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Trump Administration Continues to Attack Worker Protections

June 6, 2017 Jordan Barab

The New York Times takes another look at Obama administration worker protections that are being “revisited” in the early months…

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BREAKING: OSHA Announces Delay of Recordkeeping Rule

May 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

Probably hoping no one would notice, OSHA today subtly buried an “Update” deep in its website, announcing that it intends…

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Making OSHA More Effective: President Trump and Secretary Acosta Need Your Help!

May 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

President Trump and Labor Secretary Acosta need you to do something for your country. On March 13, President Trump signed…

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Trump to Construction and Maritime Workers on Workers Memorial Day: “Get Sick and Die.”

April 28, 2017 Jordan Barab

The Trump administration today — Workers Memorial Day — initiated its first real OSHA regulatory rollback — a proposed weakening…

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The First Hundred Days of Trump’s OSHA: Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet?

April 28, 2017 Jordan Barab

Today is Workers Memorial Day, a day set aside around the world to remember those killed on the job —…

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Swamp Monster in the White House: See no evil, fix no evil.

April 18, 2017 Jordan Barab

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank makes no secret about disliking Donald Trump. Instead of “draining the swamp” as he promised…

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Trump Signs Repeal of Volks Rule: Workers Lose

April 4, 2017 Jordan Barab

President Trump yesterday signed the resolution repealing the Volks rule , thereby permanently removing OSHA’s ability to cite patterns of…

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If Neil Gorsuch is Confirmed, “More Workers Will Die on the Job”

April 4, 2017 Jordan Barab

Will the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch be good for worker safety? The clear answer is “No.” Allow me to elaborate.…

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Beware of Trumps Bearing Gifts — or Ideas for Fixing Government

March 31, 2017 Jordan Barab

President Trump recently appointed his 36 year-old son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to head up an effort to make government more efficient.…

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Acosta Hearing: We watched so you wouldn’t have to

March 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

Alexander Acosta, the President’s nominee for Secretary of Labor testified today before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.…