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Worker safety

Occupational safety and health. Workplace toxins. Ergonomics. Asbestos. Hearing loss. Safety.

Oregon

Lawmakers end Oregon’s lowest-in-nation OSHA penalties

May 17, 2023

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. 

Oregon

Oregon bill would let workers refuse unsafe work

May 5, 2023

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.

Worker safety

Six tips for coming home safely from your job in construction

Apr 20, 2023

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

Oregon

Labor to lawmakers: Workers’ lives matter

Mar 2, 2023

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

Worker safety

Assault a bus driver, commit a felony

Mar 2, 2023

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

Worker safety

Judge tosses lawsuit against heat/smoke rules

Jan 4, 2023

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

Culture

To stop harassment, make it inconvenient

Oct 19, 2022

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

Worker safety

Unions protect workers. OSHA protects … contractors?

Sep 14, 2022

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.

Worker safety

Union member killed in Bend grocery shooting

Sep 14, 2022

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

Worker safety

School employees union says workers are leaving jobs in droves

Sep 14, 2022

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

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