Northwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of over three dozen local unions in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our online version has been maintained here since 1997.
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Worker safety
OSHA silica rule: just a few more months, maybe
Exposed workers are dying, but business groups howl at the expense of prevention
Worker safety
White House releases OSHA rule on silica, after two-year delay
If implemented, the proposed OSHA rule would protect 2 million exposed workers.
Worker safety
Obama Administration quietly smothers rule to protect workers
Silica sickens 3,600 a year, but the White House has halted an OSHA rule 38 years in the making
Worker safety
Unions to remember fallen workers
Oregon workers who died on the job last year will be remembered at ceremonies in Portland and Salem
Worker safety
OR-OSHA ergonomics consultants can help prevent injuries
The Labor Press asked Oregon OSHA staff to identify some of the most common ergonomic hazards they find.
Worker safety
OSHA pulls rule on reporting ergonomics injuries
OSHA will hold off asking employers to record musculoskeletal disorders like carpal tunnel on a form they already fill out.
Worker safety
Ergonomic regulation reform put on the back burner
Nine years since a Republican Congress axed ergonomic regs, Ds show no appetite to reinstate them.
Worker safety
Bus drivers’ union steers industry toward healthier workplace
Driving a bus might not be top of the list when most people think of hazardous occupations. Bus drivers aren’t rushing into burning buildings...
