safety
Keystone XL report: some unions for, some against
February 4, 2014The department released its environmental impact statement on the project, which would transport 830,000 barrels of oil daily from Alberta's tar sands to refineries of the U.S. Gulf Coast. There are 30 days for public comments.
Read moreNNU: Big hospital chain retaliates vs. nurses who led patient safety campaign
February 3, 2014"These disgraceful firings are being carried out in direct retaliation for the public advocacy of these courageous nurses."
Read moreW. Va. spill occurred after repeated lack of oversight
January 14, 2014This month is a bitter anniversary for Charleston: Three years ago, experts with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board urged the state to create a new program to prevent toxic chemical spills
Read moreFirst Energy: Locks out workers, blacks out customers
January 14, 2014It was just after sunrise only three days before Thanksgiving, that security guards clamped locks on the gates at FirstEnergy in central Pennsylvania, barring 150 workers from their jobs.
Read moreToday in labor history: The Pemberton Mill disaster
January 10, 2014In the worst industrial disaster in Mass. state history, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence collapsed on January 10, 1860, trapping 900 workers, most of them recent immigrants, many women and children.
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