If you ever find yourself wondering why it is that Republicans have it in for folks associated with institutions of higher learning, look no further than this recent study released by Roland Zullo of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy. Here’s a clip from the study’s executive summary. […]
Tag Archives: worker safety
U-M study finds that death rates are 34-40% higher for construction workers in right-to-work states
Posted in Economics, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Freedom of Information Act, labor, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Rachel Maddow, right-to-work, Roland Zullo, Scott Walker, U-M Institute for Research on Labor Employment and the Economy, union busting, unions, University of Michigan, Wisconsin, workplace fatalities 6 Comments
Rand Paul seeks to roll back black-lung protections for miners
He may be OK with black people not being served at lunch counters, but Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wants it known that he’s got no problem as far as black lungs are concerned. The following clip comes from the Louisville Courier-Journal. Sen. Rand Paul questioned the need Thursday for new federal new coal-mining rules to […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Economics, energy, Environment, Politics Also tagged black lung, coal, coal mining, Don Blankenship, global climate change, Global Warming, Libertarianism, Massey Energy, Montcoal, Rand Paul, tea party, unions, West Virginia, workers rights 20 Comments
Deepwater Horizon
Esquire has a fascinating piece on the 11 men who lost their lives on the Deepwater Horizon rig, and the circumstances leading up to the catastrophe. If you have time, you should read it. This is especially true if you live in Kentucky, and you’re planning to vote for Rand Paul, who has stated on […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, energy Also tagged Ayn Rand, blowout preventers, BP, Deepwater Horizon, deregulation, Jimmy Wayne Harrell, Macondo, Massey Energy, mining, Mississippi Canyon block 252, oil drilling, pincers, Rand Paul, regulation, Robert Kaluza, Transocean 5 Comments