The Lac Mégantic Rail Disaster: Ten Years Later
Ten years ago today, an unmanned train carrying 72 tankers full of highly combustible crude oil careened down a mountain…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
Ten years ago today, an unmanned train carrying 72 tankers full of highly combustible crude oil careened down a mountain…
So, assuming radical Republicans don’t sabotage the agreement that their fearless leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, reached with President Biden, we…
Republicans are coming after worker protections, in Congress and in the courts — yet again. This time in a little-noticed…
I could probably fill this blog every day with ridiculous things that Republicans say about labor issues, but I’ll generally…
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…
Cancer is a well-established workplace hazard for firefighters. This is not only documented in numerous studies, it is recognized by…
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing today on the hazards facing warehouse workers: “Unsafe and Untenable: Examining…
New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is a piece of work. This comes as no surprise to anyone who follows…
So, it’s been almost a month since the Biden Administration issued OSHA’s Vax-or-Mask standard for employers with 100 or more…
The Build Back Better Act, announced today by the Biden Administration, makes significant improvements in workplace safety protections for American…