safety
New AFL-CIO report shows weaknesses in safety, health enforcement
May 4, 2015Low fines and lack of jail terms for heads of firms that disobey or disregard safety provide little incentive for companies to obey the law.
Read more“Peace and planet” marchers at UN: “No more nukes!”
April 29, 2015It was a picture perfect Sunday for a peaceful march against the most violent instruments of war: nuclear weapons.
Read moreOn Workers Memorial Day: The words of the dead
April 28, 2015USW members who work for Marathon have gone without pay for nearly three months because they know what's at stake: Their lives.
Read moreOSHA sets high goals for National Safety Stand-Down event
April 23, 2015In a follow-up to Workers Memorial Day, OSHA will stage the largest occupational safety event ever next month.
Read moreTeamsters: railroads won’t spend money on track maintenance
April 10, 2015"U.S. railroads now transport 400,000 tank-car loads of oil yearly, passing through thousands of cities, towns, and communities where we live."
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