BEER-O-NOMICS: SHIPPING & GUAM’S PORT

In last week’s Beer-O-Nomics, we talked about Trucking from the manufacturer and stateside Ports. Here’s the next section on Shipping and Guam’s Port. If you missed the first two sections, check it out. SHIPPING Yes you guessed it, the ships are union too....

LACK OF PAID SICK LEAVE SPED SWINE FLU SPREAD

In 2009, nearly 26 million workers were likely infected with the H1N1 (swine flu) virus. The spread of the virus may have been aided by lack of paid sick leave, which prompted more than 8 million of those workers to take no time off from work, according to a new...