Gerald W. McEntee 1935-2022
Gerald W. McEntee, former President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), died last week at…
OSHA Warns Employers About Trench Collapses
As I wrote last week, workers in this country are facing an epidemic of trench collapse deaths this year and…
Heat: Summertime, and the Workers are Dying…
Last month, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to the efforts of the United States to address climate change.…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work Last Week
Last week: Three more trench deaths and two workers killed in separate Oklahoma oil drilling incidents. Another worker missing for…
Epidemic of Trench Deaths in First Half of 2022
As we pass the midpoint of 2022, we may be headed to a new record for trench collapse fatalities. Dare…
Weekly Toll: Failure to Survive Work
Two trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before and three the week before that). On average,…
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Dispatches from the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Violence Against Transit Workers Transit workers and labor unions across America are sounding the alarm over the trend of violence,…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
Three trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before), a 16-year old killed driving heavy equipment, mining…
Jury: Employer Illegally Retaliated Against Undocumented Worker.
There is some good news this week for the rights of undocumented workers. Over five years ago, in May 2017,…