Historically, spot prices are more volatile than long-term prices. The spot price began the year at $35.50 per pound U3O8. It rose to $39.50 per pound U3O8 during the beginning of the year and then declined to $34.25 per pound U3O8 by the end of the year and was last quoted at $31.10 per pound U3O8 on March 7, 2016.
The 1947 TaftâHartley amendments to the National Labor Relations Act (1935) sanctioned a stateâs right to pass laws that prohibit unions from requiring a worker to pay dues, even when the worker is covered by a union-negotiated collective bargaining agreement.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) lays down wide-ranging duties on employers. Employers must protect the 'health, safety and welfare' at work of all their employees, as well as others on their premises, including temps, casual workers, the self-employed, clients, visitors and the general public. However, these duties are qualified with the words 'so far as is reasonably practicable'.