Weekly Toll: Working the Final Shift
Over the last week, worker shot for “brandishing” company-issued cutter, workers killed in chemical tank explosion, electrocutions, falls, forklift, vehicle…
Republican “Workforce” Committee Sees Commies Under Every Desk
I could probably fill this blog every day with ridiculous things that Republicans say about labor issues, but I’ll generally…
Protect Workers; Don’t Blame Them
The Washington Post did the nation a service last week by recognizing that the near death of one relatively famous…
Public Employee Deaths: Preventable, But Not Prevented
This week’s Weekly Toll included the deaths of two public employees. One in Missouri and one in Georgia. Both died…
Weekly Toll: Killed at work
Over the last week, two EMTs killed, a couple of logging deaths, storm-related fatalities, falls, shootings, vehicular incidents. All in…
The 118th Congress: And So It Begins
We’re only a few days into the new Republican-controlled 118th Congress of the House of Representatives (a.k.a. the Q-Congress), and…
Weeky Toll: More Workplace Carnage Starting the New Year.
Through January 2. Running a bit behind due to vacation. But no vacation from deadly workplace tragedies: Three workers killed…
Last Weekly Toll of the Year
Last week: Workers die in machinery-related deaths, electrocution, traffic incidents, falls, shootings. Just a few of the ways workers died…
Congress Effectively Cuts OSHA Budget for 2nd Straight Year
In what can only be described as a colossal disappointment, the US Congress is on the verge of approving a…
Empty Chairs for the Holidays: The Weekly Toll
As I summarized last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its annual Census on Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2021.…