safety
Steelworkers, allies push oil industry to increase safety at refineries
December 10, 2012How bad is the oil refining industry's pollution and worker safety problem? Well, let's put it this way: It virtually ruined an industry-backed Thanksgiving Day parade.
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Massey exec cops a plea in mine explosion that killed 29
December 4, 2012A high-ranking official at Massey Energy Co, will plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to violate federal mine safety and health standards as part of a plea bargain.
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Massey manager charged with hiding cause of mine deaths
November 29, 2012Prosecutors charged Massey Energy mine manager David C. Hughart with covering up defiance of safety regulations and resulting dangerous conditions from government inspectors.
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Garment workers protest deadly fire at Walmart-linked factory
November 27, 2012While actions took place in U.S. supporting Walmart workers, 112 garment workers in Bangladesh were killed in a factory fire as they reportedly worked overtime for American clothing retailers, including Walmart.
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Today in labor history: Fire kills 25 women workers in Newark
November 26, 2012On this day in 1910 almost two dozen women employed by the Wolf Muslin Undergarment Company of Newark New Jersey died after the building caught fire. Six were burned to death and 19 died from jumping...
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