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Today in labor history: Everettville mine explosion
April 30, 2013Only nine of the men working in the mine at the time of the disaster were able to escape, after one of them got to safety and returned with a rescue team and equipment.
Read moreNo worker should have to sacrifice life or health on the job
April 29, 2013Each day in this country, 150 workers die from job injuries and occupational diseases. Around the globe, the toll is vast, with 2.3 million workers dying and 317 million workers injured on the job each year.
Read moreReport: Food on American tables costs a life a day
April 25, 2013The food on your dining table comes at a particularly high price, and we don't mean in dollars and cents; we mean in lives.
Read moreTar sands refinery expanding just south of Chicago
April 23, 2013A Chicago Earth Day rally protested construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and the threat tar sands oil poses to freshwater, air and climate. It was one of scores of actions held across the country.
Read moreTexas fertilizer plant failed to heed disclosure rules
April 23, 2013The tragic April 17 explosion at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas was, in part, a product of a severe lack of accountability and oversight by its company, West Fertilizer.
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