Weekly Toll: Workplace Deaths Over the Last Two Weeks
I took a week off compiling this list. No change in the deadly work that American workers do, except that workers…
Janus: Don’t Mourn, Organize
I don’t have too much original to say about the disgusting Janus decision today, so I’ll stick to a couple…
Massachusetts Moves Forward on Protecting Public Employees. But millions remain without protection.
Question 1: What did the following workers have in common? Mercer County village worker killed in industrial accident MENDON, MERCER…
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Public Employee Unions: Worker Safety Is At Risk
One of the most significant cases for workers in recent history is coming before the Supreme Court next week. Janus…
Weekly Toll: Public employees, workplace violence and death in a tire-shredder
I’ve been away, so it’s a long, depressing list this week. Lowlights include 11 public employees in states that don’t…
Will We Ever Know How Rickey Nombrano Died?
Ricky Nombrano, part of the Ballinger, Texas city work crew was killed earlier this week “while operating heavy equipment.” We…
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…
Public Employees: Too Late to be Concerned After a Death
The Massachusetts Senate has voted to expand the death benefit for public employees who die on the job to $300,000. The…
Killing of EMT reminds us of the dangers of public employees and the “helping” professions
Tragic story about the killing of Yadira Arroyo, a 44 year-old emergency medical technician with the New York Fire Department…