The bottling plant I work at just got acquired by investors who want to change the future of capitalism. Let’s see how they handle our immediate concerns. Private equity firm KKR acquired a majority stake in global beverage solutions company Refresco
On April 28th, International Workers' Memorial Day, we recommit to - "mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living". - Mother Jones.
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every day in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. Ten times as many die from occupational diseases. The accounts below give you a taste of the PREVENTABLE carnage.
Six Supreme Court ideologues have defied science, common sense and established law. Thousands will die of covid as a result.
The justices fail to understand that workers — almost every worker — is at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 in the workplace than the average American.
Advocates want Osha to issue federal heat standards, requiring water, shade and rest breaks
The president pledged to require businesses to make workplaces safe from the coronavirus on the campaign trail. Now he may not.
Hundreds of workers at a Tampa lead smelter have been exposed to dangerous levels of the neurotoxin. The consequences have been profound.
FedEx workers at the Memphis World Hub said they were pressured to work faster than they felt was safe.
“It is so disrespectful of the agencies and the employers to shunt these cases aside and not do everything possible to investigate the exposures,” said Peg Seminario, a retired union health and safety director.
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