safety
Houston, we have a problem: Strike at major oil refineries
February 6, 2015"Houston has the worst record in Texas, and Texas has the worst record in the nation when it comes to workplace fatalities or catastrophes."
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Grapes of Wrath: California farmworkers fight to unionize
January 20, 2015No union can survive without being able to win contracts and thus being able to make substantial changes in wages and conditions.
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Need for bathroom breaks is no joke!
December 11, 2014We've heard of employers mistreating their workers, but the following item out of Seattle is the latest entry in the "You gotta be kidding" category.
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Coalition demands Senate keep country-of-origin label law
December 2, 2014"COOL has been embraced by consumers who want to know where their food comes from and by family farmers who are proud to provide that information."
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NNU leader: U.S. hospitals won’t protect workers vs. Ebola unless feds order it
October 31, 2014The largest U.S. organization of nurses steps up the demand for tougher Ebola safety precautions in the nation's hospitals.
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