Chemical Safety Board: RIP or WTF?
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the troubled little agency with the giant mission of preventing chemical plant disasters, has been…
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Bush and Obama BLS Commissioners Oppose Repeal of OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
Two former commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics sent a letter yesterday to Senate HELP Committee Chair Lamar Alexander…
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…
More Articles on Devastating Labor Department and Workplace Safety Cuts
“There’s this assumption in Washington, Jonathan, that if you get less money, it’s a cut.” — Sean Spicer From some…
Houston Chronicle: Trump Budget will cause “Death and Destruction”
Well, actually, the Chronicle’s headline warning of “death and destruction” was from a quote by chemical safety consultant Paul Orum…
Opposition Builds to Repeal of OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
Opposition to repeal of an OSHA rule that would allow enforcement of accurate injury and illness records is building in…
Bludgeoning our Caregivers: Workplace Violence in Healthcare
No one should go to work expecting to get hurt. And certainly no one should go to work expecting to…
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Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Budget Day: Workers Under Attack
So how do working people fare in Donald Trump’s first budget proposal? The short answer, “not well.” This is what…
Tomorrow is Budget Day
Tomorrow the President will propose his Fiscal Year 2018 budget — which promises to be good news for pretty much…
Kentucky and West Virginia Move to Weaken Protections for Coal Miners
When you think coal mining, your think West Virginia and Kentucky. And when you think coal mine disasters, you think…