Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Meanwhile, workers continue to die. Here are how some were killed last week: Scaffolding collapse, machinery, mudslide, falls, farming tree…
Partial Stay of Execution? What’s Happening at NIOSH?
On April 1, the Trump administration snuck up behind the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and murdered…
American Poison: How Leaded Gas Companies Beat The Toxicologists
One hundred years ago scientists solved a puzzle: how to improve gasoline to make cars more fuel efficient and eliminate…
Weekly Toll: Workers Memorial Day Edition
Monday was Workers Memorial Day where we pause to remember the dead and fight like hell for the living. Meanwhile,…
A Workers Memorial Day Letter to President Trump
Dear Mr. President, Mondays are probably pretty busy for you, as you likely have a lot to catch up on…
AFL-CIO Issues 2025 Death on the Job Report
Workers Memorial Day is April 28, and right on schedule, the AFL-CIO has released its annual Death on the Job…
Weekly Toll: They Shall Not Rise Again
How Workers Died Last Week: Tanker explosion, highway work zone, electrocution, falling cargo, vehicle incident, shootings. On average, over 100…
Celebrating the Life of a Working Mom
99 years, and well more than half of it working. Born of hardworking immigrant stock, Ellie had aspirations. She wanted…
Gratitude for Workers in My Life Today
One of my daily morning rituals is to think of 3 things I’m grateful for. Waking up is always Number…
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.