Worker safety Archives - Page 2 of 10

Oregon OSHA says employers must protect workers from COVID-19

Nov 3, 2020

Not a moment too soon, Oregon OSHA’s COVID-19 rule arrives as outbreaks are under way at 76 Oregon workplaces.

UFCW forms PAC to push for COVID-19 workers comp

Nov 3, 2020

Local 555 has put $190,100 into a new political action committee that’s educating union members about their rights and running online ads.

Mohlis elected chair of SAIF board

Oct 13, 2020

The retired leader of the Oregon State Building Trades Council will oversee Oregon’s not-for-profit workers compensation insurance company.

Oregon Building Trades COVID task force lauded as potential model

Oct 5, 2020

Since June, the task force has been sharing and promoting best practices, and visiting construction job sites.

Help for workers exposed to COVID? Not in Oregon

Sep 1, 2020

Oregon labor has been calling for essential workers who test positive for COVID-19 to be automatically covered by workers’ comp.

Heat kills

Aug 19, 2020

A warming planet is increasing the risk of dying from heat, but OSHA has ignored calls to protect workers.

Reopening schools: What do teachers think?

Aug 7, 2020

Is it possible for schools to reopen safely? Can online learning replace in-person instruction? We asked Portland teachers union president Elizabeth Thiel.

COVID-19 has killed more workers in a shorter time than any other health emergency in OSHA’s 50-year existence, but the agency has refused to require employers to take any specific action to protect workers.

Fund set up for two ironworkers hurt in roof collapse

Jun 17, 2020

James Sackett and Justin Rothgeb, members of Iron Workers Local 29, were badly injured June 10, when a roof partially collapsed on the new Portland General Electric headquarters under construction in Tualatin.

AFL-CIO sues OSHA

Jun 2, 2020

COVID-19 has caused more deaths among workers in a shorter time than any other health emergency in OSHA’s 50-year existence, yet the agency hasn’t required employers to take any action to protect people on the job.