AHS Workers Demand a Safe Workplace
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Healthcare workers at Highland and throughout the Bay Area were shocked to learn of the stabbing death of a social worker at a San Francisco General Hospital clinic earlier this month. Although SF General administrators are now agreeing […]
Boeing Whistleblowers Stand Strong amid Retaliation
Boeing’s top brass is finally admitting what many have suspected for years: the company retaliates against whistleblowers. Outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun faced harsh criticism during a recent Senate hearing, where he acknowledged the company’s dirty tactics. But despite Boeing’s intimidation, whistleblowers are stepping forward in record numbers. Only this year over a dozen have […]
“No Production Is Worth A Life!” – Indonesian Nickel Plant Workers Demonstrate Against Deadly Conditions
On December 23rd, an explosion took place at the PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel nickel processing plant on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, killing 18 workers and hospitalizing 41 more. According to an initial investigation, a flammable liquid leaked during routine maintenance work on a smelter furnace, caught fire, and then set multiple oxygen tanks […]
Heat Waves Make Work A Living Hell
It’s another year of record heat, as soaring temperatures have been sweeping across parts of the country, reaching over 120 degrees in many cities. But during these heat waves, workers have no real protection. Many workplaces don’t have air conditioning, and for those who work outside, there is no escape from the deadly heat. Also, […]
Safety – It’s On Who?
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Everyone knows you have to be alert when you are working in the system at BART – whether it’s on the trains, in the stations, the shops or on the trackway. From Management’s perspective, safety is a simple […]
Rail Companies Sacrifice Lives for Profit
These train crashes expose the backwards priorities that are rampant throughout this whole system, not just in the railroads. Workers know all too well the many ways companies risk our lives and the safety of our communities for profit