workplace safety
Brooklyn nurse: My patient wore a mask while I had none
April 27, 2020The workers and their unions, including AFT, National Nurses United, AFGE, the Machinists, the Office and Professional Employees and the Professional and Technical Engineers, are conducting a strong campaign for more PPE, particularly the N95 masks...
Read moreNo thanks to your thanks, just give us safety at work
April 27, 2020Chicago transit worker: “Today I tested positive for COVID-19…..Your thanks will not save my life or the lives of my coworkers.”
Read moreUnder pressure, feds reverse decision to close coronavirus testing sites
April 10, 2020Under pressure from Pennsylvania lawmakers and a report on National Public Radio, the GOP Trump government’s Health and Human Services Department abruptly reversed a ruling to cut off dollars to some 41 community coronavirus testing sites...
Read moreCDC 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....
Read moreWith nurses watching, lawmakers push OSHA on anti-workplace violence
June 13, 2019Such “terrible” assaults “are predictable and preventable,” she added. “It’s management’s role and responsibility to prevent this violence.”
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