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A bill to toughen OSHA penalties is on its way to Governor Kotek’s desk after committee room drama and a failed GOP attempt to gut the bill.

SB 907 passed out of the state Senate with a bipartisan 21-8 vote on April 13 and is now being taken up in the House.

We asked construction safety experts: What’s the most important advice you can offer building trades union members?

Oregon OSHA has the lowest fines in the nation: The average for a fatal accident is $1,077. Oregon labor wants that to change.

ATU Local 757 tells Oregon lawmakers assaults on bus drivers are increasing, and asks to tighten a law classifying such assaults as felonies.

A federal judge has dismissed a business group lawsuit that challenged new rules protecting Oregon workers from heat and smoke.

Portland-area construction leaders take stock of progress toward more welcoming workplaces over the past two years.

What is a life worth? According to Oregon OSHA, it seems, $5,400. That’s how much it recently fined a company after a worker was killed on the job.

UFCW Local 555 president Dan Clay says retail workers shouldn’t have to fear gun violence but it’s becoming increasingly common.

Worker safety

Student behavior – including assaults – are a factor in record-high classroom aide and support staff turnover.