We help workers & org's learn about the health impacts of work stress & what they can do about it. If we want healthy people, we need #healthywork. RT=read this
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News Alert! @ilfornaionline to pay $3M to settle @USEEOC sexual harassment & retaliation lawsuit affecting 100+ female workers, many of them teenagers.
Every worker, regardless of age or experience, deserves a safe, healthy, & respectful workplace.
#HealthyWorker #YoungWorkers
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Young workers deserve safe workplaces.
@OSHA_DOL's real stories show how supervision, safer equipment, & hazard prevention can save lives.
We support a strong, fully funded #OSHA.
What changes have made your workplace safer?
Read More: osha.gov/young-workers/real-…
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Young workers deserve a healthy start to their careers. Yet many face unpredictable schedules, job insecurity, excessive demands, and workplace stress.
Fair scheduling, adequate training, and a greater voice at work can help protect their health, safety, and future. #HealthyWork
Help build the next generation of #WorkerHealth advocates!
Our friends @uclalosh & @ucberkeleylohp are hosting the 2027 Young Worker Leadership Academy, Feb 4–6 at #UCBerkeley.
Free training, leadership skills, & a $100 stipend!
Apply @youngworkers_ca:
youngworkers.org/ywla/#YWLA-…
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1/#NYC is taking on #Amazon’s mistreatment of delivery workers.
The #DeliveryProtectionAct would require companies to directly employ their drivers & take greater responsibility for working conditions.
Watch @NYCMayor #Mamdani explain why it matters: bit.ly/4i3uWNZ
2/This is the kind of upstream #WorkerHealth policy we need.
Address how work is organized, who controls it, & who bears the risks. Then hold powerful companies accountable for the conditions they help create.
More on #Amazon’s fight against the bill: bit.ly/3TKb3SW
The #GigEconomy is reshaping work, esp. for young workers.
New @CUNY/@workersjusticep study found 53% of delivery workers reported injuries, 40% severe psychological distress, & 52% feared deactivation for working too slowly.
As work changes, protections must too. Study below↓
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Read the new @CUNY/@workersjusticep report, "Driven by Algorithms: Unsafe Work in NYC Food Delivery": bit.ly/4yyUkBk
#HealthyWork #WorkerHealth #GigEconomy #MentalHealth #WorkerRights
New editorial in @commondreams argues #MentalHealth IS #WorkerHealth.
Court ruled #OSHA couldn’t cite #Exxon for not recording worker’s job-related PTSD. But decades of research show work can harm mental & physical health.
Protections must catch up! Read article below ↓
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Read here: commondreams.org/opinion/men…
1/As #SuicidePreventionMonth ends, remember: workplaces can play role in #SuicidePrevention.
HWC recs:
- Reduce #PsychosocialHazards.
- Give workers greater voice/control.
- Ensure manageable workloads.
- Strengthen job security/support.
- Prevent bullying/harassment.
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2/Employers need to be prepared when workers are struggling.
@Action_Alliance recommends promoting help-seeking & #MentalHealth resources, training workers to recognize warning signs, & preparing workplaces to respond to suicide crises.
Watch its video: bit.ly/4jstPIP
BREAKING: @BernieSanders & @RepMarkTakano have new bill to make 32-hour work week the federal standard.
We know it works: A WA cty made its 32-hour week permanent after 2-yr trial found turnover & sick time go down & hiring go up!
Read @PatchCalifornia: bit.ly/4dVkRAd
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Listen to latest #HealthyWork Podcast exploring AI’s promise, & risks, incl. #WorkIntensification, #Surveillance & declining job control.
@Dr_Pouran: #AI could increase worker capacity only for management to raise expectations, leaving workers w/o benefits of greater efficiency.
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Listen/Watch the Healthy Work Podcast: The Growing Role of #AI at Work
Watch on @Spotify: bit.ly/47aN2aD
Watch on @ApplePodcasts: bit.ly/4jfNDz1
Watch on @YouTube: bit.ly/3V2FpQY
#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #WorkerHealth #HealthyWork #PublicHealth
What if the barrier to healthier choices isn’t knowledge or motivation—but work?
In a new post on Dr’s Substack, HWC’s @Dr_Pouran explores how hours, schedules, breaks, stress & job control shape health—& why upstream prevention matters.
Read: bit.ly/4gXoAzq
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1/A worker falls 35 feet on the job—& survives. Then has 18-year struggle with chronic pain and fights for workers’ comp, disability benefits & health care.
Before his death, he recorded 694 videos documenting that fight.
Watch his daughter on @NYTimes: bit.ly/4rh7JuN
