Job Safety
Following passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, safety and health conditions in our nation's workplaces have improved. Workers' lives have been saved and injury and illness rates have dropped in many industry sectors of the economy. However, too many employers continue to cut corners and violate the law, putting workers in serious danger and costing lives. Many hazards remain unregulated. The job safety law needs to be updated to provide protection for all workers who lack coverage and to strengthen enforcement and workers’ rights. It's our job to continue this fight for safe jobs.
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Friday, May 9 – Monday, May 19
The Workers Unite Film Festival is a celebration of Labor through film.
Please click here for more information and to view the full schedule of screenings.
Yesterday, thousands of union members and community groups converged on City Hall Park to speak out for fair wages and contracts, safe jobs and comprehensive immigration reform.
The new administration came to office promising a new, progressive agenda for New York City. But what can occupational safety and health advocates really expect from Mayor de Blasio? What issues do workers want to see addressed?
Silica:
Why It's So Hazardous to Workers and
What We're Doing About It
On Monday, April 20th hundreds of Build Up NYC members and supporters gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall to call for the creation and protection of good jobs, and the maintenance of park space for residents.
Build Brooklyn Bridge Park &
Watchtower Properties responsibly!
Tuesday, April 22 at 3:30pm
Take the R, 2, 3, 4, or 5 train to Borough Hall/Court Street stop.
"May Day is about all workers,” said Vincent Alvarez, president of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
Every April 28, the Labor Movement reflects on men and women who lose their lives while on the job. Join labor leaders and fellow activists to commemorate their sacrifice and march to honor their memory.
Tell Children’s Place to pay the full $8 million it owes to Bangladesh factory collapse victims!