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Exporting Cancer, Killing World Cup Stadium Builders and More Destructive Budget Cuts: Short Stuff for Your Reading Pleasure

June 16, 2017 Jordan Barab

Exporting Cancer and Miscarriages: An upsetting but must-read article by Cam Simpson at Bloomberg Business Week looks at American semi-conductor…

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If CSB Swims with the Fishes; American People Suffer the Consequences

May 31, 2017 Jordan Barab

America, we have a problem. And it promises to get worse. 2 Killed in Explosion at West Virginia Industrial Plant…

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Congress gets front row look at death in the workplace

April 19, 2017 Jordan Barab

A Congressperson looking out the office window or crossing the street to the Capitol yesterday morning could would have witnessed…

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OSHA Regulations: The Next Target

April 18, 2017 Jordan Barab

By Scott Schneider After last fall’s election, with Republicans in charge of both the White House and Congress, it was…

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April 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

Making Recess Fun Again: One more week left of Congressional recess. Anyone talked to their Senator or Representative about not…

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Blood in your food: Injury and Death on Farms

April 12, 2017 Jordan Barab

There are many metaphors that are commonly used in Washington DC . One of those metaphors is to describe something…

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OSHA Budget: Talk to your Representatives While They’re Home

April 7, 2017 Jordan Barab

Now is the time for all good activists to come to the aid of working people.

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Industry Uses Unproven Arson Claim to Repeal Chemical Safety Rule

April 3, 2017 Jordan Barab

Chemical industry representatives are using unproven allegations that a criminal act caused the catastrophic 2013 West Texas explosion to try…

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Michaels to Trump: Show Workers You Care About Their Safety

March 30, 2017 Jordan Barab

In an open letter to President Donald Trump, former OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels asks the President to show workers…

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Hurting Workers, Hurting Good Employers: More articles on attempts to repeal OSHA’s Volks Rule

March 20, 2017 Jordan Barab

You should definitely read every one of the articles below about why repealing the Volks rule is bad for workers,…