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Immigrants

An Open Letter to ICE Agents

December 18, 2025 Kathleen Rest
Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

How Workers Died Last Week: The Weekly Toll

December 16, 2025 Jordan Barab
Journalism Labor Unions Railroads

Washington Post’s Road to Anti-Union Perdition

December 15, 2025 Jordan Barab
Labor

Give Workers the Gift of Kindness When Shopping for the Holidays

December 12, 2025 Kathleen Rest
Books

2025 Holiday Book List

December 11, 2025 Jordan Barab
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An Open Letter to ICE Agents
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Give Workers the Gift of Kindness When Shopping for the Holidays
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Kill OSHA: Then Shoot, Stab, Suffocate and Drown the Agency
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Immigrants
An Open Letter to ICE Agents
How Workers Died Last Week: The Weekly Toll
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How Workers Died Last Week: The Weekly Toll
Washington Post’s Road to Anti-Union Perdition
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Washington Post’s Road to Anti-Union Perdition
Give Workers the Gift of Kindness When Shopping for the Holidays
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Partial Stay of Execution? What’s Happening at NIOSH?

May 1, 2025 Jordan Barab

On April 1, the Trump administration snuck up behind the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and murdered…

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American Poison: How Leaded Gas Companies Beat The Toxicologists

May 1, 2025 Scott Schneider

One hundred years ago scientists solved a puzzle: how to improve gasoline to make cars more fuel efficient and eliminate…

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Weekly Toll: Workers Memorial Day Edition

April 30, 2025 Dylan Chamberlin

Monday was Workers Memorial Day where we pause to remember the dead and fight like hell for the living. Meanwhile,…

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A Workers Memorial Day Letter to President Trump

April 28, 2025 Kathleen Rest

Dear Mr. President, Mondays are probably pretty busy for you, as you likely have a lot to catch up on…

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AFL-CIO Issues 2025 Death on the Job Report

April 23, 2025 Jordan Barab

Workers Memorial Day is April 28, and right on schedule, the AFL-CIO has released its annual Death on the Job…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: They Shall Not Rise Again

April 22, 2025 Dylan Chamberlin

How Workers Died Last Week: Tanker explosion, highway work zone, electrocution, falling cargo, vehicle incident, shootings. On average, over 100…

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Celebrating the Life of a Working Mom

April 18, 2025 Kathleen Rest

99 years, and well more than half of it working. Born of hardworking immigrant stock, Ellie had aspirations. She wanted…

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Gratitude for Workers in My Life Today

April 17, 2025 Kathleen Rest

One of my daily morning rituals is to think of 3 things I’m grateful for. Waking up is always Number…

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April 16, 2025 Jordan Barab

What’s going on in the world of workplace safety and health? Read on. It’s not all bad news.

Public Employees Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Part 2

April 15, 2025 Dylan Chamberlin

Part 2 of how workers died over the past two weeks: Forklift, trench collapse, grain bin, helicopter, severe weather, shootings,…

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