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Paywatch 2012

Stop out-of-control CEO pay by urging the SEC to require companies to disclose their CEO-to-worker pay ratio. Click here» and Share»

Ohio wetlands

More will experience Ohio’s Black Fork Wetlands, thanks to a labor council’s fundraising. READ MORE >>  SHARE >>

"Unorganizable" taxi workers unite for driver power. READ MORE »

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AFL-CIO Now

22 May 2012

Fracking Exposes Workers to High Levels of Silica and Other Health Hazards

If you work in the hydraulic fracturing industry—better known as “fracking”—you may be exposed to high levels of crystalline silica, putting you at risk of developing silicosis, lung cancer and other debilitating diseases, according to a letter sent today from the AFL-CIO, Mine Workers (UMWA) and the United Steelworkers (USW) to the top federal safety agencies.

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