Why are so many Canadian workers still dying on the job and why aren’t their employers held more accountable? Tom Sandborn, who covered labour for The Tyee, details preventable deaths caused by a 1992 fireball in Nova Scotia’s Westray coal mine and the resulting, lightly enforced, law meant to hold owners accountable. He draws ties to 2012’s lethal sawmill explosions in BC’s interior and brings the story up to date. Hell’s History: The USW’s fight to prevent workplaces deaths and injuries from the 1992 Westray Mine disaster through 2016.
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The BC Humanist Association was formed in 1984 and we have a regular attendance of over 30 people at our Sunday meetings.
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