53 Years Ago: Thiokol Explosion kills 29 Workers
Earlier this week, February 3, marked the 53rd anniversary of the Thiokol explosion. Coming just a month after passage of…
Neighborhood Trenches: It Never Ends….
This morning. A few blocks from my house. He wasn’t very appreciative of my efforts to save his life. For…
Can Child Labor Rescue America From Labor Shortages? An Update
I have (unfortunately) written often about the growing scourge of child labor — especially in dangerous food processing industry —…
Weekly Toll: Devastated Families, Friends and Co-workers
How workers died last week: Five workers killed in separate building collapses, workers crushed to death, falls, vehicle incidents, shootings,…
Whither Cal/OSHA? Ground-breaking Standards, but No One to Enforce Them
by Guest Contributor Garrett Brown Cal/OSHA is yet again looking for a new Chief – the third time in five…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
How workers died last week: Two workers, including a teenager dies on farms, vehicle incidents, drowning, firefighting, stabbing, helicopter crash.…
Will Getting Rid of Chevron Deference Cure Congressional Dysfunction?
I may not be a constitutional scholar (although I did get a perfect score on my 8th grade Constitution test),…
Weekly Toll: Death in the Workplace
How workers died last week: Covered in molten steel, pinned between doors, hot air balloon crash, ski lift accident, chemical…
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Violent Assaults Against Workers Continue While OSHA continues to sloooowly make progress on its standard to protect healthcare workers against…
How the Supreme Court Kills Workers: The Demise of Chevron Deference
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear one of the most important cases of this term, the outcome of which could…