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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
Climate Change

Seriously, Mr. President — We Cannot Afford to Dismantle FEMA

February 6, 2026 Kathleen Rest
Health Care Workers Workplace Violence

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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OSHA Enforcement Staff at Record Low: Inspector General
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Seriously, Mr. President — We Cannot Afford to Dismantle FEMA
Climate Change
Seriously, Mr. President — We Cannot Afford to Dismantle FEMA
NY Nurses Strike for Safety
Health Care Workers Workplace Violence
NY Nurses Strike for Safety
Kill OSHA: Then Shoot, Stab, Suffocate and Drown the Agency
Deconstructing the Administrative State OSHA
Kill OSHA: Then Shoot, Stab, Suffocate and Drown the Agency
Supreme Court’s Disastrous OSHA Decision: What Others Are Saying
COVID-19 Supreme Court
Supreme Court’s Disastrous OSHA Decision: What Others Are Saying
Brett Kavanaugh OSHA
Kavanaugh: Threat to Workers and to OSHA
OSHA Pulls Protections As Healthcare Worker Deaths Rise
COVID-19 Health Care Workers OSHA
OSHA Pulls Protections As Healthcare Worker Deaths Rise
OSHA Enforcement Staff at Record Low: Inspector General
MSHA OSHA Recordkeeping Silica
OSHA Enforcement Staff at Record Low: Inspector General
Workers Who Won’t Be Coming Home: The Weekly Toll
Weekly Toll
Workers Who Won’t Be Coming Home: The Weekly Toll
Seriously, Mr. President — We Cannot Afford to Dismantle FEMA
Climate Change
Seriously, Mr. President — We Cannot Afford to Dismantle FEMA
NY Nurses Strike for Safety
Health Care Workers Workplace Violence
NY Nurses Strike for Safety
Mine Safety MSHA

Mine Safety Victory: Safety Laws Are “Wrote By Blood”

March 8, 2022 Jordan Barab

West Virginia miners beat back an attempt this week to weaken their mine safety protections. West Virginia mine worker Steven…

Job Postings

More Health and Safety Jobs

March 7, 2022 Jordan Barab

United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Washington DC: UFCW is looking to fill two health and safety positions: Assistant Director…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Children, Parents and Friends

March 7, 2022 Jordan Barab

This week: 16 year old McDonald’s worker shot, mine worker killed, workers run over by bulldozers, killed in fire, crushed…

Enforcement Penalties

Is Workplace Safety Optional?

March 4, 2022 Jordan Barab

Everyone seems to have an opinion about OSHA these days — even those who barely knew the agency existed before…

Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Punching Out for the Last Time

February 28, 2022 Jordan Barab

I’ve been away, so this week’s list of workers killed on the job is longer than usual. On average, almost…

Job Postings

Job Postings: Do Good, Save Lives (and afford to eat)

February 25, 2022 Jordan Barab

Lots of good union jobs out there. Workers need you! OSHA is hiring. Uncle Sam Wants YOU! You can check…

Public Employees Trench Collapse

Another Public Employee Killed. But “Nothing to Report”

February 17, 2022 Jordan Barab

Last September, 55 year old Bobby Green was crushed to death when a 20 foot deep unprotected trench collapsed on…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job

February 14, 2022 Jordan Barab

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

Uncategorized

Why Cops are Dying

February 11, 2022 Jordan Barab

It’s not easy — or safe — being a police officer in this country. Along with addressing serious issues related…

COVID-19

Telework and Resilience: What’s the Missing Element?

February 8, 2022 Kathleen Rest

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered the way we work, and the way work is organized. Mandatory and voluntary lockdowns…

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