Author: Union Label Department, AFL-CIO

Staying quiet when you see unsafe behavior in the workplace – like seeing a guy who doesn’t tie off on the roof – is the same as staying quiet when your coworker makes threats about self-harm. Yes, your coworker...

In April, the Washington Post reported that Iowa lawmakers voted to roll back certain child labor protections passing a bill to allow children as young as 14 to work night shifts and allow 15-year-olds on assembly lines....

Since 2017, the discount retail chain, Dollar General, has amassed $15 million in penalties for workplace safety violations. The most recent violation was issued to a Jersey Shore, Penn., store.  The Occupational Safety and...

More than 50 years ago on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job—a fundamental right. The law was won because of the tireless...