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March 11, 2006
Women deserve right to healthy, safe workplace
Lena Brook, Helen Chen and Jeanne Rizzo
Oakland Tribune
THIS month, women celebrate International Women’s Day to commemorate our ongoing struggle for social and economic justice. In the early 1900s, women worldwide protested the harsh working conditions in sex-segregated jobs including garment and domestic work. Facing political, economic and social inequalities, women staged strikes and rallies to demand better pay, safer workplaces and an end to discrimination on the job. Now, nearly 100 years later, women in the United States have made important advances. However, significant challenges remain. Far too many women remain exposed to unsafe working conditions and particularly to chemicals known to cause a variety of health problems.
March 7, 2005
Catastrophic Convergence
Mike Taugher, Thomas Peele & Liz Tascio
Contra Consta Times
As two companies trade blame after a disastrous pipeline explosion, five families struggle to cope with a terrible loss.
March 7, 2005
Safety Records Play No Part in Bidding
Mike Taugher & Thomas Peele
Contra Consta Times
Each year, California government agencies award billions of dollars to construction companies without evaluating the firms' safety records.The law does not require it, and most public agencies do not request or review bidders' safety histories before awarding multimillion-dollar contracts.
March 6, 2005
Mountain Cascade Safety Record 'is not good'
Thomas Peele, Mike Taugher and Liz Tascio
Contra Costa Times
Mountain Cascade Inc. of Livermore became a Northern California construction power while receiving dozens of safety citations for accidents that left workers dead and disabled, documents show.
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