safety
Teamsters battle senator’s scheme to lengthen truckers’ hours behind the wheel
August 14, 2014"We cannot afford to add to driver fatigue by rolling back hours-of-service regulations, which were carefully crafted over the course of more than two decades."
Read moreSupreme Court makes it tougher for women to exercise choice
July 1, 2014The Massachusetts policy aimed to protect women as they accessed reproductive health care against a backdrop of harassment and even physical attacks from anti-choice protesters.
Read morePoultry inspectors say new policy could prove lethal for consumers
June 10, 2014The proposal would allow plants to increase their line speeds up to 175 chicken carcasses per minute.
Read moreLabor comes out on top in San Jose primaries
June 6, 2014In San Jose, working people, and city workers in particular, have faced an antagonistic city government for the past eight years.
Read moreAFGE: Veterans Affairs Dept. problems include retaliating vs. whistleblowers
May 22, 2014"When they have sounded the alarm our members faced retaliation and intimidation. No one should have to choose between keeping their job and speaking out about threats to patient care."
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