The Weekly Toll: The Deaths Just Keep On Happening
Rockford police officer killed after traffic stop ROCKFORD, Ill. — A Rockford police officer was killed in the line of…
Deepwater Horizon: Is the CSB Preparing to Retreat on Worker Participation?
The Chemical Safety Board may be preparing to take a significant step backwards in its advocacy for worker participation in…
Lac-Mégantic Trial Update: Who’s to Blame?
The trial of three rail employees blamed for the deaths of 47 people when a train carrying 73 cars of…
Photo of the Week: Construction, Judiciary Square
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Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
The Scott Mugno Show: Reviews continue to dribble in about Trump’s nomination of Scott Mugno to head OSHA. Katie Tracy…
Halloween 2017 at the Department of Labor
As one of my former co-workers at OSHA said: “You know you work at the Department of Labor when it’s…
Hotel Housekeepers: Tipping as Hazard Pay?
The New York Times has an article about failure of most hotel guests to give low-paid, hard-working housekeepers a much…
Weekly Toll: Work Continues Its Deadly Course
Bourbonnais Man Dies From Possible Pesticide Exposure In Chicago Ridge CHICAGO RIDGE, IL — A Bourbonnais man died after he…
Scott Mugno Nominated to Head OSHA
After months of rumors, the White House has finally announced that it has nominated Scott Mugno, Vice President for Safety,…
Good Union News. What?
Most of the news you hear about the state of the labor movement these days is either bad…or worse. Falling…