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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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Will Any Management Lawyers Stand Up to The President?
Posted On: Feb 04, 2025
Feb. 4, 2025 | VIEWPOINT President Trump’s attempt to fire Gwynne Wilcox, the only Black woman who has ever served as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, is blatantly illegal. Union leaders quickly condemned this action. Wilcox, a former union lawyer, was appointed by President Biden, and I’m sure management lawyers didn’t always like her decisions. But, the question now is whether, in the hopes of gaining some short-term advantage, the management bar will remain silent, and therefore, implicitly support Trump’s outrageous maneuver. On Labor
 
 
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