health and safety
Former OSHA chiefs insist court reinstate anti-virus standards
December 1, 2021Even Republicans join the effort to get the federal appeals court in Cincinnati to restore worker safety standards suspended by another court.
Read moreWorkers welcome OSHA emergency antivirus standard; GOP doesn’t
November 5, 2021Standard sharply reduces the fear workers have had to go to work with uncertainty about getting infected with the virus and fear of unpaid sick time.
Read moreAfter long GOP Trump delay, feds OK rest hours for flight attendants
November 3, 2021Attendants to get 10 hours of rest after 14 hours of work.
Read more‘Rust’ shooting was avoidable: Put worker safety center stage in Hollywood
November 3, 2021It can be hard to connect the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to the real-world work that makes it all possible. Yet it's now clear Tinsel town will have to reckon with its less-than-glamorous track record...
Read moreHospitals at risk of collapse, workers pull 14 – 16 hour shifts
November 1, 2021Makeshift wards in lobbies are not the way to go when it comes to humane and adequate healthcare
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