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Gov. Walker Signs Bill Blocking Milawukee’s Paid Sick Leave Law
May 5, 2011

In 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin became the third city in America to guarantee workers paid sick leave, joining Washington D.C. and San Fransisco. These cities are stepping up to fill a […]

Minister fails to implement obvious solution to forklift-safety problem: Mandatory training and licensing for forklift operators is the best way to save lives, says AFL
May 4, 2011

The disappointing results of a recent blitz of forklift-safety inspections should come as no surprise to Alberta’s employment minister, says the province’s largest labour organization. “We have told Employment and […]

Lukaszuk has become the minister of workplace blitzes: But blitz inspections alone won’t make Alberta safer for workers
May 4, 2011

A recent series of workplace safety blitzes by occupational health and safety inspectors has confirmed there are serious safety problems in Alberta workplaces – but this approach is doing little […]

Governments report workplace safety is improving over time
May 4, 2011

Labour unions in British Columbia and Alberta held ceremonies April 28 to remember workers who have been killed on the job, while the governments in both provinces say injury rates […]

5,000 Rally in Pa.: Budget Should Not Be Balanced on Backs of Workers
May 4, 2011

The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO communications team, Jim Deegan and Karen Gownley, sent us this report. Some 5,000 private- and public-sector union workers came together in Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday to rally for […]

A Day in Your Life Without Public Employees
May 4, 2011

Imagine one day you woke up and there were no sanitation workers to pick up the pile of stuff in your trash. No letter carriers or postal workers to move […]