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MSHA OSHA Recordkeeping Silica

OSHA Enforcement Staff at Record Low: Inspector General

February 11, 2026 Jordan Barab
Weekly Toll

Workers Who Won’t Be Coming Home: The Weekly Toll

February 9, 2026 Aina Atienza
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Seriously, Mr. President — We Cannot Afford to Dismantle FEMA

February 6, 2026 Kathleen Rest
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NY Nurses Strike for Safety

February 5, 2026 Jordan Barab
Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll

February 3, 2026 Aina Atienza
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July 21, 2022 Jordan Barab

Amazon Prime: Hazardous Workplaces and Possible Fraudulent Conduct Here’s some rare good news. It’s well known that Amazon facilities are…

Heat Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job

July 18, 2022 Jordan Barab

Last week: Workers electrocuted, died of heat exposure and crushed by bulldozer, under machinery, and beneath a collapsed bridge. Falls…

In Memoriam

John Froines: 1939-2022

July 18, 2022 Jordan Barab

Sad days. John Froines died last week at age 83. He had had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Froines was…

In Memoriam Labor

Gerald W. McEntee 1935-2022

July 17, 2022 Jordan Barab

Gerald W. McEntee, former President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), died last week at…

OSHA Trench Collapse

OSHA Warns Employers About Trench Collapses

July 14, 2022 Jordan Barab

As I wrote last week, workers in this country are facing an epidemic of trench collapse deaths this year and…

Heat

Heat: Summertime, and the Workers are Dying…

July 12, 2022 Jordan Barab

Last month, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to the efforts of the United States to address climate change.…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Killed at Work Last Week

July 11, 2022 Jordan Barab

Last week: Three more trench deaths and two workers killed in separate Oklahoma oil drilling incidents. Another worker missing for…

Trench Collapse

Epidemic of Trench Deaths in First Half of 2022

July 5, 2022 Jordan Barab

As we pass the midpoint of 2022, we may be headed to a new record for trench collapse fatalities. Dare…

Public Employees Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Failure to Survive Work

July 4, 2022 Jordan Barab

Two trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before and three the week before that). On average,…

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Supreme Court Threatens the Earth and Safe Workplaces

July 1, 2022 Jordan Barab

First they came for your voting rights. Next they came for your gun safety laws. Then they came for your…

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