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.
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.
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.
Nurses demand that State Department vouch for safety of XL pipeline
The NNU believes the State Department has done an indequate review of what appears to be serious risks for public health posed by the pipeline.
Disabled workers paid sub-minimum wages in sheltered workshops
People with intellectual or physical disabilities are often working in "sheltered workshops" across this nation for sub-minimum wage.
Today in women's history: Physician Sarah Dolley born
She was supportive of women's rights, and instrumental in the formation of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in 1893.
