Poultry Industry Injury Numbers Need a Closer Look
Cover photo by Earl Dotter. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published its annual workplace injury and illness report for…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
How workers die. Forklift, machinery, falls, tree trimming, electrocution, drowning, explosion, stabbing, shootings, firefighting, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100…
Public Employees: Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough
Eric Weems, 52, a lineman working for the city of Griffin, Georgia, was killed on Nov. 13 in some kind…
Trump 2.0: Something Wicked This Way Comes
It’s time to turn off the endless World Series clips, crawl out from under the bed, collect the newspapers moldering…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
How workers die. Forklift incidents, falls, drowning, train derailment, shooting, firefighting, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed…
Weekly Toll
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Die
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
The Confined Space Endorsement: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
As we approach the most important election of our lifetime (yes, this time it really is), the Editorial Board of…
North Carolinians: Elect Braxton Winston Labor Commissioner
North Carolinians: You get to vote for Labor Commissioner on November 5th. And it shouldn’t be a hard choice: Braxton…
Weekly Toll: The Last Shift
How workers died last week: Coal mining, Hurricane Helena, forklifts, falls, logging, vehicle incidents, stabbings and shootings. On average, over…