Category: WORKPLACE SAFETY
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Former Volvo CEO: American businesses are letting down their workers
Pehr Gyllenhammar was the CEO of Volvo for 24 years. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Character is Destiny: Reflections on Innovation & Integrity from Volvo’s Longest Serving CEO. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. As the co…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY 10 worker protections that should be in the US government’s next aid package
Elizabeth Warren is the senior US Senator from Massachusetts. Ro Khanna is the US Representative for California’s 17th District. The opinions expressed in this commentary are their own. America’s essential workers span the economy. They include custodial sta…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Trump treats meatpacking workers as disposable
Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and a member of the USA Today board of contributors. Follow him on Twitter @RaulAReyes. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinions on CNN. (CNN)Get back to work, says President T…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY HHS secretary tells lawmakers lifestyles of meat-processing plant employees worsened Covid-19 outbreak
(CNN)As Covid-19 devastated the workforce at some of the nation’s largest meat-processing plants, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told lawmakers recently that workers’ lifestyles exacerbated the spread of the disease inside the plants. Azar’s …
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WORKPLACE SAFETY 7 Midwestern governors announce their states will coordinate on reopening
(CNN)The governors of Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky announced Thursday that they will work in close coordination to reopen the Midwest regional economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came in a…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Learn new skills with these online courses
You certainly don’t have to learn new skills with your added time at home these days, but if you’re looking to pick up or refine hobbies be it cooking a super tasty beef wellington or how to write the next best-selling novel online learning is your best bet. …
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WORKPLACE SAFETY New York state nurses union files three lawsuits alleging poor Covid-19 working conditions
(CNN)The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) filed three lawsuits Monday challenging the “failures” of the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and two New York hospitals, Montefiore Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center, alleging the entit…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY How to be a more ethical Amazon shopper during the pandemic
(CNN Business)Households across the country are facing a stark moral dilemma on a weekly, if not daily, basis: goout during the pandemic to shop for groceries and supplies but risk your own health, or order those same items online and risk the health of the p…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Automakers plan to restart factories in early May. UAW says not so fast
(CNN)Volkswagen, Toyota, Hyundai and Fiat Chrysler are preparing to restart production at factories in the US that have been shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic come early May. It’s a move the United Auto Workers says is premature given concerns about t…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Amazon says it’s taking coronavirus seriously. Workers say the company is endangering their health
(CNN Business)Amid mounting criticism of its pandemic response, Amazon on Thursday said it is rapidly expanding temperature checks for its employees and that it has nearly completed its hiring spree of 100,000 additional workers at its distribution centers. …