chemical industry

This Day in Labor History: December 15, 1989

By Erik Loomis

In General

On December 15, 2021

On December 15, 1989, the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers come to an agreement with the German chemical company BASF for the company’s largest plant, in Geismer, Louisiana, after a five year lockout. This unlikely victory in a horrible time for private sector unions demonstrated...

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The Continuing Legacy of Bhopal

By Erik Loomis

On July 13, 2018

The Bhopal disaster was one of the worst in industrial history. I've written about it here and discussed it at some length in Out of Sight. The thing about a.

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This Day in Labor History: October 11, 1979

By Erik Loomis

On October 11, 2017

On October 11, 1979, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the chemical company American Cyanamid $10,000 for coercing women workers into sterilization if they wanted to work in.