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April 1 Special Report: A Nation Without Workers

April 1, 2026 Kathleen Rest
Public Employees Weekly Toll

No Accidents, Only Oversights: The Weekly Toll

March 31, 2026 Aina Atienza
Enforcement OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)

OSHA CARES: About the Boss

March 27, 2026 Jordan Barab
Fires and Firefighting Public Employees Weekly Toll

Death in the Workplace: The Weekly Toll

March 24, 2026 Aina Atienza
Congress David Michaels Silica

Republicans Try to Impose Death Sentence on Silica Countertop Workers

March 23, 2026 Jordan Barab
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OSHA CARES: About the Boss
Enforcement OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)
OSHA CARES: About the Boss
Death in the Workplace: The Weekly Toll
Fires and Firefighting Public Employees Weekly Toll
Death in the Workplace: The Weekly Toll
Kill OSHA: Then Shoot, Stab, Suffocate and Drown the Agency
Deconstructing the Administrative State OSHA
Kill OSHA: Then Shoot, Stab, Suffocate and Drown the Agency
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Supreme Court’s Disastrous OSHA Decision: What Others Are Saying
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Kavanaugh: Threat to Workers and to OSHA
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OSHA Pulls Protections As Healthcare Worker Deaths Rise
April 1 Special Report: A Nation Without Workers
Labor
April 1 Special Report: A Nation Without Workers
No Accidents, Only Oversights: The Weekly Toll
Public Employees Weekly Toll
No Accidents, Only Oversights: The Weekly Toll
OSHA CARES: About the Boss
Enforcement OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)
OSHA CARES: About the Boss
Death in the Workplace: The Weekly Toll
Fires and Firefighting Public Employees Weekly Toll
Death in the Workplace: The Weekly Toll
Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Don’t Forget Us

April 29, 2024 Jordan Barab

Last Thursday, the Department of Labor held a Workers Memorial Day ceremony in Washington DC. OSHA’s family liaison, Tonya Ford…

Workers Memorial Day

A Song For Workers Memorial Day

April 28, 2024 Jordan Barab

Today is Workers Memorial Day. It’s a day, in the words of Mother Jones, to “mourn for the dead and…

AFL-CIO Congress Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards Workers Memorial Day

AFL-CIO Issues 2024 Death on the Job Report

April 26, 2024 Jordan Barab

If you were to imagine a bible of occupational safety and health, combined with a review of where we are…

Journalism MSHA Silica

The Real Victims of Silica: Mine Operators

April 25, 2024 Jordan Barab

What happens when a miner is exposed to silica dust every day on the job? Several years ago, NPR reporter…

Workers Memorial Day

Mourning and Fighting: Workers Memorial Day 2024

April 23, 2024 Kathleen Rest

On March 26, 2024 we woke to some grim news. A cargo ship had hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge…

Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Death on the Job

April 22, 2024 Jordan Barab

Next Sunday is Workers Memorial Day when, in the words of Mother Jones, we take a minute to “mourn the…

Mine Safety MSHA Occupational Disease Silica

Silica: MSHA Acts to Protect Miners From Deadly Lung Disease

April 17, 2024 Jordan Barab

The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced yesterday that it is issuing its long-awaited standard protecting miners from deadly silica-related…

This Day In History Workplace Catastrophes

April: The Cruelest Month For Workers

April 17, 2024 Jordan Barab

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the catastrophic West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion. The explosion of tons of ammonium nitrate…

Railroads Weekly Toll

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April 15, 2024 Jordan Barab

Crane collapse, train crash, caught in machinery, fall down an elevator shaft, shootings, vehicle incidents, On average, over 100 workers…

Blame the Worker Heat

Heat: Blood on the Hands of DeSantis, Florida Republicans

April 15, 2024 Jordan Barab

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may have crashed and burned in the Presidential primary race, but he’s leading the pack for…

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