workplace safety – Page 2

Construction job hazards in Boston area result in Laborers’ union drive

January 4, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg

Pure greed pushed the company to exploit its workers.

Fast Food Sector Council advances in California, but CalCare health bill on hold

February 4, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel

A new council to regulate the fast food industry moves closer to reality, but California's single-payer health system gets a delay.

The state of working America, Labor Day 2021: Unsettled

September 3, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Coronavirus continues as a major factor workers are dealing with.

Coronavirus upends world of work, opens workers’ eyes to unions

August 13, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Hundreds of thousands of workers had their eyes opened to the need for protections unions offer

In 114-degree heat farmworkers are still at work

August 4, 2021 By David Bacon

In a field near Arvin, at the southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, dozens of workers arrive at 5:30 in the morning. It's already over 80 degrees, and by midafternoon the temperature will top 114...