:: rawblogXport ::

union news / workers rights / construction / safety / irony...
today's home page

carpentersunionbc.com
google news

recent posts:
  • Kiewit employee dies after 25-foot fall from bridg...
  • Talk about a lack of vision editorial, Wilmington ...
  • A worldwide scoop! Tuesday, 10-Feb-2004 03:47:47 ...
  • No Sweat Shopping By Jeff Ballinger, counterpunch ...
  • Job Targeting Prevention By David S Farkas It’s n...
  • Kelber, AFL-CIO Critic, Expelled from Union In Exp...
  • Exam scandal prompts calls for inquiry CBC News Bo...
  • Telus union chiefs accept arbitration By Laura Sev...
  • As tech jobs go offshore, Teamsters devise new str...
  • SaskPower union talks short circuited CBC Saskatc...

  • BlogRolling:


    blogs that link here


    eXTReMe Tracker
    Powered by Blogger

    Powered by BlogRolling

    Listed on BlogsCanada

    member union label


    Get Firefox!




    implementation:
    email d@ve2300
    this weblog is the work of dave livingston, a union carpenter in nelson bc canada






    the web
    rawblogXport

    references to rawblogXport:
    Confined Space
    "Hat tip to rawblogXport for this."
    Jordan Barab, Confined Space
    "a great labor news digest..."
    Labor Blog
    "rawblogXport was there, providing consistently good labor news..."
    Political Site of the Day
    may.25.05
    Confined Space
    "Senators Push Legislation to Toughen OSHA Penalties"
    Workers Comp Insider
    Human Fall Traps
    Workers Comp Insider
    "May is labor history month"
    Workers Comp Insider
    "A tip of the hat..."
    NathanNewman.org
    "Union Democracy in Carpenters"

    FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of labor and economic issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec.107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.




    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
    Cesar Chavez




    :: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 ::

    Employees run into unwritten rule of the workplace: urinate on demand By Adam Geller, AP
    Employers conduct about 45 million drug tests each year, the vast majority by collecting a urine sample. Some workers object, but inability to fill a specimen cup is rarely the issue.

    Then there are people like Smith, who says he was fired from his job at a Caterpillar Inc. generator plant in Griffin, Ga., last fall because his failure to provide a urine specimen was labeled a refusal to take the test.

    Workers laced with pesticides By ALEX PULASKI
    Nine out of 10 Northwest orchard workers -- and nearly as many of their children -- carry measurable levels of pesticides in their bodies, new research shows.
  • posted 6:49 AM :: reference link :: 0 comments ::
  • -------------------------------------------

    Comments: Post a Comment


    unions: the folks that brought you the weekend Powered by Blogger