Losses at OSHA
George Yoksas The OSHA family suffered a huge loss last month when George Yoksas passed away at his desk at…
Save Harwood. Here’s the easy way to Contact Your Congressperson
Labor Secretary Acosta just finished his last hearing before the Senate on the Department of Labor’s FY 2018 budget. We’ll…
OSHA Proposes to Delay Recordkeeping Rule
OSHA has officially announced a proposal to delay the reporting requirements of its “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses”…
Kill Workers. Don’t Respond. Repeat.
So what’s going on here? OSHA investigates second fatal explosion in a month at Barbour Co., WV plant ARDEN, W.Va.…
California Makes Major Move to Protect Refinery Workers (and communities in their shadow)
It’s not all bad news out there. While Washington sucks workers down into an abyss of corporate anarchy, the State…
City Worker Killed. Too bad. So Sad. Move on.
Just another tragic story in America? Plainville DPW worker killed in accident PLAINVILLE , MA — A public works employee…
Father and Son Suffocate in Confined Space. Why?
All preventable workplace fatalities make me mad, but none make me madder than trench collapses and confined space fatalities. There…
Dead in a Bathtub at 21
On April 28, while thousands of Americans were commemorating Workers Memorial Day, 21 year old Kevin Hartley was hard at…
Some Bad News (about NY Dairy Workers), But Also Good News: Read All About It in Short Stuff
Milking the Workers? Farm worker advocates have published a survey of mostly undocumented Hispanic workers that describes discrimination and workplace…
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Trump Administration Continues to Attack Worker Protections
The New York Times takes another look at Obama administration worker protections that are being “revisited” in the early months…