safety
OSHA 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."
Read moreUSW local ratifies new pact with Honeywell, ends long lockout
April 3, 2015The plant was scheduled to reopen Apr. 1 but the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission must recertify the workers before all can return.
Read moreOil workers continue strike against BP despite tentative settlement
March 20, 2015"We will continue the strike until we get a fair contract and a safer workplace."
Read moreWorkers getting burned by McDonald’s greed
March 17, 2015"The Food Service Industry experiences the highest number of burns of any employment sector, about 12,000 each year."
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