U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

Caregivers Win National Standard to Reduce Workplace Violence

Sat, 01/21/2017 - 11:30am
The U.S. labor department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) earlier this month took a major step toward protecting the nation's healthcare and social assistance workforces. The agency's assistant secretary accepted a petition urging the development of a federal standard for reducing workplace violence submitted last summer by a coalition that includes our national union.
 

Labor at a Crossroads

Tue, 01/20/2015 - 6:00pm
Speaking last week at the Albert Shanker Institute, AFT President Randi Weingarten participated in a wide-ranging discussion on the challenges facing unions, their members and all workers in our nation. She was joined in Washington, D.C. at "The American Labor Movement at a Crossroads" conference by U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez as well as workers and activists, journalists and economists, labor leaders and advocates.
 
Click here to watch the conference's first session.
 
Syndicate content