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Nevada GOP governor vetoes mandatory 2-person freight train crews
June 30, 2017Unions introduced evidence of increased safety on freight trains to federal officials and Congress, pciting findings by a non-partisan investigation that the horrific fatal accident in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, could have been prevented had that freight had...
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Trump Labor Dept. yanks added beryllium exposure protections
June 30, 2017“The proposal to weaken standards that limit exposure to beryllium for shipyard and construction workers is a step backwards.”
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After nine years, arbitrators bounce AFL-CIO complaint on Guatemala labor conditions
June 30, 2017“This decision drives home the fact that U.S. trade deals do not protect workers. In truth, this failure is by design.”
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Disabled people leading the way in fight against Trumpcare
June 30, 2017A total of 43 protesters were arrested and charged with “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding.”
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The need for a new U.S. policy toward North Korea
June 30, 2017Why does the U.S. refuse direct negotiations and risk war? Sadly, the tension is useful to the U.S. military industrial complex, which needs enemies to support bloated military budgets.
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