Trench collapses are some of the most frequent construction site hazards. The Occupation Safety and Health Administration has cited a New York contractor for failure to control cave-in hazards, leading to a worker being trapped in a collapse. The contractor Antorino...

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Joe's Union Review does a great job de-bunking the myth being bandied about on UAW pay as the cause of the US auto industries problems. There have been tons of headlines expressing shock that some UAW workers are alleged to make, hold your breath, $79,000 a year. In a...

According to Union Review, Nassau County police are of the opinion that there was inadequate security: The head of a retail workers' union says the Black Friday trampling death of a temporary Wal-Mart worker in New York was preventable. CNN cites United Food and...

Recently, the Second and Third Departments of the Appellate Division have issued decisions which narrow the application of Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. National Labor Relations Bd., 535 US 137 [2002], a 2002 United States Supreme Court decision which held that an...