PERMALINK Posted 11:49 PM by Jordan
Neither Traffic, Nor Anthrax, Nor Ice....
"The occupational hazards of being a mail carrier are frequently
overlooked," states the North Jersey Times in an article about the
hazards of being a mail carrier. Traffic accidents, antrax, slips and
falls, impatient drivers are all in a day's work.
PERMALINK Posted 11:20 PM by Jordan
Georgia on OSHA's Mind
The Atlanta Business Chronicle, of all publications, has been running
a series called "Risky Business," profiling large companies with
serious health and safety problems. Georgia Pacific ("Georgia-Pacific:
13 Dead in 3 Years"),UPS ("UPS facilities cited for injuries,
illness") and Home Depot ("Home Depot's OSHA Violations Soar") are the
first three companies profiled. (The U.S. Chemical Safety Board
recently investigated the deaths of two Georgia Pacific contractors in
Alabama).
While I wouldn't call the articles "indepth" or "hard-hitting"
reporting (unlike the NY Times-Frontline McWane Series), the problems,
injuries and fatalities are discussed in a surprisingly candid way for
a business journal. Nor is there any OSHA bashing. The UPS article
even includes statements from Teamsters Health and Safety Director
Lamont Byrd. The problems and union statements (e.g. that injury stats
are coming down due to intimidation) are countered by statements from
the companies explaining how they've cleaned up their acts are now
model places to work.
A fourth article "2,578 OSHA violations in Ga. in 2002" uses OSHA
citations to show that "as OSHA records show, safety is a widespread
concern among many Georgia companies."
First the NY Times, then the Atlantic Business Journal. Maybe someday
the Washington Post will discover that workers exist.
Labels: Chemical Safety Board
PERMALINK Posted 12:48 AM by Jordan
Union Drive at Montefiore Could Be Labor Landmark
Check out the article about interns trying to unionize at Montefiore
hospital in New York.
Significance: "The hospital has taken several steps to delay or defeat
a possible unionization vote and, more important, it is asking a
federal government agency to rule that residents and interns do not
have the standard rights of an employee group to
unionize....Montefiore, already a trend-setter, is seen by both sides
in this dispute as setting precedents -- perhaps national ones -- in
labor relations."
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