Hearing on Threats to Election Workers
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss a Justice Department task force addressing threats against election officials. Witnesses included officials from the Justice Departme…
4,488 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss a Justice Department task force addressing threats against election officials. Witnesses included officials from the Justice Departme…
4,488 viewsArthur Evans, CEO of the American Psychological Association, discussed his group’s new report on the impact of the pandemic on American workers.
391 viewsOccupational and environmental health and safety consultant Mark Catlin discussed three 1980 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) films that were created during the Carter ad…
775 viewsThis New Deal film about the dangers of silica dust is introduced by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Scenes of granite quarry and processing are shown, along with safety practices to red…
487 viewsThis Occupational Safety and Health Administration film shows how workers might approach employers and union officials to demand better conditions. The film profiles Washington, D.C.-area Me…
230 viewsThis Occupational Safety and Health film describes OSHA’s mission to reduce workplace disease, injury, and death, and informs workers and employers about their legal rights. The film visits …
624 viewsThe House debated a bill to require national standards for workplace violence prevention plans at facilities where health care and social service workers do business. While the bill impacts …
154 views“Essential workers” commented on their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. In general, essential workers are those whose work involves the safety of human life and the protection of…
1,465 views“Essential workers” commented on their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. In general, essential workers are those whose work involves the safety of human life and the protection of…
518 viewsEconomic Policy Institute’s Elise Gould discussed the state of paid sick leave in the U.S. and recent legislative proposals on the issue. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first emerged…
596 viewsErik Loomis talked about his book Out of Sight: The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe, in which he argues that the working conditions that existed in the U.S.…
2,106 viewsRichard Trumka spoke with reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast at the St. Regis Hotel. He discussed the state of the labor movement, including worker safety and actions by the …
571 viewsSenior agency officials and industry leaders testified on the impact of federal labor and safety laws on the U.S. seafood industry. Issues included the lack of temporary foreign workers to f…
453 viewsHector Tobar talked about his book, Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracles That Set Them Free. He was interviewed at the 2014 Miami Book F…
1,304 viewsJeff Plungis talked about how the federal government and the trucking industry were addressing the issue of highway safety. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported truck acc…
332 viewsFrom former West Virginia coal miner Robert Bailey was among the witnesses at a hearing on the health and financial challenges faced by coal miners affected with black lung disease.
970 viewsKevin Baker spoke with four descendants of garment workers employed at New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. They talked about the March 25, 1911 factory fire and about efforts to mem…
1,762 viewsScott Nova talked about laws and standards governing working conditions overseas for the people who make clothes and other goods sold in the U.S. in light of the previous month’s factory col…
508 viewsNixon Labor Undersecretary Laurence Silberman discusses administration labor policies including affirmative action and the development of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration-al…
412 viewsHistorians talked about the legacy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in which 146 garment workers died on March 25, 1911, in New York City. After the presentations, one of which included visua…
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