The 2018 edition of the Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect report shows how too many workers remain at serious risk of workplace injury, illness and death.
5,190 The number of workers killed on the job in the United States in 2016. 1,848 The number of workers ages 55 or older killed on the job in 2016, which represents 36% of all worker fatalities. 991 The number of construction workers killed on the job in 2016, the most of any sector. 866 The number of worker deaths caused by workplace violence in 2016, now the second leading cause of workplace death.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 affords every worker in the U.S. the right to a safe workplace. Each day, 150 workers still die in the U.S. from work-related injuries and diseases. Each year, another estimated nine million workers are injured. AFL-CIO
Hollywood, FL – IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb was re-elected by acclamation during the IATSE 68th Quadrennial Convention on Thursday.
Running unopposed, Loeb’s slate of candidates were also re-elected, including General Secretary-Treasurer James Wood, 13 International Vice Presidents, three International Trustees, and one delegate to the Canadian Labour Congress. The more than 870 delegates representing 261 IATSE local unions in the U.S. and Canada contributed to the support for Loeb and the General Executive Board. Ed Brown, Business Agent of IATSE Local 44, stepped forward to nominate Loeb. “Matt has a unique ability to not only see things as they are, but to envision things as they could be,” said Brown. The nomination was seconded by Ray Brown (no relation to Ed Brown), President of IATSE Local 479. “There is no greater honor than to continue to serve as the International President of this great Alliance,” said Loeb as he accepted the nomination. Loeb has held the position of International President since 2008, and was unanimously re-elected during the IATSE 67th Quadrennial Convention in 2013. During the last four years of his most recent term, Loeb has grown the strength of the IATSE through organizing, and has led the union to its largest membership with effective leadership and member involvement. The North American Free Trade Agreement has been a failure for working people and should be renegotiated to put the needs of working people first.
How the mighty have fallen. The cultural perception of the CEO in America has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. Heroes to millions in the '90s, CEOs are increasingly seen as villains. Once they were lionized as larger-than-life generators of wealth for the many or creators of wondrous new technologies. Now they are portrayed as exploiters of the system who are out for themselves. Even the President has felt the need to chastise CEOs about the need for responsibility. Enron, it appears, has tarred the entire managerial class.
This 2017 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 26th year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers.
More than 553,000 workers now can say their lives have been saved since the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which promised workers in this country the right to a safe job. |
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