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April 27, 2026

Today in 1978
A cooling tower for a power plant under construction in Willow Island, W. Va., collapses, killing 51 construction workers in what is thought to be the largest construction accident in U.S. history. OSHA cited contractors for 20 violations, including failures to field test concrete. The cases were settled for $85,000 — about $1,700 per worker killed.

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Democracy Dies in Darkness, and Even Darker Warehouses
Updated On: Apr 27, 2026
Apr. 27, 2026 | WORKERS’ VOICE | […] sometimes democracy doesn’t just die in darkness. Lately, it looks like it dies in editing. Earlier this month, the Post published an editorial attacking the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), a bipartisan bill designed to ensure that when workers vote to form a union, they can actually secure a first contract in a reasonable amount of time. But the paper framed stronger labor standards as a threat to businesses and even to unions themselves. It was a familiar argument, and a wrong one. But what happened next was most revealing. Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien responded with a letter to the editor pushing back on the Post’s claims. It pointed to Amazon… Just Cause Teamsters
 
 
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