Acosta Refuses To Commit to Preserving OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
In a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee today, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta today refused to commit not to…
Charges Dropped Against Railroad for Lac Mégantic Catastrophe
Criminal charges have been dropped against Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMA), according to Quebec’s Director of Criminal and Penal…
Acosta To Testify Thursday in Senate on FY 2019 DOL Budget
Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning regarding the Presidents FY 2019…
Massachusetts Moves Forward on Protecting Public Employees. But millions remain without protection.
Question 1: What did the following workers have in common? Mercer County village worker killed in industrial accident MENDON, MERCER…
Weekly Toll: Mourning for the Dead
Two Fatalities Confirmed in Helicopter Crash Near Smethport Keating Twp, PA — Two workers were killed when a helicopter performing…
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Kentucky Limits Black Lung Claims Reviews: We have recently noted that black lung is back with a vengeance after almost…
Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster Anniversary: Don Blankenship Commemorates By Running for Senate
Today is the eighth anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion that claimed the lives of 29 coal miners…
Nightmare Now Showing at Chemical Facility Near You
From my next screenplay….”The Day Before The Day After Tomorrow” Open Old film of an ominous fog spreading across the…
Weekly Toll: The Monthly Version
FedEx truck driver killed after crashing over highway in Texas DALLAS, TX — A fiery crash killed the driver of…
OSHA: We don’t need no stinkin’ advice — from workers
OSHA seems to be devaluing advice from outside stakeholders — or at least from workers. We’ve written before about the…