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Is Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Not Long for this (Political) World?

January 19, 2026 Jordan Barab
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The Changing Landscape of Minimum Wage Across America in 2025 – and What It Means for Workers and Their Families

January 16, 2026 Kathleen Rest
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In Memoriam: Those We Lost in 2025

January 15, 2026 Jordan Barab
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Trump Administration Retreats on NIOSH Destruction

January 14, 2026 Jordan Barab
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Congressional Hearing: Protecting an Industry that is Killing Workers

January 14, 2026 Jordan Barab
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Is Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Not Long for this (Political) World?
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Is Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Not Long for this (Political) World?
The Changing Landscape of Minimum Wage Across America in 2025 – and What It Means for Workers and Their Families
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In Memoriam: Those We Lost in 2025
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Trump Administration Retreats on NIOSH Destruction
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New Rail Deal May Still Be Doomed Over Scheduling Issues

September 19, 2022 Jordan Barab

Does this seem like a good way to attract loyal, dedicated, satisfied workers? Come work for the railroad. It’s a…

Public Employees Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Crushed, Buried, Suffocated on the Job

September 19, 2022 Jordan Barab

Drowned in a trench, suffocated in a corn silo, crushed under a stone, Trench Collapse, grain silo suffocation, falls, burned…

Labor Unions Railroads

Lessons of the Averted Rail Strike

September 15, 2022 Jordan Barab

And we have an agreement…. I was over at the Department of Labor building yesterday and there were paper signs…

Labor Unions Railroads

Crippling Rail Strike Looms as Rail Companies Refuse to Address Workers’ Concerns

September 13, 2022 Jordan Barab

Rail companies' sceduling policies force railworkers to strike.

Public Employees Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job

September 12, 2022 Jordan Barab

Yet another Trench Collapse. Workers dead in industrial incidents, rail crashes, shootings, electrocutions and vehicle incidents. On average, almost 100…

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Elise Stefanik and the Republican War on Workers

September 8, 2022 Jordan Barab

New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is a piece of work. This comes as no surprise to anyone who follows…

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Dispatches from the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health

September 6, 2022 Jordan Barab

COVID Keeping Millions of Workers Off the Job COVID continues to take a major toll on the economy, and specifically…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Labor Day and Families Mourn

September 5, 2022 Jordan Barab

Another WV mineworker killed, falls, machinery, chemical release, drowning, shootings, vehicular incidents and woman killed when hair drags her into…

OSHA Process Safety Management Regulations and Standards

OSHA Plans Chemical Plant Safety Stakeholder Meeting

September 1, 2022 Jordan Barab

September is shaping up to be chemical plant safety month. First, EPA has scheduled public hearings for September 26, 27,…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job

August 29, 2022 Jordan Barab

How workers died last week: falls, shootings, vehicles, tree work, electrocution, dog attack. On average, almost 100 workers are killed…

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