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…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
As you may be aware, one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot, died earlier this week at the age of…
Today is the 112th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire that killed 146 people, including 123 women, who burned…
April 28 is Workers Memorial Day — a day dedicated to memorializing those killed on the job and rededicating ourselves…
A call from an old friend reminded me that today is the 111th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. On…
On November 20, 1968, 53 years ago today, 78 miners died in an explosion at the Consol No. 9 coal…
February 7 is the sad anniversary of two of this country's worst and most recent industrial disasters: the 2008 explosion…
Yesterday marked the 159th anniversary of the Pemberton Mill collapse that killed an estimated 145 workers.
Today is the 13th anniversary of the Sago Mine disaster that killed 12 miners and led to a sweeping modernization…
Darr Mine Fire: Dec. 19, 1907 At 11:30 a.m., a massive explosion rocked the Darr Mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. near…
September 11 is a date with deep meaning in the United States — but also in other parts of the…