MAGA Plans to Capture the Civil Service
Soon after James Garfield was inaugurated in 1881, a disgruntled job seeker shot him at the train station in Washington,…
Public Employees: Live Like Slaves; Die Like Dogs
Following last week’s post about public employee deaths and lack of OSHA coverage, there is unfortunately more to add from…
Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home
How workers died last week: Suffocated in a farm silo and confined spaces, electrocuted, shot, stabbed, hit by vehicles and…
Reflections on 9-11
On Sunday night, September 8, 60 Minutes devoted its entire program to 9/11 and the Fire Department of New York…
Public Employees Killed by Preventable Hazards. And It’s all Legal
Imagine you’re recruited for a job with a bunch of other workers. It’s a job with lots of hazards —…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
How workers died last week: Coal mining, railroad incident, forklift, electrocution, scaffolding collapse, vehicle incidents, shootings, stabbing, fires and falls.…
Project 2025 and the Lives of Workers
The Washington Post ran an amazing article written by Michael Lewis yesterday, about Chris Mark, the “Principal Roof Control Specialist”…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Die
Today is Labor Day where we honor the important work that this nation’s workers do to make life in this…
Workplace Safety: DO SOMETHING!
Among the many rousing speeches and resounding cheers at last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago was the one delivered…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Die
How workers died last week: Trench collapse, quarry collapse, crushed a jeep plant, falls, vehicle incidents, drowning, shooting. On average,…