Farmington Mine Disaster and the Blood of Coal Miners
Today is the 57th anniversary of the 1968 Farmington Mine explosion. At 5:30 in the morning on November 20th, a…
The Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Later
In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed In the Maritime Sailors’ Cathedral The church bell chimed, ’til it…
Death and the Doctrine of Worker Risk: Workplace Safety and Health History
I am reposting a fascinating BlueSky thread from labor historian Eric Loomis (@erikloomis.bsky.social) about the early history of workplace safety…
Remembering the Heroes and Losses of 9/11
Every day is a good day to take a moment to recognize and be grateful for the multitude of workers…
April is Still the Cruelest Month
Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine mine explosion that killed 29 miners. That was only…
114th Anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Still Lessons to Be Learned
I am reposting here a post that I wrote three years ago about the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and the lessons…
April: The Cruelest Month For Workers
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the catastrophic West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion. The explosion of tons of ammonium nitrate…
53 Years Ago: Thiokol Explosion kills 29 Workers
Earlier this week, February 3, marked the 53rd anniversary of the Thiokol explosion. Coming just a month after passage of…
55 Years Ago: The Farmington Mine Disaster
A day late, but yesterday was the 55th anniversary of the Farmington Mine Disaster, November 20, 1968. Below is a…
Gordon Lightfoot and the Edmund Fitzgerald. RIP
As you may be aware, one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot, died earlier this week at the age of…