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To Restore Trust, Fight Pandemic, American Government Needs New Leadership

20 Oct, 2020

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20 Oct, 2020

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To Restore Trust, Fight Pandemic, American Government Needs New Leadership

Everett Kelly is national president for AFGE.

To Restore Trust, Fight Pandemic, American Government Needs New Leadership

OSHA Has Failed to Protect Workers From COVID-19, Unions Say

09 Oct, 2020

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09 Oct, 2020

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OSHA Has Failed to Protect Workers From COVID-19, Unions Say

Half a century after Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, labor advocates say the agency in charge of enforcing the landmark law is failing to protect American workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

OSHA Has Failed to Protect Workers From COVID-19, Unions Say

Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the AFL-CIO Releases Its Annual Report: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

09 Oct, 2020

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09 Oct, 2020

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Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the AFL-CIO Releases Its Annual Report: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, affecting more than 7.4 million Americans, with more than 210,000 deaths in the United States, the national AFL-CIO released its annual Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the AFL-CIO Releases Its Annual Report: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

Labor Unions, Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over Lack of PPE

08 Oct, 2020

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08 Oct, 2020

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Labor Unions, Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over Lack of PPE

“The AFL-CIO is joining this lawsuit to force the Trump administration to do what it should have done months ago — protect American workers by dramatically increasing the supply of the PPE they need to work safely during this pandemic,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a news release.

Labor Unions, Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over Lack of PPE

Deregulation, Lack of Health Enforcement Worsened Coronavirus Pandemic

07 Oct, 2020

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07 Oct, 2020

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Deregulation, Lack of Health Enforcement Worsened Coronavirus Pandemic

The GOP Trump administration’s massive job safety and health deregulation and its lack of enforcement have worsened the toll of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., the AFL-CIO says.

Deregulation, Lack of Health Enforcement Worsened Coronavirus Pandemic

U.S. Accused of Violating International Labor Laws, Forced-Labor Protections in New Complaint

07 Oct, 2020

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07 Oct, 2020

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U.S. Accused of Violating International Labor Laws, Forced-Labor Protections in New Complaint

The complaint is another sign of the frustration over the treatment of workers under the Trump administration, and it places the United States in the realm of potential wrongdoing typically occupied by less-developed and less-democratic countries.

U.S. Accused of Violating International Labor Laws, Forced-Labor Protections in New Complaint