Austin Police Live by Their Own COVID Rules, It Seems

A closer look at vaccine and mask policies among Austin's first responders

"...Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, two facts are clear. Vaccination offers both the best..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations

Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions

"...On Tuesday, the Workers Defense Project filed two labor standards violation referrals to the Department of Labor’s Wage and..."

Nov. 16, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

The Fire at AFD

Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr leads a department flaming with labor, race, and gender politics

"...Kerr is sitting in her office. Apart from books and binders, memorabilia line the bookshelf – plaques, accolades, and..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...e-mail hoax. It's because these very real tales -- and many others like them -- weren't reported in the..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

Fighting for Justicia

Workers Defense Project celebrates 10 years on the front lines of Texas labor

"...week's pay. When her boss not only refused to hand over the remaining wages but also threatened to call..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Point Austin: What History Teaches

There are different ways of counting social costs

"...of keeping him or her there beyond eight years and all the bounds of reason. Simultaneously, Congress is straining..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The View From 21 Rio

Workers mourn and OSHA cites contractors in fatal accident

"...scene outside the 21 Rio apartment building at 21st and Rio Grande normally shows little sign of the June..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

City Cuts Fee Waivers to Marriott Builder; Labor Groups File Workplace Complaints

Labor rights groups stop playing nice

"...After months of back and forth over the issue of how much the development..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Funding Questions Follow Cap Metro's Court Win

Court victory creates more tension between labor and transit agency

"...As if the relationship between Capital Met­ro and its unionized workers weren't already strange enough, a June..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Step Outside

California's Smoking Ban... Coming to a Club Near You?

"...for a New Year's Day hair of the dog. And out on the sidewalk, a few more moping about..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Three More Casualties of Austin's Growth

A deadly accident in West Campus highlights the dangers of construction work in Texas

"...the Austin American-Statesman about Wilson Joel Iri­as Cerritos, 30, and Jesus Angel Lopez Perez, 28, two of the three..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Death on the Job

Construction worker falls to his death on the Eastside

"...is located near Plaza Saltillo at 1700 E. Fourth, and is owned by Georgia-based Flournoy Properties. Loa was employed..."

July 14, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Building Austin

As the city grows, is it being cavalier about the well-being of the laborers who are assembling Austin's new face?

"...neither the subcontractor that employed Loa nor building owner and developer Flournoy Properties has commented on Loa's death (a..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...learned that City Council members Daryl Slusher, Raul Alvarez, and Jackie Goodman were preparing a council resolution, to be..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature

Construction Worker’s Death Headed to Court?

Site details indicate "very serious blunders"

"...Kaman from speaking out about the death of her husband on a construction site last summer, the companies she..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

City Hall Hustle: Choose Your Battleground

From zoning to parking to water, the new council's got its contentious hands full

"...City Council's back, and while I know you're all breathlessly waiting for the..."

July 29, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Top 9 Local Stories

"...2) TEA-BAGGED "Tea Party Patriots" opposing health care reform (etc.) disrupted town hall meetings around the..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

OSHA Cites Coreslab for Worker Death

Company cited for two violations, totaling $25,868

"...20-ton slab of concrete fell from a pipe brace and landed on Amir Bahman Kaman, killing him instantly, on..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

TRC Speaks: Not Just a Knockdown

Contract fight over money and methods

"...allow more time to study the differences in cost and qualifications between the top two firms vying for the..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Growth Hormones Are an Important Topic

"...point is important [“The Hightower Report,” News, March 7] and one readers should know more about. Besides what genetically..."

March 7, 2008 Postmarks

Austin Aquarium Under Scrutiny Again After PETA Investigation

One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish

"...fire once again from regulators, including the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, after a scathing investigation report from People..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Enviro Activist Jones Takes On Austin Energy 'Tree Butchers'

Tim Jones' complaints about the utility's brutal tree trimming spawn a new city task force

"...company hired by Austin Energy would be clearing limbs and branches under the power lines that run across the..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Common Law

Immigrant Worker's Rights

"...• work in a clean safe environment and be free of physical, emotional, or sexual mistreatment;..."

June 27, 2008 Column by Edna Yang

Naked City

Baseball Cap Boycott

"...Citing potential, across-the-board 30% wage cuts, unsafe working conditions, and union-busting tactics, the AFL-CIO has added official Major League..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Building a Place to Build Community

Northeast center built on progressive foundation

"...Thursday, May 6, marks the grand opening celebration of 5604 Manor – the unpretentiously named..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

WDP, Labor Department Form Partnership for Workers

New alliance aims to improve working conditions in Texas

"...On July 15, the Workers Defense Project and the U.S. Depart­ment of Labor announced a "strategic alliance"..."

July 30, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Tasting the Stars

Champagne: an appreciation and primer

"...step back from the rush of the holiday season and ponder what goes into making the wine that caused..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Point Austin: News Not Fit To Print

Trying to find a silver lining ... anywhere

"...It's an occupational hazard of course, here at the Chronicle News desk,..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Hiding Worker Injuries; and The Good Food Movement

"...employer strives to keep your pain a secret from safety authorities...."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Personal Freedom?

"...issue with so many. In all of the letters and articles I've read, not one person against the ban..."

April 15, 2005 Postmarks

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