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Workplace Health and Safety

April 21, 2020

Speech

Trumka: Working People’s Plan for Reopening the Economy the Right Way

… Richard Trumka delivered the following remarks on a call with reporters: Good morning. Thank you for joining this call. Right now, amid this global pandemic, it is difficult to see clearly. But this country is finally starting to see workers. America sees the grocery store worker restocking the … people would have died. Workers also deserve stronger protection against retaliation. We must have the right to refuse to work if we fear exposure to the virus. Just look at Amazon. Chris Smalls was fired for exposing the dangerous conditions he …

June 12, 2022

Convention Resolution

Resolution 6: Safe Jobs–Every Worker's Fundamental Right

… The right to a safe job is a fundamental worker right and a core union value. Every worker should be able to go to work and return home safely at the end of the day. For …

October 25, 2017

Convention Resolution

Resolution 23: Safe Jobs—Every Worker's Right

… The right to a safe job is a fundamental worker right and a core union value. Every worker should be able to go to work and return home safely at the end of the day. …

June 24, 2022

Press Release

AFL-CIO Affirms the Right of Everyone to Make Their Own Health Care Decisions

… Court’s decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization : Today’s decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade is a devastating blow to working women and families across this country. We strongly believe that everyone should have control over their own … wages and good benefits. This is just the latest in a harmful string of attacks on our fundamental rights, including the right to vote and to collectively bargain in the workplace, and points to an alarming trend that other well-settled rights …

March 13, 2017

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Ending Gender-Based Violence in the World of Work in the United States

… of human rights. It is a manifestation of gender-based discrimination and unequal power relations. GBV in the world of work includes but is not limited to sexual violence: sexual harassment as it is legally defined, stalking behaviors, assault and rape, trafficking, coercion, and restrictions on freedom of movement that occur while at work or on the way to and from work. GBV encompasses intimate partner violence that impacts survivors’ work lives and harassment and violence …

November 18, 2021

Speech

Shuler: Kansas Labor Is with Working People Every Step of the Way

… AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler's remarks recorded for the Kansas AFL-CIO Convention: Hello Kansas! I am honored to be with you—even though it’s by video. Thank you so much Andy (Sanchez), Tony (Spicer), John (Nave) and the entire state fed team for your hard work and dedication. Through the worst—ongoing—public health crisis in a century, Kansas labor keeps stepping up. To all of … forced to work four more hours—then you’re called in four hours early for your next shift. The Kansas AFL-CIO was right there, every step of the way—you even held a PRO Act rally from the strike line. And you’re standing strong with the …

April 26, 2022

Report

Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2022

… of safety and health protections for America’s workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right to a safe job, has been in effect for more than 50 years, and more than 647,000 workers now can say their lives have been … workers in danger. Only then can the promise of safe jobs for all of America’s workers be fulfilled. There is much more work to be done to ensure the fundamental right to a safe job is a reality for all. The High Toll of Job Injuries, Illnesses …

May 4, 2021

Report

Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2021

… April 28, 2021, marked 50 years since the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job. More than 627,000 workers now can say their lives have been saved since the passage of the OSH Act. Over the … of workplace injury, illness and death remains too high, and too many workers remain at serious risk. There is much more work to be done. The High Toll of Job Injuries, Illnesses and Deaths In 2019: 275 workers died each day from hazardous …

April 25, 2023

Report

Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2023

… of safety and health protections for America’s workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right to a safe job, has been in effect for more than 50 years, and more than 668,000 workers now can say their lives have been … must remain committed to protecting workers from job injury, disease and death. Preventing injury, illness and death at work to restore dignity, save lives, improve livelihoods, and reduce burdens on families and communities must be a high …

April 23, 2024

Report

Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2024

… of safety and health protections for America’s workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right to a safe job, has been in effect for more than 50 years, and nearly 690,000 workers now can say their lives have been saved … an aggressive assault on worker protections. They have used their power and influence to attempt to deregulate the work environment, shift the responsibility to provide safe jobs from employers to individual workers, and undermine the core …