health and safety
U.S. capitalism needs more cheap workers; Republicans respond by weakening child labor laws
May 26, 2023Teen workers are more likely to accept low pay and less likely to unionize or push for better working conditions.
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EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic coal ash dumped in landfills, ponds near power plants
May 18, 2023"This proposed rule represents a crucial step toward safeguarding the air, groundwater, streams, and drinking water that communities depend on."
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East Palestine rail wreck prompts congressional re-regulation plan
May 9, 2023It took a disaster to get some congressional movement.
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In deaths on the job, bosses are going for the gold
May 8, 2023The latest from People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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Shuler on Deaths On The Job: ‘This report should not have to exist’
April 28, 2023Families of workers who died on the job gather at AFL-CIO headquarters.
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