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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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NLRB Back in Business After Fired Member’s Reinstatement
Posted On: Mar 10, 2025
Mar. 10, 2025 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The National Labor Relations Board issued its first rulings since a federal judge reinstated member Gwynne Wilcox, but it’s unclear how long the window for board action will remain open. The board was hobbled for more than a month because of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 termination of Wilcox, which Howell determined to be a “blatant violation of the law” in her ruling that said an “American President is not a king.” Bloomberg Law
 
 
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