region of central Kenya farmers trained in simple organic techniques are pursuing the second option. Their methods - raised beds, deep pits for water-harvesting, compost piles, intercropped maize and beans - are a lot of work, but they've allowed farmers to substitute labor for pricey inputs such as fertilizers. Even if yields do nothing more than hold steady, they will still be ahead thanks to lower costs. Before, says farmer John Kamau, 56, "we could not make a profit. Everything would go back into farming...
...fund the other half with GM stock. The agreement appears to be very similar to the deal Chrysler LLC reached with the UAW. That deal put the UAW in control of the new Chrysler, with 55% of the stock. The union has also reportedly agreed to cut GM's labor costs, though neither the union nor GM would confirm the figures...
...equal access. Certainly, the American Medical Association sees things that way. The doctors who write AMA policy are also very clear that hospital care is the only prudent care. In 2008, the AMA passed its much-argued-over Resolution 205, which states flatly that, "the safest setting for labor, delivery and the immediate post-partum period is in a hospital or a birthing center within a hospital." To ensure your newborn's health, in other words, make sure the highest-tech medicine is close at hand...
...getting serious. Childs stated that he got this from Bill Murphy, Director of Labor Relations, who told him the most likely scenario is the release of two workers from each dining hall...
...damage extends beyond their diminished contribution to the work place—felt through numerous sick days or inability to complete tasks—to a hindrance on the American healthcare system. For this reason, subsidizing programs that encourage healthful choices will ultimately benefit the U.S. A healthier labor force is both more productive and less draining on the health care system as a whole...