Labor Day: A Celebration of Working People—and the Movement That Made It Possible
Ah… Labor Day. For many of us it means a three-day weekend, the last days of summer, a backyard barbecue,…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety
Lots happening in the world of workplace safety and labor. Nevada lawmakers oppose weakening OSHA enforcement, Boston workers get more…
Massachusetts Rideshare Drivers Just Made Labor History
For years, rideshare drivers have powered the American economy without sharing fully in its protections or prosperity. They are essential…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
OSHA Inspections Down 20% in 2025; Keeling Promises More Hiring A group of Democratic Senators has send a letter to…
Washington Post’s Road to Anti-Union Perdition
The Washington Post has never been an especially labor-friendly organization. I first learned this in 1977 when potential future housemates…
A BIG Thank You to Workers Who Keep America Running on Labor Day
Ah…. Today is Labor Day. A holiday weekend for many if not most of us. As millions of Americans sleep…
Immigration Enforcement Undermines Worker Health and Safety
The increasingly militarized harassment of immigrants upending our communities across the country has been well understood. Less recognized is how…
As Election Nears, Teamsters Still Refuse to Endorse Harris
For the first time in three decades, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced that it would not endorse a presidential…
Union Demands that OSHA Revoke Failing South Carolina OSHA Program
OSHA State Plan states — you can’t live with ’em, you can’t live without ’em. Or can you? A labor…
Can Good Journalism Save Workers’ Lives?
Unions are struggling. Workers are intimidated. Congress is comatose. The courts are rigged. OSHA is too small and drastically underfunded.…