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Category: Health and Safety

NYC Providing Aid to Puerto Rico

NEW YORK, NY —A public-private partnership has provided over $1.5 million worth of supplies ­– including clothing, bedding and other home goods – to residents displaced by Hurricane Maria, which

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UFA President on The Deadly Bronx Fire

NEW YORK, NY – Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) President Gerard Fitzgerald issued the following statement on the five-story apartment building fire in the Bronx that occurred on Thursday, December 28, 2017:

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Workers’ Must Be Protected from Deadly Silica Dust

Washington DC – “The U.S Court of Appeals has upheld OSHA’s finding – based on extensive research and expert testimony – that silica dust is significant risk to workers’ health.

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Paid Family Leave Policy in NYC

Albany, NY – New York State has launched one of the nation’s most comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy in the nation. Starting January 1, 2018, New Yorkers will have job-protected paid

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