Nebraska processing plant sentenced after failing to report employee injuries
A New Jersey-based coop that operated a processing plant in Hastings, Nebraska has been fined $3,000 for failing to report employees’ injuries to the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, according to the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office. KLKN
Railroad employees warn new policy may force them to work while sick, exhausted
Thousands of railroad workers in Colorado can’t strike over a new attendance policy that two unions say is so punitive it could lead employees to clock in while sick or exhausted, potentially leading to accidents. Colorado Sun
Hanford report reveals problem with nuclear waste solution
Washington’s Hanford Nuclear Reservation is scheduled to begin turning radioactive wastes into benign glass in 2023, around 14 years behind schedule. However, an internal federal document said the preparatory process for this work will produce toxic vapors, which would be unsafe for employees, and people and animals that live nearby. Crosscut
Report: Amazon’s injury rate jumped 20% last year
A coalition of four labor unions has released a report finding injury rates at Amazon warehouses increased about 20% over the last year, and that the company accounted for nearly half of all injuries in the warehouse industry last year. In 2020, it briefly slowed the expected pace of work at its facilities, allowing employees extra time to account for measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Since then, it has resumed a pace that Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries deems unsafe. Seattle Times