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 May 23, 2013 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | While the surreal quality of the Texas disaster was somewhat unique, the deaths and injuries caused by it where not. Every year thousands of American workers die on the job, and millions are injured. The reason? Lax worker safety laws, and real enforcement of those that do exist. Another way of putting it is that we are letting men and women die simply by failing to afford them basic protections…In the mid-20th century, American workers enjoyed greater protections thanks to the rise of the U.S. labor movement… Read more here.
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