Government

How Dr. Betty Fought for Coal Miners Elizabeth Hayes attending a receivership hearing in Pittsburgh where she testified in support of the mining community she served. Credit: Collection of the Historical Society of PennsylvaniaDr.…
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Good Headspace Helps Make a Safe Workplace  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s mission is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers. As a regulatory agency, we have historically approached that mission…
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Cooking Up New Opportunities STRIVE Future Leaders, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, is an innovative program designed for justice-impacted young adults ages 18-24 currently operating in Atlanta, Chicago, Connecticut, New Orleans,…
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Beyond the Bargaining Table: How Unions are Mobilizing on Climate Action Editor’s Note: This is part of a blog series by the Office of Labor-Management Standards on the various ways unions support workers. OLMS Director Jeffrey Freund…
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The Key to Timely and Accurate Labor Union Reporting  From Amazon to Starbucks; from Google to ski resorts in Utah; from the “green energy” industry to the healthcare industry, more workers are becoming aware of their rights to organize…
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More Than a Number: Honoring Workers We’ve Lost En españolWanda Engracia lost her husband, Juan Pablo Morillo, age 30, to an industrial explosion in 2005. Two of his coworkers also died. Wanda was 7 months pregnant with their daughter,…
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Building Tiny Homes and a Green Workforce During the pandemic, Community Learning Center (CLC), a Department of Labor YouthBuild grant recipient in Fort Worth, Texas, developed a partnership with Housing Channelwhich allowed YouthBuild…
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Elevating Care – and Care Workers Last week, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers. This EO underscores the importance of care – and care workers – in our…
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How Ingeteam and IBEW are Advancing the Clean Energy Transition Together Garan Chivinski, human resources manager at Ingeteam, speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 40th International Convention.As a result of the…
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Innovative Technologies at the Department of Labor  Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic of discussion lately. The U.S. Department of Labor uses emerging technologies like AI and automation to improve services for America’s…
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