OSHA
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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House Democrats reintroduce bill to strengthen OSHA
February 16, 2017It went nowhere in the prior, Republican-run Congress, but House Democrats who are reintroducing their bill to strengthen the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Union sues to stop Trump from killing workers’ protections
February 9, 2017Trump’s executive order “violates common sense.”
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AFL-CIO, ally protest deep cuts in House Labor-HHS money bill
June 26, 2015The legislation cuts employment and training funds, job services, job safety and health funding, kills health care quality evaluation and ACA funding of prevention programs.
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Deaths at Texas DuPont plant cry for better safety regulations
December 9, 2014In November, four workers died and one was injured at a chemical plant in La Porte, Texas after the release of a hazardous chemical.
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