Environment
GOP drafting bill to let asbestos manufacturers off the hook
February 12, 2015"Had these companies shared the information they knew about the dangers of asbestos, countless lives would have been saved."
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Workers in Ohio and Indiana join USW strike against oil industry
February 10, 2015"Management cannot continue to resist allowing workers a stronger voice on issues that could very well make the difference between life and death for too many of them."
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California labor: “There are no jobs on a dead planet”
February 10, 2015The largest march against fracking in U.S. history included labor, indigenous rights, climate activists and many other groups.
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Houston, we have a problem: Strike at major oil refineries
February 6, 2015"Houston has the worst record in Texas, and Texas has the worst record in the nation when it comes to workplace fatalities or catastrophes."
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Oil industry obstinance on safety forces steelworkers to strike
February 5, 2015Oil industry obstinance, especially its refusal to even discuss worker safety issues, forced tens of thousands of Steelworkers to strike.
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