Tim Walz: Champion of Working People
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz will give his acceptance speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention. In case you’re a…
Whither Cal/OSHA? Ground-breaking Standards, but No One to Enforce Them
by Guest Contributor Garrett Brown Cal/OSHA is yet again looking for a new Chief – the third time in five…
State Plan States, Foreign Born Hispanic Workers Lead the 2022 Death Toll
Earlier this week, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase in the number of workers killed in 2022,…
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…
Shutting Down Government — and Worker Protections
As we careen into yet another pointless and preventable government shutdown, I’m republishing a post I wrote before the last…
Criminal Prosecution
Dipatches (Short Stuff)
Heat
Job Postings
Regulatory Process
Short Stuff
State Plan States
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety & Health
Bring OSHA into the 21st Century The Occupational Safety and Health Act just had its 52nd birthday. OSHA was born…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Amazon Cited Again….And Again…And Again There should no longer be any doubt in anyone’s mind — even in Jeff Bezos’s…
Why Can’t the City Enforce Contractor Safety Standards?
Welcome to another chapter of Do-It-Yourself-Neighborhood-Health-and-Safety-Inspector. As many of you know, while walking to dogs, I’m constantly running across unprotected…
Budget
Fires and Firefighting
Heat
Immigrants
International
Public Employees
Short Stuff
State Plan States
Workplace Violence
Dispatches from the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Violence Against Transit Workers Transit workers and labor unions across America are sounding the alarm over the trend of violence,…
Supreme Court Allows OSHA Standard to Go Into Effect (as of this moment…)
I’m holding my breath and afraid to jinx it, but as of this moment, noon on Monday, we have not…