Health & Safety at Work
The Jungle in 2010
By Tom Eley and Barry Grey, August 26, 2010
This week’s massive recalls of contaminated eggs and lunch meats have lifted the veil on the source of the US food supply in brutal and unsanitary sweatshops.
Public health crisis looms in Gulf
By Tom Eley and Dwight Stoll, July 22, 2010
Experts warn of a long-term public health crisis on the US Gulf Coast as a result of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
BP cleanup workers report serious health problems
By Hiram Lee, June 5, 2010
BP cleanup workers spending long hours on waters contaminated by oil and chemical dispersants have begun reporting health problems including headaches, nosebleeds, chest pains and dizziness.
The United Mine Workers of America and the resurgence of black lung disease
By Jerry White, January 12, 2010
The return of high levels of black lung disease is, above all, a testament to the treacherous role of the United Mine Workers of America.
Washington, D.C., track worker killed in accident
By Alan Whyte, August 19, 2009
A track repairman, Michael Nash, was struck by a Washington, D.C., Metro train and killed on August 9—the latest in a series of accidents involving the public transportation system of the nation’s capital.
Workers in New Jersey and Michigan die in industrial accidents
By Jack Cody, July 11, 2009
Work place fatalities are rising as businesses hire inexperienced temporary workers and sidestep safety regulations, trying to cut costs and weather the economic crisis.
Explosion at North Carolina plant leaves 3 dead, 41 injured
By Hiram Lee, June 11, 2009
An explosion at the ConAgra Foods plant in Garner, North Carolina has left three workers dead and several more injured.
Scotland: Fatal helicopter crash raises concerns over offshore safety
By David Fisher, April 21, 2009
On April 1 an AS332L2 Super Puma helicopter carrying personnel from BP’s Miller platform crashed into the North Sea with the loss of two crew and 14 passengers.
A letter on Canada, South Africa and deadly asbestos
November 1, 2008
The following letter was sent to the World Socialist Web Site in response to the article, “Canadian Government defends export of asbestos to poorer nations.”
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