Wisconsin Refinery Explosion Injures Workers, Causes Mass Evacuation
A huge explosion rocked the Husky Energy Oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin this morning, sending at least six workers to…
Approaching Workers Memorial Day
This Saturday, April 28 is Workers Memorial Day 2018 and union leaders, politicians and activists across the country are weighing…
“Weaponized Transparency” Pruitt is locked and loaded.
Scott Pruitt may not have the ethics to be appointed town dog catcher and may be on his way back…
Texting and Driving: Today’s Public Service Announcement
Courtesy of @WesternCapeGov and the National Safety Council. “You can’t even text and walk…” – Thank you @WesternCapeGov for creating…
Workers Memorial Day: April 28
Workers Memorial Day — when people from around the world come together to remember those who have been killed, injured…
Weekly Toll: Workers Memorial Day Week Edition
Waffle House shooting: Police release names of victims killed in Nashville attack Nashville, TN — Nashville police have released the…
Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety
More Tesla: I wrote earlier this week about the health and safety issues, and under-reporting of injuries and illnesses at…
8th Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill
Today is the 8th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and created the largest oil spill…
USDA Lets Foxes Guard The Hog House
The US Department of Agriculture has always struggled to balance a split personality: on one hand it’s supposed to “Provide…
My Trip to the Department of Labor
I had the pleasure of attending the unveiling of former Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis’s official portrait yesterday. Nancy Pelosi,…