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Rising temperatures and heat-related deaths on New York construction sites highlight the need for better worker protections.

Trump’s cuts to infrastructure projects are harming working people – and holding apprentices back.

Alba Services Inc. cut insurance costs by telling workers to lie to doctors about job injuries, the attorney general’s probe concluded — and offered cash rewards to turn in workers who did try to file claims.

The Trump administration has fired a majority of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health staffers and is proposing severe reductions to its budget.

Construction workers are almost six times more likely to die by suicide than by an incident on a job site and much much greater than people in other jobs.

Texas is "an unsafe state [for workers] because enforcement has been dialed back, regulations have been dialed back," Puente said. "And when you're trying to encourage businesses to come to your state, this is not a good look."

Misclassification of workers may sound like a clerical error. But in the construction industry, it can lead to wage theft, intimidation, and delayed treatment for workplace injuries.

It is impossible for any contractor, project owner or union steward to monitor the protection of each worker to the fullest under these conditions.

The million dollars refers to a unionized worker’s cumulative earnings over the long haul and the 365 tips are an amazing assemblage of guidance for organizers.