health
Trump Labor Dept. yanks added beryllium exposure protections
June 30, 2017“The proposal to weaken standards that limit exposure to beryllium for shipyard and construction workers is a step backwards.”
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Republicans’ Trumpcare health bill is unconscionable
June 30, 2017Millions will lose their health coverage. Nearly a million more will lose their job. And hospitals across the nation could close. That's Trumpcare.
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Even one unpaid sick day puts workers’ economic security at risk
June 28, 2017“Greater access to paid sick days would give American working families more economic security."
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Federal judge rules Dakota Access pipeline permits were illegally issued
June 16, 2017The pipeline became fully operational June 1.
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Needed: Clean environment and good jobs—or we’ll have neither!
June 9, 2017Some viewed pollution as a blessing, a harbinger of jobs. Air that tasted of sulfur signified paychecks. But it meant early death.
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