Posted on 29 April 2020. Tags: Corona Virus, COVID-19, National COSH, Peter Dooley, Safety and Health, Shawna Bader-Blau, Solidarity Center
There is no way to downplay the risks to U.S. frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic—and I’ve dug into that in the past month or so, in our various segments talking about workers in health care, postal service, hog and poultry processing, airlines, rail, and subways. It’s dangerous and frightening—and it’s exponentially more terrifying when […]
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Posted in Audio, Economy, Labor, Podcast, Workers
Posted on 15 January 2020. Tags: Jon Hoadley, Michigan, National COSH, OSHA, Peter Dooley, Safety and Health
Most people, when they walk out the door to go to work, don’t think, “damn, I’m going to get killed today or seriously ill with a chronic disease”. Yes, if you work in a mine or on a construction site, you are more aware of the dangers. But, most people just assume work is a […]
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Posted in Audio, Labor, Podcast, Politics, Workers