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EPA takes Landmark Action Authorizing Worker Participation in Agency Inspections

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March 7, 2011
On February 11, 2011, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced its policy for engaging workers and their union representatives during Risk Management Program Inspections under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r). This policy supersedes their interim policy issued on April 2, 2010 and is effective immediately. The document clearly lays out the obligation of EPA (and employers) to afford workers and union representatives the opportunity to participate during EPA inspections and audits at approximately 13,000 facilities using high hazard chemicals.

"We Stand With Wisconsin"

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March 7, 2011

That was the message that spread like wildfire as Wisconsin union members and supporters stood strong to keep the collective bargaining rights public workers have had for 50 years. As Republican governors and Republican-controlled legislatures in many states attempted to strip away public worker bargaining rights, the state capital in Madison became the starting point of a huge grassroots campaign to stop the attack on workers.

Indiana: Legislature Backs Off "Right to Work"

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March 7, 2011

Thousands of union workers are standing strong at the statehouse in Indianapolis, pushing back against a Republican governor and legislature that want to weaken workers' collective bargaining rights. Crowds of more than 4,000 filled the halls of the statehouse, standing up for Indiana families and workers' rights.