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Workplace Amputations Are on the Rise in Texas and Nationwide

Over a decade, an average of seven U.S. workers a day suffered workplace accidents that caused or led to amputations. Those numbers are expected to go up with reduced federal oversight under the Trump administration.

Texas Observer

Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations adopted under previous presidential administrations

The Independent UK

Railroads resist joining safety hotline because they want to be able to discipline workers

The major freight railroads say a disagreement over whether they will be allowed to discipline some workers who use a government hotline to report safety concerns has kept them from following through on the promise they made back in March to join the program after a fiery Ohio derailment prompted…

The Independent UK

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Big business lobbies against heat protections for workers as US boils

It could take years for the federal regulator Osha to set new heat rules as excessive temperatures are killing Americans at work

The Guardian - US

With workers scarce, some states seek to loosen child labor laws

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigations suggest that many minors working in manufacturing, meatpacking and construction jobs are being exploited or hurt.

Tribune News Service

As investigations mount, injured worker describes Amazon's toll

Kali Kennelly went to work for Amazon hoping for a steady income to provide for her two sons and a chance to climb the ranks at a company that touts upward mobility for its warehouse workers.

Tribune News Service

On summer's hottest days, Amazon workers brought their own thermometers

As California prepared for what would be a record-setting heat wave this month, so too did workers at an Amazon air freight hub in San Bernardino.

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In first shareholder letter as CEO, Andy Jassy says Amazon's maligned worker-safety record is misunderstood

In his first letter as CEO of Amazon, Andy Jassy maintained that when it comes to worker safety, Amazon is simply average.

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