I want to share something with the membership of the entire International Chemical Workers Union Council Of The United Food And Commercial Workers Union and my own Local 121C thereof. Most of you do...

Summertime means higher temperatures and the increase for heat related injury or illness. Many of us work in excessively hot environments which now is compounded by hotter ambient temperatures. No matter if its’ work...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) vs. Flu How does COVID-19 compare with the Flu? – COVID-19 is more contagious than the flu (each confirmed case infects 2.2 others).  The flu kills about 0.1% of the people that...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a new webpage marking the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the landmark...

Health and safety are not always at the top of a Local Union’s priority list. Still, ICWU Local 45C’s safety committee is making safety a priority, especially during their Safe and Sound Week festivities....

John Morawetz from the ICWUC Health & Safety Department testified for the ICWUC and UFCW on June 4 at a Senate Homeland Security Committee roundtable. We support a multi-year reauthorization of the Chemical Facility...

The ICWUC Center for Worker Health & Safety Education would like to acknowledge Local 45c for making this happen!

Safe Summer Rules… The year is now half over and for most of us summer is in full swing. Too often as workers we step into our jobs wanting to perform the best we...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers that the deadline for electronically submitting their 2017 Form 300A data to OSHA is July 1, 2018. Electronic submissions are...

It is important you plan ahead if you are going to be working (or playing) in hot environments. OSHA recommends… Water/Rest/Shade Ensure that cool drinking water is available and easily accessible. (Note: Certain beverages,...