Regulatory oversight weak in aftermath of Texas City oil plant blast
But OSHA is so short-staffed, say the Steel Workers who represent the workers at Texas City that an average U.S. refinery would get a PSM inspection once every 120 years.
Lawmakers unveil bill to hold employers responsible for supervisors’ sexual harassment
A coalition of congressional Democrats introduced legislation to hold employers responsible for their lower-level supervisors' sexual harassment of workers.
The BP Texas City oil plant blast: What’s changed and what hasn’t
Nine years ago, on March 23, 2005, the British Petroleum oil refinery in Texas City, Texas, an hour south of Houston, in so many words, blew up.
Today in women's history: Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Stowe was highly active in the abolition movement. She and her husband supported the Underground Railroad and temporarily housed slaves in their home.
Today in women’s history: Hull House co-founder Ellen Starr born
In 1896, Starr joined the garment workers' strike in support of the workers. She was a founding member of the Chicago chapter of the Women's Trade Union League in 1904.
Nationwide, workers lead local movements to raise wages
Working families across the country have been leading movements to raise wages at the state and local level.
Fast food workers protest wage theft
Elected officials, clergy, community, and union members joined in a spirited protest outside the McDonalds in this city's Fair Haven neighborhood Mar. 18.
Mailman wonders how he made it through the winter
A National Weather Service meteorologist has given Metro Detroit the number # 1 ranking in its "misery index." And I deliver mail on foot, house to house, six days a week. That probably explains why I talk to my shoes. I may be delirious.
Today in women’s history: Betty Allen, steel town to opera, is born
Growing up in a working class community, Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) Allen heard opera on the streets, from neighbors' radios.
