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This Day In History

Death and the Doctrine of Worker Risk: Workplace Safety and Health History

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On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…

Labor Unions OSHA Trench Collapse

Trench Deaths: Failure to Learn

May 26, 2022 Jordan Barab

I’m frustrated. Every few months I go on a tirade about workers who are needlessly suffocated and crushed to death…

Criminal Prosecution

Tampa Electric Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge in Death of 5 Workers

May 25, 2022 Jordan Barab

On June 29, 2017, five workers at Tampa Electric — Michael McCort, 60, Christopher Irvin, 40; Frank Lee Jones, 55,…

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I’ve been gone the past few weeks and behind on memorializing those killed in the workplace. I’ll catch up this…

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PhilaPOSH: A Good Day to Remember the Dead and Fight for the Living

April 28, 2022 Jordan Barab

Last Friday was a beautiful, sunny day in Philadelphia. A perfect day for PhilaPOSH’s annual Workers Memorial Day celebration. This…

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Amazon Skates Free While Climate Change Kills Workers

April 28, 2022 Jordan Barab

Deny it or not, climate change is not just coming; it’s here. And it’s not just homes in newly flood-prone…

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OSHA Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Hearing Starts Today

April 27, 2022 Jordan Barab

OSHA’s rulemaking hearing for a permanent standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 begins this morning at 9:30 a.m. The…

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AFL-CIO Releases 2022 “Death on the Job” Report

April 27, 2022 Jordan Barab

Tomorrow is Workers Memorial Day — the day every year that is dedicated, in labor organizer Mother Jones’ words to…

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On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…

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Workers Memorial Day: Remembering Our Fallen Workers

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Wednesday is “hump day” for many working people with Monday to Friday jobs. As Thursday dawns, their work week is…

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