This article about the history of mine safety in America first appeared on May 23, 2010 in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, which graciously agreed to allow CLN to reprint it for our readers. Brigid O’Farrell is a political activist in the San Francisco Bay area, well-respected scholar and author. COAL MINERS, AND ALL WORKERS, NEED STRONG UNIONS AND PROTECTIVE […]
We recently posted an article about Eleanor Roosevelt and the history of mine safety — it first appeared on May 23, 2010 in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette — “Eleanor Roosevelt said it well: Workplace rights are human rights,” by California Bay Area scholar Brigid O’Farrell. Check-it-out HERE. She has a newly released book that is gaining attention and acclaim, She […]