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Biden Signs Order to Create COVID OSHA Standard
One day after taking the oath of office to become the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden has hit the ground running with a number of Executive Orders (EO) aimed at controlling the COVID-...
List: Capitol Insurgents Who Lost Their Job
Listed below are the worst of the worst. Since the DC Riot, the FBI has asked for help in identifying those who took part in the violence. Many have been identified and some have lost their jobs....
FBI Releases Pictures of Wanted Trump Rioters
Two days after the attack on the US Capitol, there are still many unanswered questions as well as a national search for the perpetrators. Some, like Richard Barnett, the man seen sitting in Speaker...
13 Things to Do If Your Boss Doesn't Take COVID Seriously
This post was written by the AFGE Winter is not coming. It’s already here. Due to the high volume of COVID-19 exposure in several government agencies, our union has...
Boston Cops Bragged About Hitting Protestors
A new video has emerged of Boston Police attacking protestors during the George Floyd protests. Read more below from Yahoo.
Job Fatalities Rise Under Trump
Too many of America’s workers are being killed on the job and face dangerous working conditions. The latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal...
Teamsters Deliver First COVID-19 Vaccines
Following the FDA’s approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, a national race was on to deliver the vaccine to hospitals and health care clinics so that frontline workers could begin getting...
Man Arrested after Bomb Threat at Teamsters Union Hall
A Teamsters local in Spokane, Washington had to deal with a bomb threat today after a crazed Trump supporter attempted to blow up the local Democratic office, which is located within the Teamsters...
IBEW Trains Fire Departments on Dealing with Solar Power
This post was written by the IBEW Media Department. It’s among a firefighter’s worst-case scenarios: An overnight call to a scene where the surroundings are dark and unfamiliar and...
Teachers Move to the Front of the COVID Vaccine List
With news that a vaccine for COVID-19 could be available by the middle of December, officials are trying to figure out who to vaccinate first. While healthcare workers seem like a no-brainer,...