Nov. 2, 2009


When airline and rail workers vote on a union, the process is governed by undemocratic election rules. It’s time those rules change
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined BP $87.4 million for failing to correct safety problems identified after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers at its Texas City, Texas, refinery—proving again that elections have consequences.

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