DOL-OSHA announces proposed changes to clarify regulations on authorized employee representation during workplace inspections

Posted on August 31, 2023 by 21cpw

August 29, 2023 Department of Labor announces proposed changes to clarify regulations on authorized employee representation during workplace inspections Seeks public, stakeholder comments on proposed changes WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as their representative…

Federal panel vacates Postal Service heat citations

Posted on March 11, 2023 by 21cpw

March 10, 2023 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently vacated four Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for letter carriers in Benton, Arkansas; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; and Martinsburg, West Virginia, exposed to excessive heat. The commissioners concluded that OSHA failed to identify economically and…

APWU: Workers Memorial Day – Stand Up For Safe Jobs

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 by 21cpw

April 28, 2021 Today, we are marking Workers Memorial Day by taking action together to protect our health and safety at work. Workers Memorial Day marks the anniversary of the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), which went into effect 50 years ago. It is a day to remember workers killed or…

APWU: Stand Up for Safe Jobs This Workers Memorial Day

Posted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by 21cpw

April 21, 2020 The number one priority of all levels of the APWU leadership during the current coronavirus crisis has been the health and safety of postal workers, our families, and that of the postal public. As part of our work to keep postal workers healthy and safe, we are encouraging all members to continue…

USPS defenses against OSHA citation rejected

Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 by 21cpw

By Gloria Gonzalez – February 28, 2019 An administrative law judge of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has rejected two defenses put forth by the U.S. Postal Service to a citation issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. On Feb. 26, 2018, OSHA issued a one-item, other-than-serious citation to USPS alleging…

APWU: Stand Up for Safe Jobs on Workers Memorial Day

Posted on April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 by 21cpw

04/10/2018 – Each year on Workers Memorial Day (April 28), working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace. Virtually every safety and health protection on the books today exists because union workers fought together to win them, the most…

AFL-CIO: Workers Memorial Day observed April 28

Posted on April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 by 21cpw

On April 28, the unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew the fight for safe jobs. This year we will come together to defend hard-won victories by working people from attacks by right-wing Republicans and business groups. We will commit…

USPS faces $111K in fines after OSHA finds workplace safety hazards (again) at Silver Spring facility

Posted on August 19, 2016August 19, 2016 by 21cpw

Employer name: U.S. Postal Service LLC, doing business as Silver Spring MPO Carr Annex Hotel Inspection site: 8827 Monard Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland Citations issued: On Aug. 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one other-than-serious violation and five repeated violations to the company. Investigation findings: OSHA began the…