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Teachers Unions: End Active School Shooter Drills
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (Everytown), the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association r (link is external)released a new (link is external)report (...
Preventing Employees from Being Microchipped
Since 2011 when Republicans took control of the Indiana legislature, very little pro-worker legislation has come from the statehouse. That might change on Tuesday as the state looks to pass an...
IBEW Teams with OSHA to Keep Workers Safe
This post was written by the IBEW Media Department. Across the U.S., an ongoing shortage of inspectors at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is putting workers’ lives at risk...
Increasing the Minimum Wage Decreases Suicides
We all know that raising the minimum wage helps low-income families make ends meet, but a new study shows that the raises are literally saving people’s lives.
Trump's OSHA: Fewer Investigations, More Deaths
The Trump administration has drastically cut back on OSHA enforcement activities and put working Americans at risk, according to a new report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP...
Holiday Toll on Retail Workers
The holiday season is taking a toll on retail workers according to the Tribune News Service. Find out more below.
Staten Island Amazon's Staggering Injury Rate
The holiday shopping season is here and over the Thanksgiving weekend, millions of people logged onto Amazon to get the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Once that new TV is ordered, the...
ICE to Deport Hard Rock Whistleblower
Delmer Joel Ramirez Palma was a worker at the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans. He was working on the ninth floor when the building collapsed and he fell three floors down. Injured, Ramirez Palma...
Workers Blame Hard Rock Collapse on Concrete
A month after the fateful collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, workers are speaking out about the criminal acts of negligence that caused the building to collapse.
Destroying the Evidence at Hard Rock New Orleans
A month after three men lost their lives in the Hard Rock Hotel collapse, the developer and the city have slated the building for destruction.