Workplace safety
NYC Nurses Strike: Thousands Walk Out Over Staffing, Safety, and Pay Amid Flu Crisis
Nearly 15,000 nurses across New York City’s major hospital systems have launched the largest strike in the city’s history, demanding improved staffing, enhanced safety measures, and fair wages amidst a severe flu season.
OSHA Unleashes Record Fines, Forges Key Safety Partnerships, and Welcomes New Leadership to Revolutionize Workplace Safety
OSHA has issued nearly $400,000 in fines to an Ohio bakery for severe safety violations, while simultaneously launching a key construction safety partnership and appointing David Keeling as its new Assistant Secretary, signaling a renewed focus on worker protection in…
LNER Worker Sacked for Serving Bin Sausage Rolls: Tribunal Upholds Gross Misconduct
Peter Duffy, an LNER train worker, was sacked for serving first-class passengers sausage rolls retrieved from a bin. His claims of unfair dismissal and discrimination were rejected by a tribunal in August 2025, which upheld LNER’s decision based on gross…
Derrimut Meat Plant Carbon Monoxide Leak: How a Silent Danger Hospitalized 21 Workers
A carbon monoxide leak at a Derrimut pork processing plant in Melbourne’s west triggered a mass evacuation and sent 21 workers to hospital, raising urgent questions about workplace safety and the invisible dangers of industrial machinery.
Seven Injured in Esther Shiner Boulevard Construction Fire: Toronto Emergency Response
A natural gas fire at a construction site on Esther Shiner Boulevard and Provost Drive sent seven workers to hospital, prompting a major emergency response and renewed questions about construction safety in Toronto’s booming north end.