July 2020
Op-Ed – New Jersey needs a public bank – fast | Opinion
This past week, WEC placed an op-ed outlining how a state-chartered public bank can help us achieve safe, secure jobs and a healthy sustainable environment for New Jersey. "If the past three months have proven [...]
The risk of opening schools: Flexibility, planning needed
With President Donald Trump calling for campuses to welcome students in the fall and numerous large school districts around the country announcing that online-only schooling will continue, risk management teams are grappling with how to [...]
July 21: Protecting and Celebrating Facility and Manufacturing Workers During Covid-19
This week’s topic, Protecting and Celebrating Facility and Manufacturing Workers During Covid-19 welcomed a panel of guests who represent property service, essential manufacturing, and facility operations workers who have worked hard to keep public and private [...]
Trump’s EPA Sued Over Understating Risks of Deadly Chemical
NEW YORK, NY — Today, a coalition of community, labor, and environmental groups filed a petition challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final methylene chloride risk evaluation, which unlawfully determined that manufacturing, disposal, and several other uses of [...]
July 14: Student Health, Worker Safety, and Funding Challenges for Higher Education in a COVID-19 World
This week’s topic focused on student and worker safety in the tumultuous and ever-changing landscape of higher education. We heard from three inspiring women who have been organizing higher education faculty and staff across departments [...]
Pandemic v. Schools – National Coalition for Healthier Schools Plan for Safe Reopening
School Buildings and Occupants Can Speed or Slow the Spread of COVID-19 Jul. 9, 2020 / PRZen / SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- As pressure mounts for schools to reopen this fall, awareness is growing of the need [...]