Texas town mourning death of a worker
- An employee for Port Arthur, Texas, was killed when a car collided with a motorcycle at about 11: 40 p.m.
- Paramedics transported the motorcyclist, James Addison, 47, to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital where he died, according to police.
- Addison worked for the Public Works, Solid Waste-Trash Division since 2018.
- The driver of the car, Christopher James, 40, of Port Arthur, was arrested and charged with DUI that same night and a judge set his bond at $30,000
Employee killed in a forklift accident
- An employee contracted by Vitro Architectural Glass died in Wichita Falls, Texas, after she was run over by a forklift.
- Kimberly Wright, 31, died after arriving at the emergency room following an industrial accident involving a forklift.
- Wright was employed by ABM Industries and contracted to the Vitro plant in Wichita Falls.
- Vitro said in a statement that an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident and to identify any corrective action.
Are unvaccinated women prone to stillbirths?
- Unvaccinated women who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were at a higher risk of stillbirths. a study found.
- Women were more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit, give birth prematurely or die.
- None of the stillbirths doctors studied involved a pregnant person who had been fully vaccinated and the pattern was consistent.
- Pharmaceutical companies and government officials failed to ensure that pregnant people were included in the early development of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Seattle to end hazard pay for grocery store workers
- The Seattle City Council voted to end pandemic hazard pay — an additional $4 dollars an hour — to grocery store workers.
- Grocery businesses in Seattle that employ at least 500 staff members worldwide have been required to pay their workers an additional $4 dollars an hour since the hazard pay was set in 2021.
- Socialist Councilmember Kshama Sawant cited COVID-19 surges and inflation as reasons to not cut grocery workers’ pay, saying “they deserve a raise, not a pay cut.”
- Meanwhile, Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen made $18 million last year and Albertsons President Sharon McCollam was paid $11.7 million, Sawant cited.