Health and Safety

  • How Do We Stop Workplace Fatalities? Eliminate the Hazards
    Ron Kaminkow
    Apr 28 2011 - 10:51am

    As unions mark Workers Memorial Day, a fatal rail tragedy last month serves as a reminder that "behavior-based" safety programs, which blame workers for their own injuries, aren't fixing the root causes of deadly accidents on the job.

  • What If Executives Feared Prison Time For Health and Safety Crimes?
    Jenny Brown
    Jan 27 2011 - 10:15am

    In the U.S., executives at companies like BP, responsible for 11 deaths in last year’s Gulf oil rig explosion, never face jail time for the workers they kill. In Canada, it's different.

  • OSHA at 40: Time for a Makeover
    Tom O’Connor
    Jan 14 2011 - 10:25am

    The Occupational Safety and Health Act has saved many thousands of lives, but OSHA has become hopelessly overmatched. We need to rethink how to make workplaces safe, and it starts by giving workers a meaningful voice.

  • A Second Disaster Coming to the Gulf? Hazards Abound for Cleanup Workers
    Enku Ide
    Jul 21 2010 - 8:23am

    Some of the 27,000 workers in the Gulf cleanup are falling sick, but fear retaliation for speaking out. The long-term effects of chemical exposure on workers and residents are yet unknown.

  • With Members Angry, Unions Sue to Stop Mandatory Vaccinations
    Mischa Gaus
    Nov 11 2009 - 1:17am

    A feverish anger rose this fall among New York's health care workers, the first in the nation required to take a flu shot. Health care union activists said union leaders were too timid responding to the mandate.

  • Red Cross Pricked for Labor Problems
    Oct 24 2009 - 1:08am

    Management disrespect for workers at Red Cross is spoiling the reputation of one of America’s largest humanitarian organizations, according to a report by Jobs with Justice.