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The improvement in the economy is great news for construction firms and construction workers. However, there is a downside to this. The number of skilled workers has declined, according to an insurance industry magazine. They retired, moved into other fields or...
The airports in and around New York City are among the busiest in the United States. JFK, in Queens, is ranked as the sixth busiest airport in the country. Newark is ranked the 13th busiest, and LaGuardia, also in Queens, is the 20th busiest. Each year, 25,036,855...
Construction workers rallied a week ago to draw attention to the working conditions at the JDS Development Group's building site at 111 W. 57th Street. There were around 1,000 workers at this event; a similar event in October drew nearly 8,000 workers. The protest was...
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workplace violence is more likely to occur among employees who handle money in a public setting, delivery drivers, public service workers, law enforcement personnel, those who work alone or in small...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 101 fatal on-the-job accidents in New Jersey in 2013. The BLS breaks these numbers down as follows: About 28 percent of these deaths were the result of workplace violence Thirty-seven percent of NJ workplace...
Undocumented construction workers are at greater risk for injury and death because they are generally unwilling to risk deportation by reporting unsafe working conditions. This makes them vulnerable to exploitation by negligent employers who compromise workplace...
Anyone who has tried to go to a performance at New York City’s Lincoln Center knows that it is often difficult to get there. Whether a person is walking, going by taxi, or emerging from the subway at 66th Street, it’s a real challenge to get to the destination on...
