Is Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Not Long for this (Political) World?
Donald Trump, who only hires the best, seems to be very very bad at choosing Secretaries of Labor. His first…
In Memoriam: Those We Lost in 2025
This is always the saddest part about ushering in the New Year: remembering the health and safety and environmental activists…
Trump Administration Retreats on NIOSH Destruction
Even in these darkest of days, there is sometimes good news. Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. and the…
Congressional Hearing: Protecting an Industry that is Killing Workers
A subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning at 10 AM ET with the snappy…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
How workers died last week: Three dead from electrocutions, 5 workers crushed under vehicles, construction, confined space, welding explosion, falls,…
Trench Collapse Deaths Ring Out the Old Year
At least five workers were crushed to death in preventable trench collapses in the last month and a half of…
Weekly Toll: Dying in the New Year
How workers died last week: Overturned tractor, crushed in machine, trapped in farm equipment, shootings and vehicle incidents. On average,…
Students: Help Workers Fight for Safe Working Conditions
Are you a college or graduate student interested in work, workers and workplace safety and health? Do you want to…
2025 Confined Space Year in Review
Ah, the hopeful dawn of a new year! This is a time when we look back fondly at the events…
This Day in Workplace Safety History: The Sago Mine Disaster
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Sago mine disaster.