Good Budget News (For a Change)
Today the full Senate Appropriations Committee reported out the FY 2018 Labor-HHS Funding Bill. The bill maintains OSHA, MSHA and…
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Hurricanes and the Chemical Industry: Houston Chronicle Explores the Hazards We’re Facing
The New York Times discussed yesterday how prepared the chemical industry is for natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey. Today the…
House Republican Budget Continues War on Worker Safety
The House of Representatives continued to wage its never-ending war on working people yesterday when the House Rules Committee voted…
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Times: Arkema Incident “Raised Doubts” About Chemical Industry’s Preparedness.
I have a feeling we ain’t seen nothing yet about the effects of Hurricane Harvey on the chemical industry in…
Blankenship Sponsors Nauseating, Error-ridden Commercial
Some of you may have had the misfortune over the last few nights to see this commercial. Produced and paid…
Trump Names Coal Executive to Head MSHA
As deaths in coal mines rise, President Trump last Friday nominated retired coal mining executive David Zatezalo to head the…
Weekly Toll: Workers Continue to Die In American Workplaces
Retired firefighter, 59, dies of 9/11-related cancer, 16 years after he spent weeks at Ground Zero New York, NY —…
Rick Burns: Labor Day In Memorium
Today is Labor Day, a day many of us spend celebrating the work of American workers and the labor movement…
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Post-Harvey Chemical Plant Start-Ups: Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Department of Labor yesterday announced a number of initiatives to address the impact of Hurricane Harvey. Among those was…