health and safety
Democratic money bill halts Trump rollback of OSHA beryllium rule
June 19, 2019The bill, with spending for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Defense and other agencies, is what’s called “a minibus,” where six individual spending bills were combined.
Read moreAirline food service workers voting on strike authorization
June 14, 2019“The health coverage my job provides is frightening. I can’t afford to get sick."
Read moreClimate change could spread dengue fever through southeast U.S.
June 11, 2019'Taking action by investing in vaccine trials and mosquito control, curbing carbon emissions and planning for sustainable population growth and urbanization are crucial steps."
Read moreEbola confirmed in a city of more than 1 million in Congo
May 20, 2019The global health community gulped Thursday with the announcement that a case of Ebola had been confirmed in a city of more than 1 million.
Read moreAmazon and McDonald’s top ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of dangerous firms
April 25, 2019Two of the nation’s largest, most-powerful and most-well-known corporations are among the “Dirty Dozen” firms on the latest list of job safety and health lawbreakers.
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