Blankenship verdict: guilty on misdemeanor, innocent on felony charges
The conspiracy charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one-year in jail and possible fines amounting to twice the financial gain resulting from the safety conspiracy.
UBB mine disaster: Blankenship trial's end at hand
In a surprising move the defense team for accused coal criminal, Don Blankenship, rested its case Nov. 16 without presenting any witnesses.
Court says Caterpillar must admit union inspector
"The company wanted to tell the workers the union can't do a damn thing for you."
Job fatalities rise in construction, oil, and gas
"Far too many people are still killed on the job -- 13 workers every day taken from their families tragically and unnecessarily."
Steelworkers and teachers: Two unions, one struggle
In other words: To make money for the shareholders, workers have to go without; to keep the banks happy, public schools have to tighten their belts.
Farmworker rebellion spreads along almost the entire Pacific coast
The strawberries, blackberries and blueberries sold everyday in U.S. supermarkets are largely picked by indigenous families speaking the same ancient languages.
ATU: “A Common-Sense Bus Safety Proposal”
Putting intercity bus drivers under federal overtime pay laws would raise their pay, lower their fatigue, and cut fatal bus crashes and deaths.
Rail workers score big safety win in California
Rail unions have been pushing for two-person crews while rail carriers have been pushing for just one, an engineer.
OSHA proposes cutting worker exposure to beryllium by 90 percent
Beryllium is a heavy metal whose inhalation causes a chronic lung disease and may lead to lung cancer.
Today in labor history: Reagan fires air traffic controllers
"After 1981, Reagan and his followers willingly donned the mantle of union-busters." The firing of air traffic controllers was just the beginning.
