Opened by International Harvester in 1974 to remanufacture diesel engines and engine components for its truck and agricultural and construction equipment dealers, the plant had lost $ 2 million in the most recent fiscal year, and the big question was whether the employees, previously nonunion, would vote to join the Teamsters or the United Auto Workers in an election scheduled for March. (inc.com)
The UCR researchers confirmed this experimentally, showing that Argentine ants produce secretions containing two compounds (dolichodial and iridomyrmecin), which they apply to the surface of harvester ants during aggressive interactions. (sciencedaily.com)