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Presidential Statement on Workers Memorial
America’s workers are the backbone of our economy. In every State, territory, and Tribal land, they leave their homes and families and head to work — applying their grit and skill...
Shooting at Stop & Shop Kills 1, Injures 2
On Tuesday, mid-day shoppers and employees fled a Stop and Shop grocery store in West Hempstead, New York after someone open fired at the store killing one and injuring two others. The shooter then...
Capitol Police Ignored FBI Warnings
A new report shows just how unprepared the Capitol police were from the January 6th attack. Read more about the report below from the AP.
Biden Puts Doug Parker In Charge of OSHA
California workplace safety chief Doug Parker will take over running the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said President Joe Biden on Friday. Parker has a long history of...
Link: Cops and Capitol Insurgency
On January 6th a mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to stop the Congress from approving the Electoral College vote that would make Joe Biden the President. The...
Construction Deaths Increase in New York City
This week, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) released their annual construction fatality report. The report looked at newly available data from 2019 and found a...
Unions Speak out On Rise in Violence against Asian Americans
One year ago, the world changed as many countries around the world shut down to protect their citizens from COVID-19. In the following twelve months, Asian Americans have faced increasing attacks as...
Texas Governor Repeals Mask Mandate
On March 2nd 275 Texans died of COVID-19 and 2,740 contracted the virus. As these people were dying, Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference to announce that Texas would reopen at 100% and...
Weingarten: No Perfect Solution to Reopening Schools
It has been nearly a year since schools were forced to close due to the pandemic. In some areas of the country, schools have reopened for full in-person learning or hybrid learning. Other districts...
A Construction Workers Advice for Dealing with COVID
Although COVID cases are down and the vaccine is being distributed, the virus still poses a significant threat. There are still tens of thousands of Americans who are getting sick and thousands...