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Rail carrier ordered to rescind discipline and pay worker $5,000 in punitive damagesNEW YORK – A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found that CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against a veteran employee in its Selkirk, N.Y., dispatch office who repeatedly reported safety concerns to his managers, the
Read morePlease plan to attend June 3, 2010. All employees meeting, News Media, Public meeting. For more detailed information: http://iam700.org/
Read moreIn keeping with the president’s memorandum on open government, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is releasing 15 years of data providing details of workplace exposure to toxic chemicals. The data is comprised of measurements taken by OSHA compliance officers during the course of inspections. It includes exposure levels to hazardous chemicals
Read moreThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration so far in fiscal year 2010 is on track to significantly outpace its enforcement performance in previous years across a range of actions, Richard Fairfax, OSHA’s deputy assistant administrator, said during an April 28 panel discussion at the National Labor College. Roughly halfway through the fiscal yearOSHA has performed
Read more“Drastic changes are clearly needed to enable American workers, businesses and government to address the needs and challenges of the 21st century workplace. Fines and penalties are simply too low, whistleblowers are not adequately protected and almost nine million public employees still lack the right to a safe workplace.” Review the news release and other
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