John Oliver Takes On The American Meatpacking Industry
“It’s cheaper for companies to run an unsafe plant and occasionally pay those fines, than for them to provide a safe work environment," Oliver said.
Sen. Kennedy: 'I Don't Want To Have To Wear A Mask In The Shower'
The Louisiana senator plays the fool again for an audience of one.
Trump To Order Meat Plants To Stay Open Without Requirements To Protect Workers
As worker deaths from COVID-19 rise at American meat plants, Donald Trump plans to order them to stay open, provide only federal “guidance” for safety procedures and immunize them from any lawsuits if they fail to properly protect workers.
Mike Siegel Is Already Doing The Kind Of Work Progressive Members Of Congress Do
Last cycle, with no help from the DCCC-- Mike held Trump enabler Michael McCaul to just 51.1%. He's got what it takes to win, so he's started working as if he's already elected; organizing pandemic-era workplace protections for the working families of Texas.
Did You Vote For Unfair Pay And Unsafe Workplaces?
“Fair pay and safe workplaces” sums it up. The rule, which Trump and the Republicans saw fit to repeal, stated that our government should contract with companies that have “a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.”
Did Gov. Brownback's Lax Regulation Oversight Lead To Tragic Waterslide Death?
**UPDATE** The Verrückt (German for insane) slide was not exactly a 'safe' ride, and there were red flags that should have been heeded.
MuckReads Weekly: Muslim-Americans Caught In NSA Web, Slashed Tesoro Fines And Fake Spinal Screws
Bloomberg investigates the impacts of uranium mining in Jadugara, India, on thousands of poor villagers living in the toxic shadows of India’s nuclear power boom, and more.
BP Attacks Oil Spill Victims, Tries To Hide Criminal Past
BP has dumped over $500 million into PR, attacking “judges, special masters, and claimants’ lawyers - trying to change the focus from its tragic track record of ignoring safety and deepwater despair.”
Inspiring Each Other Forward
People are rising up, and in the years to come, we are going to see some real changes.
West Fertilizer Co. Failed To Disclose Explosive Substances To DHS
The fertilizer plant that exploded on in West, Texas in April, wiping out part of a small Texas town and killing at least 14 people, had last year been storing 1,350 times the amount of ammonium nitrate that would normally trigger safety oversight by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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