safety
Lawmakers to push worker safety bills, but timetable uncertain
April 4, 2019After breaking the GOP grip on the House lawmakers have held their first hearing in years on worker health and safety issues.
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Transgender individuals must balance being “seen” with being safe
April 4, 2019March 31 marked the 10th anniversary of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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Flight attendants’ union: We may refuse to board Boeing 737 Max 8
March 13, 2019American Airlines told maintenance staff to "strike a balance between safety and productivity." Unions are telling the airline CEOs to do the right thing and "put people over profits.”
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Flight attendants’ union calls for grounding Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes
March 12, 2019“This is about public confidence in the safety of air travel,” said Sara Nelson, AFA president.
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Routine FDA food inspections suspended by shutdown
January 11, 2019Americans only just survived the great romaine lettuce scare of 2018, and now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has postponed routine domestic food safety inspections.
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