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    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…

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    Arthur Evans on New Report on Workplace Stress

    Arthur Evans, CEO of the American Psychological Association, discussed his group’s new report on the impact of the pandemic on American workers.

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    Censored 1980 OSHA Films

    Occupational 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…

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    Stop Silicosis

    This 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…

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    Worker to Worker

    This 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…

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    OSHA

    This 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 …

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    House Debate on Workplace Safety Bill

    The 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 …

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    Open Phones, Part 1

    “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…

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    Open Phones, Part 2

    “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…

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    Elise Gould on Paid Sick Leave and the Coronavirus

    Economic 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…

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    Out of Sight

    Erik 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.…

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    Christian Science Monitor Breakfast with Richard Trumka

    Richard 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 …

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    Seafood Industry Safety Standards

    Senior 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…

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    Deep Down Dark

    Hector 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…

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    Highway Safety and the Trucking Industry

    Jeff 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…

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    Black Lung Medical Claims

    From 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.

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    Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Remembered

    Kevin 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…

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    Working Conditions Overseas

    Scott 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…

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    Laurence Silberman Oral History Interview, Part 1

    Nixon Labor Undersecretary Laurence Silberman discusses administration labor policies including affirmative action and the development of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration-al…

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    The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911

    Historians 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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