A new study shows non-union jobsites have 3 times more fatalities It may not be news to those in the business, but new numbers back up what IBEW and other union construction members already know: there’s safety in a union. “New York’s Building Trades Employers Association, which represents more than 1,300 contractors in New York […]
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Stop the Postal Sell-off: Protect Union Jobs
Stop the Postal Sell-off: Say NO to a privatizer as the Postmaster General Target: Postal Service Board of Governors The public service mission of the Postal Service has made it the most popular federal agency. However, this public good is at risk if we don’t all act soon. In June 2018 the White House announced […]
Maine-based company cited by OSHA after heat-related death in Nebraska
A Maine-based company has been cited after a heat-related fatality in Nebraska. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Smith Mountain Investments LLC faces $18,564 in penalties after the July death, stemming from work at a jobsite in Inman, Nebraska. OSHA said an employee became ill while performing extreme physical activity […]
