Workers Memorial Day 2026
I was traveling abroad over Workers Memorial Day this year, so I missed the nation world-wide commemoration that will dwarf…
Friday Night Massacre at Mine Safety Review Commission
Trump political retribution and the ghost of DOGE (remember that?) are still alive and finally reaching down into the smallest…
OSHA Weakens Heat Emphasis Program While Virginia Commits to a Standard
It’s that time of year and it’s starting to get hot out there. Lacking any noticeable progress on an enforceable…
Trump to Workers: Drop Dead. And Do It Faster
Welcome to Groundhog Day 2027. Last year, Donald Trump, that shell of a man living in the soon-to-be half demolished…
OSHA CARES: About the Boss
Let’s do some philosophizing and theorizing. Deep thoughts like: why does OSHA exist, how is it working out for workers…
Republicans Try to Impose Death Sentence on Silica Countertop Workers
A very new, yet very old and always deadly health specter is haunting American workers: acute silicosis. It’s not your…
New DOL Enforcement Memo Details Where Not to Enforce
Department of Labor Solicitor Jonathan Berry issued a new “enforcement” memo at the end of February to share his “enforcement…
50 Years Ago Today: The Scotia Mine Disaster
At approximately 11:45 a.m., March 9, 1976, a massive explosion caused by coal dust and methane gas blasted through Scotia…
The DeMise of DeRemer?
With the chaos enveloping this country and the world, those old, traditional stories of government corruption, personal malfeasance, coverups and…
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OSHA Inspections Down 20% in 2025; Keeling Promises More Hiring A group of Democratic Senators has send a letter to…