Honoring the Life of a Working Man
8-18-18. My dad loved saying his birth date aloud. The cadence, the sound, the alliteration. He would have been 107…
Celebrating the Life of a Working Mom
99 years, and well more than half of it working. Born of hardworking immigrant stock, Ellie had aspirations. She wanted…
In Memoriam: The Contributions They Made
One of the joys of being involved in workplace safety issues at my age is seeing so many young, enthusiastic…
John Froines: 1939-2022
Sad days. John Froines died last week at age 83. He had had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Froines was…
Gerald W. McEntee 1935-2022
Gerald W. McEntee, former President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), died last week at…
Rest in Power: Workplace Safety Heroes John Mehring and Samuel Epstein
The workplace safety movement lost two of its heroes in March — one fairly well known (enough to get an…