safety
OSHA puts out workplace violence rules just before the Trump takeover
January 13, 2017“An enforceable workplace violence standard will save lives.”
Read moreUnion: D.C. Metro transit system has long record of putting safety last
January 10, 2017ATU Local 689, which represents Metro’s workers, commissioned two independent reports on Metro safety and released 23 recommendations for its improvement.
Read moreMine workers vow to return for long-term pension, health care solutions
December 15, 2016“Congress needs to understand that these are real people whose lives are at risk."
Read moreDespite Justice Dept. order, #NoDAPL pipeline standoff continues
November 4, 2016This week, the Obama administration released through the Department of Justice webpage an official statement on the Dakota Access Pipeline, stating that they will be halting the construction until “it can determine whether it will need...
Read moreWar crimes on the Northern Plains: #NoDAPL
October 28, 2016There are reports of demonstrators being hooded; waterboarding; young Native females arrested and strip searched.
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