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Study: Construction Workers are Uniquely at Risk for Heroin Overdoses

27 Aug, 2018

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27 Aug, 2018

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Study: Construction Workers are Uniquely at Risk for Heroin Overdoses

Officials in the building trades say their members, who take physically demanding jobs and risk serious injuries that often require pain medication, are uniquely predisposed to addiction.

Study: Construction Workers are Uniquely at Risk for Heroin Overdoses

Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

27 Aug, 2018

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Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that President Trump signed in late May that would have made it

Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

Belabored Podcast #157: What’s a Strike and How Can I Help?

23 Aug, 2018

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23 Aug, 2018

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Belabored Podcast #157: What’s a Strike and How Can I Help?

We’re bringing you a special episode this week.

Belabored Podcast #157: What’s a Strike and How Can I Help?

Too Many Americans Die on the Job. Are Things About to Get Worse?

20 Aug, 2018

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20 Aug, 2018

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Too Many Americans Die on the Job. Are Things About to Get Worse?

Maddin won his case, but it’s Gorsuch’s world we’re living in. According to an AFL-CIO report, 5,190 workers died on the job in the United States in 2016.

Too Many Americans Die on the Job. Are Things About to Get Worse?

98 Percent Vote ‘Yes’ on DC 37 Contract

98 Percent Vote ‘Yes’ on DC 37 Contract

17 Aug, 2018

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98 Percent Vote ‘Yes’ on DC 37 Contract

DC 37 members voted overwhelmingly for a contract that provides for a total wage increase of 7.42 percent and preserves their premium-free health-care coverage with no givebacks. Members voted 31,133 in favor and 743 against the contract, an approval rating of 97.6 percent.

98 Percent Vote ‘Yes’ on DC 37 Contract

Workers Ratify New Four Year Deals with Verizon & Verizon Wireless

Workers Ratify New Four Year Deals with Verizon & Verizon Wireless

17 Aug, 2018

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Workers Ratify New Four Year Deals with Verizon & Verizon Wireless

Verizon workers represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and at Verizon Connected Solutions voted last Friday to ratify a four year extension of their current contracts, which were set to expire in August 2019.

Workers Ratify New Four Year Deals with Verizon & Verizon Wireless