Health Safety & Environment News
Tell us how changes in technology, automation have impacted your workplace!
Automation and other changes with technology have impacted workers in every sector for decades, including the health care industry. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has accelerated this...
EPA Solicits Comments on Risk Management Plan Rule
USW locals and members can give their views on the revisions made to the RMP rule since 2017 at two virtual public listening sessions. Click for the details...
Hierarchy of Controls Protects Against Exposure to Occupational Hazards
USW atomic workers eliminate hazards to the community when they clean up America’s most toxic and radioactive sites, but they also need protection themselves from such exposure.The hierarchy of controls can help them do that.
Workers Memorial Day 2021: Renew the Promise; Safe Jobs for All
On April 28, the USW and all unions of the AFL-CIO will observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job, and to renew the fight for safe jobs.
OSHA Proposes Changes to Hazard Communications Standard
This proposed new rule updates the standard so that it will be aligned with the current version of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).
Oregon Steelworker members vital in new COVID rule proposal
OSHA issued its permanent Covid-19 proposed rule earlier this month for a 90-day public comment period.
New Global Union Report: Pandemic places long-term care work among world’s most dangerous jobs
In a new report released today, UNI reveals how similar issues across the long-term care sector in five countries contributed to COVID-19 contagion and deaths not just for residents but also the vulnerable workers in the industry.
USW joins labor coalition urging CDC to acknowledge COVID aerosol transmission
The USW joined a coalition of 45 allied unions and labor organizations in calling upon the CDC to update its Covid-19 guidance to fully reflect the latest scientific evidence regarding SARS-CoV-2 transmission through aerosols.
USW Applauds New Executive Orders to Protect Workers, Pushes for Permanent Action
International President Tom Conway issued this statement welcoming President Joe Biden’s executive orders focused on combatting the coronavirus pandemic, and specifically the order urging OSHA and MSHA to take immediate steps to protect workers
USW Applauds Worker-Friendly Choices for OSHA Leadership Roles
The USW today praised incoming President Joe Biden’s decision to tap workplace safety advocate and former USW Health, Safety and Environment Dept. staff James S. Frederick for a leadership position in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
EPA Issues Final Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane
Local 12517-05, which represents workers at Solvay’s Baltimore, Md., location reported in 2019 that 1,4-dioxane is at the site.
USW@Work: Volume 15: Issue 4
In this issue: highlight of USW Local 137M at Owens-Illinois; Joe Biden's plan to rebuild America and his pro-union record; Trump's broken promises on trade; USW members at Local 4889 answer call to help struggling Philadelphia neighbors; and more.
USWTMC Trainer Receives National Safety and Health Award
USW Tony Mazzocchi Center trainer and safety activist Michael Horton received one of two nationwide 2020 Safety and Health Outreach Awards from the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association.
Your Safety, Your Workplace and Your Vote: A special USW Facebook Event
Join us this Friday, Oct. 23 at noon EST on our Facebook page as we discuss how the upcoming election impacts worker health and safety issues and the people in Washington who make life-saving decisions about our work.
Follow-up Letter to the American Hospital Association: Stop Muzzling Frontline Healthcare Workers
We initially signed on to a letter asking the AHA to do this in March.