11.   And if trade agreements can help out industry by bringing in outside issues like protecting copyrights and patents, why not also use them to protect workers?

12.   And the system has no automatic way to expand to protect workers during recesions.

13.   Another nettlesome issue revolved around rules proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect workers from sustaining injuries from repetitive motion work activities.

14.   Another nettlesome issue revolved around proposed rules by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect workers from sustaining injuries from repetitive-motion work activities.

15.   At bottom, many of the solutions being discussed involve a reordering of priorities to put more emphasis on protecting workers.

16.   At issue is whether a communications failure prevented the CDC from taking more aggressive steps to protect postal workers.

17.   Bowing to pressure from Congress and business groups, the Clinton administration has decided not to issue regulations to protect workers from repetitive strain injuries, government officials say.

18.   -- Corporate officials knew decades ago about a variety of life-threatening chemical hazards at refineries and chemical plants but often failed to protect workers.

19.   A coalition of aid organizations has appealed to the Bush administration to quickly help provide security to safeguard these supplies and protect relief workers.

20.   A federal law protects workers who are disabled.