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Battle Lines Drawn for Amending Lacey Act
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 11/04/2011 9:37:00 AM
What started out as a battle pitting the U.S. Government vs. Gibson Guitar has rapidly spiraled into a multi-front, war over what if anything should be done to change the Lacey Act.
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Canadian Woodworking Industry Rallies at WMS in Toronto
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 10/28/2011 5:50:00 AM
The optimism demonstrated by woodworkers attending the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo reflects the relative health of the Canadian economy. It braked but never crashed like that of its southern neighbor.
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OSHA 's Top 10 Safety Violations: Is Your Shop Compliant?
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 10/21/2011 9:41:00 AM
How many of these Top 10 OSHA safety sins has your wood products company violated?
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Requiring Unionization Posters Violates Employer Rights
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 10/07/2011 9:44:00 AM
I don’t have a problem with government protecting the rights of workers to unionize but I do have a problem with the feds requiring businesses to promote unionization.
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Table Saw Safety: How Safe Is Safe Enough?
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 09/30/2011 10:15:00 AM
Woodworking Network readers chime in about the possibility of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission requiring table saw manufacturers to incorporate the SawStop safety device in their products.
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Gibson Guitar Raid: The Lacey Act Runs Amok
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 09/16/2011 3:28:00 PM
The Gibson Guitar saga is bar none the strangest and most intriguing tangle of events I have followed in my 26 years covering the woodworking industry. The image of gun-toting federal marshals swooping down on a wood products plant, especially one of Gibson’s renown, is surreal to say the least.
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‘Housing Is Not a Fad’ nor Are Wood Products
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 09/09/2011 11:05:00 AM
The combination of population growth, first-time home buyers, pent-up demand, the desire of some for a second residence and the retirement of aging homes deemed beyond remodeling will help contribute to the next building boom.
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