Worker Safety
Trump pork processing edict is making consumers and workers sick
September 20, 2019Trump’s USDA edict: A final rule speeding up pork production lines while yanking away federal inspectors.
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Cleanup workers left sick and dying after coal ash spill
August 28, 2019The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill.
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Brain scans may reveal concussion damage in living athletes
April 11, 2019Many athletes in contact sports are in danger of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain condition associated with repeated blows to the head. Have scientists found a way to detect it early?
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Trumka warns lawmakers: Don’t vote for quickie ‘New NAFTA’
April 2, 2019Even a stronger Mexican labor law, but without enforcement in place, won’t satisfy U.S. workers, or the U.S. labor movement.
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Union officials to Congress: U.S. ‘free trade’ pacts trash U.S. workers
April 2, 2019"It shouldn’t take years to bring a case against a country that allows for the intimidation, harassment and murder of labor leaders."
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