Rebecca Reindel

Mad scientist for working people. Affinity for baseball & CLE. Safety&Health Director @AFLCIO. Views mine

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

Racial and economic injustices are intimately linked w/ unsafe working conditions. Fix the hazard; don't blame the worker. #MLK50 #IAM2018 #1uSafety #FixtheHazard @AFLCIO

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

Elections matter. I’m posting this from a union health and safety conference where the consequences of safety rollbacks are all too real and devastating. Walz has demonstrated his support for ALL workers’ safety.

https://t.co/7jFmZlWBtE

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

It’s a great day to learn about how Tim Walz worked to make Minnesota workers safer - even while Trump’s buddies were busy drafting Project 2025 plans to gut child labor law protections and let employers violate OSHA standards.
https://t.co/QJpG4kSrvQ

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

There have long been problems with state OSHA plan oversight. Great letter today by House Dems raising the alarm on the issue and the intersection with child labor violations in these states.

https://t.co/NDUKYKuLHu

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

We have work to totally eliminate asbestos exposures in this country, but this is a huge first step. https://t.co/uUJbQjrC69

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

Biden-Harris Administration finalizes first rule under the amended TSCA law that will protect workers — and it’s a big one: a landmark final rule to ban and phase out chrysotile asbestos from the US. Incredible feat. https://t.co/Tf3boFsAS5

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

Retaliate against miners raising safety concerns. Kill 29 miners. Lie to federal authorities. Serve (pathetically low amount of) time. Run for office. ⁦@AFLCIO⁩ ⁦@MineWorkers⁩ https://t.co/bh3CwPSl1d

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

Terrific new series—
Toxic Labor: A warming planet is creating a booming and loosely-regulated disaster restoration industry fueled by immigrant labor. Without protection, workers are exposed to lethal toxins making them sick long after the cleanup. https://t.co/cBqv83HOGG

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

Research shows healthcare unions are critical for building safer & more accountable workplaces 👏

"Where and when it matters most, unions make a life-and-death difference." https://t.co/LMrzxsN4Qh

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

“…Current federal standards and enforcement are not enough in this industry. We need to do more to track cases, strengthen standards and enforcement, consider bans, and stop exposures.”

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

Engineered stone is inherently dangerous to workers cutting it across the world.
Cases in the US are hidden in plain sight, affecting vulnerable workers in small shops.
https://t.co/cXAdleUW3X

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

@t_NYC @AFLCIO Respirators and even wet methods are not enough for the intense exposures generated by this task.

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

The WH's July announcement about the need to protect workers and communities from heat: https://t.co/1swtgunkJc.

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

To ensure workers are counted and high risk workplace identified, the White House must include work factors (industry, occupation and classification of work-related heat illness) in such a tracking system. Case surveillance is such a critical tool.

https://t.co/pbAHSODf3B

[Gerren Keith Gaynor @MrGerrenalist]

Biden takes on extreme heat as climate change wreaks havoc

My latest report for @theGrio.

@whitehouse @potus ⁦@AFLCIO⁩ ⁦@RLReindelHi⁩ ⁦@adrien4ej⁩ ⁦@Greenpeace⁩ ⁦@ggjalliance⁩ https://t.co/9jV9NdBL3a

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

Going to work should never be a death sentence.

Water is life, and it must be guaranteed for all workers. We must have a federal heat illness prevention standard.

@RepCasar and @DoloresHuerta have officially begun their water strike.

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

@JortsTheCat And proposes to slash the budget for worker safety agencies

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

@nicraymond @JessicaValenti But did you remember to call them??

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

@AshishKJha46 And where does this leave OSHA’s COVID-19 rule to protect workers in health care settings? Covid is still a major workplace exposure for these workers and under the law, need to be protected from significant risk.

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

@kmelkhat But Khalid, did you decide on lasagna or sandwiches?? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

@BradSiroky @kprather88 @3M The market can be driven by govt recommendations. They could increase demand for them… if the chose to…

[Rebecca Reindel @RLReindelHi]

@mpdmaggs @SultanReina Elastomerics totally underutilized throughout the pandemic