The worst nuclear disaster in history took place in Soviet Ukraine 32 years ago when the Chernobyl power plant exploded April 26, 1986. The explosion blew apart the top of reactor No. 4, releasing large amounts of radiation, the core…
NEW YORK — Hundreds of construction workers from across the city gathered after work outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral to attend the 10th annual “Hardhat Mass” on Workers Memorial Day April 26. They were commemorating the lives of 19 construction workers…
NEW YORK — The 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company here is one of the country’s deadliest disasters for working people caused by the boss class’s disregard for safety and human life. As the flames began to leap over…
SEATTLE — Debate continues in Washington state over who is responsible for the derailment of Amtrak’s maiden voyage over new track between Tacoma and Portland, Oregon, that led to the death of three people and injured dozens Dec. 18. While…
“Black Lung Disease Comes Storming Back in Coal Country” read the headline in the Feb. 22 New York Times. They’re talking about a debilitating and deadly disease that had been pushed way back by a powerful battle waged by miners,…
Common Pleas Court Judge Kathryn Lewis reinstated criminal charges Feb. 6 against Brandon Bostian, the engineer who was driving Amtrak Train 188 that crashed May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. Eight people died and 200 were injured when the Washington-to-New York…
SEATTLE — A fight for safety for rail workers and those who live near the tracks is unfolding here as a Seattle engineer took the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway bosses to court to win damages and get his job…
LONDON — Over 2,000 people marched here Jan. 14 to mark seven months since the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 71 people and left hundreds homeless. The fire was fed by cladding on the building’s exterior that was a known…
NEW YORK — Subway riders here don’t need to read thick reports to know the whole system is falling apart — we see it every day. Delays are increasingly frequent because of signal failures, electrical problems, broken down train cars,…
For the third year in a row the number of workers who were killed on the job increased in 2016. Some 5,200 workers paid with their lives for the bosses’ drive for profits, with immigrants and older workers hardest hit.…
