:: rawblogXport ::

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

carpentersunionbc.com
google news

recent posts:
  • FRA: Fatigue, work schedules, accidents linked
  • Could You Live on $7 a Day?
  • Business miffed over "anti scab'' legislation
  • Goodyear Outlines Union Worker COBRA Plans
  • Female electricians are still rare
  • The Enigma of Andy Stern-6
  • Union says Silicon Valley no picnic for food workers
  • Supermarkets would keep full staff until 8 p.m.
  • No Solidarity
  • In Detroit: Carpenters corruption is centralized a...

    • 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

    :: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 ::

    Risky business: Only the best need apply - By Melissa Campbell, Alaska Journal of Commerce
    They are members of the Piledrivers, Bridge, Dock Builders and Divers Local 2520, a trade union affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

    Stuart calls his work as a construction diver just a glamorized laborer. But the work is much more than that. They build underwater pipelines and offshore oil and gas platforms. They do inspections and they salvage wreckage.

    'Here, you got to learn all this. No one with just one specialty is going down into the Inlet,' Stuart added.

    It has the potential to be one of the more dangerous jobs in the construction field. Because of that, it's also one of the more safety-conscious. American Marine Corp. has never reported a death in Alaska.
  • posted 7:00 AM :: reference link :: 0 comments ::
    • -------------------------------------------

    Comments: Post a Comment


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