Worker Safety
CDC joins Wall Street push to weaken social distancing guidelines
April 10, 2020WASHINGTON—As if it’s not bad enough that Wall Street wants workers back on the job before it’s safe, the latest “guidance” on social distancing from the Centers for Disease Control seems to be backing them up....
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Trump pork processing edict is making consumers and workers sick
September 20, 2019Trump’s USDA edict: A final rule speeding up pork production lines while yanking away federal inspectors.
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Cleanup workers left sick and dying after coal ash spill
August 28, 2019The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill.
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Brain scans may reveal concussion damage in living athletes
April 11, 2019Many athletes in contact sports are in danger of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain condition associated with repeated blows to the head. Have scientists found a way to detect it early?
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Trumka warns lawmakers: Don’t vote for quickie ‘New NAFTA’
April 2, 2019Even a stronger Mexican labor law, but without enforcement in place, won’t satisfy U.S. workers, or the U.S. labor movement.
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