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DOL and OSHA Address Workplace Heat Safety

The following statement was sourced from a May 8, 2024 OSHA National News Release issued by the U.S. Department of Labor:

DOL and OSHA Address Workplace Heat Safety

EPI Supports FTC’s Ban of Noncompete Agreements

The following statement was issued by Heidi Shirholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, on April 23, 2024.

EPI Supports FTC’s Ban of Noncompete Agreements

St. Croix Oil Refinery Bankruptcy - Claim Deadline

The Union would like to notify former employees of the St. Croix Oil Refinery that March 17, 2023 is the deadline to file a proof of claim in the HONX, Inc bankruptcy case, for exposure to asbestos during your employment.

St. Croix Oil Refinery Bankruptcy - Claim Deadline

Biden Awards Posthumous Medal of Freedom to Rich Trumka

President Joe Biden presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to the late AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka during a White House ceremony on July 7.

Trumka’s family received the Medal of Freedom, one of 17 awarded during the event.

Biden Awards Posthumous Medal of Freedom to Rich Trumka

Report Shows Economic Benefits of Union Representation

In June, the US Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the House Committee on Education and Labor released a new report analyzing the econom

Report Shows Economic Benefits of Union Representation

Death on the Job Report

The full extent of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the nation’s workforce will likely remain unclear because of the lack of a comprehensive national system to gather such information, according to the AFL-CIO’s annual report on the state of safety and health protections for U.S. workers.

Death on the Job Report