President-elect Joe Biden will ask the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to issue emergency rules on COVID safety to protect workers – something it has refused to do so far.
OSHA came under criticism in the early stages of the pandemic for failing to use its authority to impose an emergency temporary standard on manufacturers. …
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, information was limited, and public guidelines were in flux. Many people thought the effects of the virus were exaggerated, and the virus would not significantly impact business and our everyday lives.
Well, we know better now so many months later. At O-AT-KA Milk Products, they quickly began efforts …
The application deadline for student scholarships offered by Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) is February 17, 2021.
Two students can earn the WCMA Myron P. “Mike” Dean Cheese Industry Student Scholarship, worth $3,000 each. Any employee or child of an employee at a WCMA dairy manufacturing, processing, or marketing member company may apply.
Employees or …
As we continue into this new year, we can’t help but be excited as we move forward into what we all hope will be a new, more stable normal. With vaccines being administered, there is hope that we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, even if we still have …
The success of pandemic policies will depend on the strength of the employer-employee relationship. With the arrival of vaccinations for COVID-19, a new set of issues arise as companies contemplate workplace policies. While the issues may be new, how employers handle this isn’t. Trust is key, according to Gary Pearce, chief risk architect at Aclaimant, …
In a press conference, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced that competition for dry ice may occur between companies shipping novel covid vaccines and cheese and dairy manufacturers.
It could be “The great cheese/vaccine wars of 2021,” one person tweeted in response.
Dry ice, the colloquial term for frozen carbon dioxide, is commonly used in the …
WASHINGTON—The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) applauded the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for announcing that it is initiating consultations with the government of Canada under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) over Canada’s failure to ensure its tariff rate quota (TRQ) administration for dairy products meets the terms of USMCA. IDFA has expressed …
The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a roller coaster ride for the dairy industry, with both positive and negative price extremes. While dairy analysts don’t expect that level of volatility in 2021, they do see challenges.
“At the moment, we’re on the precipice of a very precarious situation,” Matt Gould, president and editor of Dairy Market Analyst, …
Dry Ice is essential for the global dairy processing industry to move product. Read the summary letter from Wisconsin Cheese Makers Associations down below.
To: Federal and State Officials From: Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association
Summary
Management often thinks that wage levels or benefits are the most important elements of creating satisfaction in employees. But instead, workers are saying, “Tell me how I’m doing” or “Help me grow and do a better job.”
Of course, they want feedback: It’s necessary to shape their actions and behaviors in the workplace to align …