Amazon Air Hub Faces Potential Labor Law Violations, and 4 Other News Stories You May Have Missed This Week - Cincinnati CityBeat

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Amazon Air Hub employees and union supporters rally outside KCVG in Hebron, Kentucky on March 18.

This week was full of national debates taking place in our own backyards.
Amazon Air Hub union organizers aren’t backing down from their living wage campaign anytime soon, even amid potentially illegal union-busting practices from the corporate giant. In abortion news, Ohio doctors were forced to develop a new game plan for providing medical abortions thanks to a decision out of Texas that’s still rapidly developing. And a tragic mass shooting in nearby Louisville left six dead and nine wounded, prompting the city’s mayor to speak out against gun violence.

Catch up on this week’s headlines below.

Complaint Says Amazon is Requiring Kentucky Air Hub Employees Attend Anti-Union Presentations

After Texas Ruling, What Does a Misoprostol-Only Abortion Look Like?

Abortion providers in Ohio are still going to offer abortion medication to patients despite a recent ruling from a Texas judge that jeopardizes the nation’s access to mifepristone, one of the key drugs used in the process of a medical abortion. The Supreme Court could step in on the issue as early as April 14, but in the meantime, Ohio doctors want patients to know there is more than one way to have a medical abortion. By prescribing higher doses of misoprostol, the second pill normally used in the medical abortion equation, patients can still manage their own abortions at home. But, side effects like cramping and bleeding can last much longer with this regimen. Read CityBeat‘s story about the differences between the two types of medical abortion regimens.

College Hill Residents Ask Hamilton Ave. Drivers to Slow Down, Call on CPD to Do More

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Residents of Northside and College Hill who are fed up with speeding vehicles down Hamilton Avenue gathered along the street on April 12 to ask drivers to slow down.

Mark Ventura organized the demonstration for the College Hill Grass Roots Traffic and Pedestrian Safety (TAPS) group, and asked neighbors to meet outside Kiki College Hill and pick up one of the many signs that said “Slow Down!” or “Speed Limit: 25.” Transportation advocates have clocked some drivers going 90+ miles per hour on Hamilton Ave, and Ventura attributes the issue to a lack of police enforcement. Read CityBeat‘s story about why demonstrators turned out for Hamilton Avenue’s pedestrians.

Six Dead, Nine Injured in Downtown Louisville Bank Shooting

Six people were killed and nine more injured after a shooter opened fire in a downtown Louisville bank on April 10. Reports in the following days revealed the shooter’s identity and the type of weapon used in the live-streamed attack on employees at Old National Bank near Slugger Field. Still, stories published in the early moments show the painful reaction to the shocking-yet-familiar mass shooting, including a tearful Andy Beshear whose close friend was killed that morning. Read CityBeat‘s story from the morning of the Old National Bank shooting.

Feds Propose $2M Fine Against Cincinnati Meat Processor After Severe Injury

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a $1.9-million fine against the Cincinnati-based subsidiary of a meat-processing firm headquartered in the Netherlands. The proposed fines come after a severe accident in October, less than two weeks after OSHA warned officials at the Cincinnati plant that sanitation workers didn’t have the proper training. One of the citations said that the company sent sanitation workers into several areas where they were exposed to “spiked paddle augers, ribbon augers, and chopping blades, likely to result in serious impalement and laceration injuries.” Read CityBeat‘s story about how one man’s injuries at the plant resulted in a leg amputation.

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