health and safety – Page 28

Hotel execs firing up to 39 percent of housekeepers even after full reopening

July 9, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Women, African Americans, and Latinas, will be the hardest hit in a scheme to raise profits and intensify the exploitation of the remaining workers, says the union, Unite Here.

Construction unions battle vaccine reluctance among members

July 2, 2021 By Matt Jaworski And Jim Embrescia

Study: 46% of construction workers leery of anti-coronavirus vaccine.

How the Smithfield workers of Sioux Falls stood up and won

June 29, 2021 By John Wojcik

Unafraid of a company that cruelly exploited them during the pandemic, they saved their healthcare and won a pay raise.

OSHA orders COVID protections for health workers; other high-risk professions left out

June 14, 2021 By PAI

Almost 16 months and 600,000 deaths later, the government is finally forcing health care firms to protect their workers.

Congressional Labor Caucus urges Biden to OK anti-virus standard

June 3, 2021 By PAI

Fed up with Office of Management and Budget inaction, lawmakers push Biden to act now.