Dispatches From The Front Lines of Workplace Safety & Health
What’s going on in the world of workplace safety and health? Read on. It’s not all bad news.
Trump’s War Against “War on Coal” is a War on Coal Miners
Remember the days when Donald Trump pledged to end the war on coal? True to form, during Trump I he…
DOGE Attack on NIOSH Weakens Workers’ Bird Flu Protections
As is often the case with this country’s public health threats, workers are on the front lines. The National Institute…
The Purge: DOGE Kills NIOSH — And Workers
Trump’s war on workers is reaching full bloom. And not just a war on workers’ rights to organize or to…
Scientists Study a New Risk Factor – Take a Guess
A new risk factor? Wait, what exactly is a “risk factor? Good question. You don’t need to be an epidemiologist…
Chavez-DeRemer Moves Forward. Sonderling Flails
Secretary of Labor nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer was approved this morning by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee by…
Chavez-De Remer: All Things to All People
I watched the confirmation hearing of Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor so you wouldn’t have to. You can listen…
Labor Secretary Confirmation Hearing Today
Tune in at 10:00 to see the confirmation hearing of former Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor. You can…
Court Again Rejects Unions’ Request to Keep DOGE out of DOL
Federal Judge John D. Bates has once again rejected labor unions’ request for a Temporary Restraining Order that would have…
Democrats Demand Answers on DOL Book Burning
Democrats are fighting back. Earlier this week, Confined Space reported that numerous OSHA health and safety documents had been banned…