Worker Safety
Brooklyn center fights for immigrant worker injured for life
April 21, 2023Unscrupulous non-union contractors are injuring and discarding immigrant workers and now the workers are saying “enough” and are fighting back.
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New York to fine construction firms $500,000 when negligence causes death
January 25, 2023The new law, named after a killed immigrant from Ecuador, has been signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Construction job hazards in Boston area result in Laborers’ union drive
January 4, 2023Pure greed pushed the company to exploit its workers.
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Grass-roots railroaders’ movement to picket September 21 against proposed pact
September 20, 2022Workers are determined to see that fair treatment on the job becomes a permanent feature of their work life
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Young Amazon workers on Staten Island rattle the halls of power
April 1, 2022An independent union, fueled by the energy of young workers, makes history.
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