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The number of serious workplace injuries and illnesses -- including those associated with repetitive motion -- decreased in 1999, but truck drivers once again had the most reported cases, the Labor Department reported.

As Mexico and the United States grapple with a rocky road ahead for the economy, the livelihoods of workers on both sides of the border are on the line.

Despite strong opposition from millions of working families, Congress turned a deaf ear and passed the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993.

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The world’s largest vehicle-parts maker Delphi Automotive Systems said Thursday that it would eliminate 11,500 jobs worldwide, discontinue making non-core product lines, consolidate nine plants and take a first-quarter charge of $400 million.

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U.S. traffic fatalities involving large trucks decreased last year to 5,307 from 5,362 in 1999, according to preliminary estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Chemical tank hauler Matlack Systems said it filed a petition Thursday in Delaware seeking protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. That type of bankruptcy filing allows a company to keep operating with protection from creditors while it restructures.

Truck manufacturers say they cannot fit engines mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency into 2003 model-year trucks because the engines will not be ready in time.

The American Petroleum Institute filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency that could prevent the government from implementing its ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel emission rule.