disasters
This week in history: Mine explosion kills 74 in Montana
February 27, 2018Seventy-five years ago, an explosion at the Montana Coal and Iron Company mine, near Red Lodge, the county seat for Carbon County, killed 74 workers.
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Fighting for breath by the dying Salton Sea
December 19, 2017The children of North Shore are the proverbial canaries in the coal mine, whose sudden illnesses warn of a greater disaster to come.
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Working families join together to help Puerto Rico
October 6, 2017Working people from across the country are joining together to help with recovery and rebuilding.
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Two Teamsters among dead in Vegas shooting
October 4, 2017“Nevada is our home and we will not live in fear. Workers serve our country and our community every day."
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AFL-CIO, several unions send volunteers to Puerto Rico
October 3, 2017Some 275 volunteers – pilots, mechanics, flight attendants, and others – will take off on a union-sponsored relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico.
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