Tag: labor

Last week, Oregon joined two other Pacific coast states, California and Washington, in requiring overtime pay for farm workers. These changes aroused vigorous opposition among growers and have been a source of constant complaint from them in the states affected.

7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes, along with participating independent franchise owners and operators, are hosting a National Hiring Event on Tuesday, May 3 across more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada.

Gideon, the robotics and AI solutions company, today announced a pioneering new solution – Trey, an autonomous forklift for truck trailer loading and unloading operations.

On April 15, Oregon governor Kate Brown signed a bill (HR 4002) into law that will now require state growers to pay agricultural employees overtime.

You can make statistics say what you want, but these at least suggest that pressure for higher wages is not going away soon in retail grocery.

Thanks to the company's proprietary food recognition technology, PUDU A1 can skillfully identify the different types of food being served through deep learning.

As I noted in a column last month, mechanization of harvesting technology for fruits and vegetables still has a long way to go. 

Seso, the workforce management platform for agriculture, announced today that it has closed $25 million in Series A funding.

Throughout Walmart’s history, we’ve been committed to turning ambition into opportunity. In the last several years, we’ve cast a wide net, inviting associates from across the business to learn more, see more and do more.