health and safety
Arkansas poultry workers see wages plucked
February 9, 2016Tyson Foods delivered the news to shareholders that its income soared by 49 percent; but the poultry workers who made all this money for the chicken titan face serious struggles.
Read moreSafety tops strike demands for oil workers at BP refinery
February 17, 2015The workers' demands center on health and safety issues, contracting jobs out to non-union workers and health care.
Read moreWorkers 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."
Read moreLos Angeles-Long Beach port truckers again forced to strike
November 25, 2014Short-haul truckers at the nation's largest port again had to strike over terrible working conditions and employer exploitation.
Read moreNYC transit worker’s death prompts training reflection
April 29, 2013Moore's tragic death marks the end of the longest period in the history of the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) without the death of a union-represented worker on the tracks.
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