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California's public transit employees will be eligible for their coronavirus shots this coming Monday. On Thursday night, state health officials expanded their

CBS2's Natalie Duddridge has more on Wednesday press conference.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 5,333 workers died on the job in 2019, or one every 99 minutes The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an agency within the US Department of Labor (DOL), reported last month that 5,333 US workers died due to workplace injuries in 2019, an increase of 2 percent from the previous year. This is the highest number of workplace deaths in the United States since 2007. This grisly figure has been steadily rising since a temporary decline during the 2008-2009 rece...

When an irate customer spat in his face last year as his train was pulling out of Grand Central Terminal, Metro North conductor Rob Singh’s first reaction was anger. But when he was taken to a hospital for COVID and HIV tests, Singh became more concerned about his health. “To make matters worse, when I went to the Metro North office the next day I was informed I couldn’t work because it’s a ...

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Heres who can get the COVID-19 vaccine in Illinois beginning Monday Illinois will begin vaccinating individuals in Phase 1B, which includes residents age 65 and older and frontline essential workers Author: Kayla Wheeler Updated: 11:51 AM CST January 25, 2021 CHICAGO — The State of Illinois is moving on to the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination plan. Last week, the state announce it made substantial progress in vaccinating individuals in Phase 1A, which inc...

Teamsters rush to end strike as support grows for Hunts Point warehouse workers in New York City Teamsters Local 202 President Daniel Kane told striking Hunts Point Produce Market workers Thursday evening that negotiations with the operators had resumed and made it clear the union was prepared to cut a deal that abandoned its own meager demand for a $1-an-hour raise. Following a brutal year that left hundreds of Hunts Point Produce Market workers sick and at least six dead from COVID-19, appro...

911,000 Vaccines Will Be Distributed to Providers By End of Week Total of 3,762 Vaccination Sites Currently Enrolled as Part of Statewide Network of Administration Sites  636 Sites Statewide Currently Vaccinating Eligible New Yorkers Essential Worker Groups - Police, Fire, Education and Transit Workers - Encouraged to Begin Developing Vaccination Plans for Workforce Vaccination When General Public Becomes Eligible to Receive Vaccine  Governor Renews Call for Federal Government to Man...

Place for physical healing. >> reporter: the virus takiing devastating toll on workers on the front lines. in new york, 41 transit workers killed, 1,500 infected with the virus. melody aravenas husband rolando was a communications field technician sent to a new york hospital to help prepare for the surge. a week later, he was sick. >> if he had to die to save other peoples lives, you know, im going to try to make amends with that. >> reporter: rolando passing away on his twin daughters 10th birt...

Tonight, the new and staggering numbers just in. nearly 2,000 deaths in the u.s. in just the last 24 hours. more than 14,000 dead in the u.s. the president speaking moments ago. new york reporting its deadliest day. 779 deaths in 24 hours. tonight, the difficult images inside a new york city hospital. recovery rooms turned into icus. you will see the moment, doctors making difficult calls to loved ones waiting for news. we go inside the cathedral of st. john the divine. during holy week, its...