{"id":6684,"date":"2022-11-24T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/?p=6684"},"modified":"2022-11-24T21:07:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T02:07:52","slug":"happy-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2022\/11\/24\/happy-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We at Confined Space World Headquarters wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n<p>There is much to be thankful for in Confined Space World this Thanksgiving:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That we have an agency in this country that seeks to guarantee workers right to a safe workplace.<\/li>\n<li>That many workers are represented by unions who protect their rights, their dignity and their lives (and the many <a href=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/MadeInAmerica\/union-made-america-thanksgiving\">union members who made the food<\/a> we&#8217;re eating for today&#8217;s meal.)<\/li>\n<li>That we have a free press and fine <a href=\"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/category\/journalism\/\">journalists<\/a> able to tell workers&#8217; stories.<\/li>\n<li>That we at least have the Senate which can continue to confirm good judges and defend against Republican attempts to weaken workers&#8217; rights.<\/li>\n<li>That we have a President (and many legislators) who understand, defend and promote labor unions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But at the same time, let&#8217;s remember<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The tens of thousands of families who will be <a href=\"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/category\/weekly-toll\/\">missing family members<\/a> this Thanksgiving &#8212; loved ones who went to work and never came home, or died of diseases contracted at work.<\/li>\n<li>The millions of public employees who are still not covered by OSHA<\/li>\n<li>The tens of millions of workers who want to be represented by unions but fall victim to anti-union<\/li>\n<li>How terribly underfunded OSHA is and how much the law needs to be updated.<\/li>\n<li>The need to fight back against anti-OSHA, anti-union, corporate and Republican interests that never stop trying to undermine labor unions, worker rights and the agencies assigned to protect them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So eat up, spend quality time with your family, watch football, eat leftovers, relax &#8212; and then get back to work on Monday. 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