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1. Union rallies for safety plan after social worker killed at SF hospital | KRON4

   SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Healthcare workers in San Francisco rallied Thursday night to demand safety improvements at Zuckerberg San Francisco ...

2. 6 injured after gas explosion, fire in San Francisco Bay Area - USA Today

   Video captured by a Ring doorbell camera showed an excavator digging in front of the residence that exploded as a worker stood nearby.

3. Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar's western Rakhine state - The Guardian

   “The situation is very terrible,” said on-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung. “As for now, we can confirm there are 31 deaths and we think there will be ...

4. Union rallies for safety plan after social worker killed at SF hospital - YouTube

   KRON4's Sara Stinson reports. Read more here: https://www.kron4.com/

5. Australia: Concerns that unsafe conditions killed two Queensland building workers - WSWS

   They are demanding action to halt the rising toll of deaths and injuries caused by corporate profit-driven speed-ups and disregard for workers' lives ...

6. Gallego Backs Bills to Promote Worker Safety and Rights During the Holiday Season

   ... workers by banning hazardous work speed quotas that push workers beyond their limits and lead to high rates of injuries. “This holiday season ...

7. Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitals

   Fire officials said they did not know if those injured were workers or residents, nor did they know the extent of their injuries. They said two ...

8. 6 Injured and 2 Missing in Bay Area Neighborhood Gas Explosion - The New York Times

   Six people were hospitalized with injuries, the authorities said. Fire crews, law enforcement officers and utility workers were not injured. No ...

9. S. Korea construction site collapse: Worker killed, others feared trapped - YouTube

   A construction accident at the Gwangju Metropolitan Library site in Gwanju, South Korea on Thursday (Dec 11), left one worker dead and three ...

10. Six injured after underground gas explosion, fire in Hayward - Newsweek

    Six people were taken to hospitals, fire officials said, after the blast tore through a residential block undergoing construction work. Why It Matters.