The Purge: DOGE Kills NIOSH — And Workers
As NIOSH Is Gutted, The Silent Safeguards Behind Every Safe Job Begin To Disappear Trump’s war on workers is reaching full bloom. And not just a war on worker... Read more.
Abolish OSHA? Again?
A Familiar Attack, But the Real Threat Lies Elsewhere Labor activists are alarmed, workers are afraid and the internet is abuzz after Congressman Andy Biggs (R-... Read more.
Impact Plastics and How Climate Change Threatens Workers
At least six workers in a Tennessee plastics factory are dead or missing after managers allegedly told them not to evacuate despite urgent warnings of severe fl... Read more.
Making Child Labor Great Again
Child Labor Is Still Increasing in the 21st Century One would never have thought that a “Year in Review” — almost a quarter of the way through the 21st ce... Read more.
Failing To Protect Workers
South Carolina’s Job Safety Program Fails, Prompting Union Action South Carolina does such a poor job of enforcing worker safety laws, especially at job s... Read more.
Didion Milling: Grain Mill Managers’ Lies Led to the Deaths of Their Own Workers
A Wisconsin Jury Convicted Didion Milling Officials of Violating Workplace Safety Which Killed 5 On May 31, 2017, a grain dust explosion ripped through a corn m... Read more.
Hiding Unsafe Conditions Behind Suicide
American Airlines Investigator Allegedly Attempts to Blame Suicide As Cause of Worker’s Death I have no great affection for employers who fail to provide ... Read more.
House Republicans to Workers: Drop Dead
Plan Would Cut OSHA Funding By $95 Million Joe Biden once said “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget — and I’ll tell you what you value.”... Read more.
Trump Tricks Put Miners in More Danger
Slick Moves Keep Trump Republicans in Control of Mine Safety Board These are troubling times at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. ... Read more.
Freak Accidents Don’t Kill Workers, Bad Managements Do
A Guide to Understanding Workplace Death After 18 years or writing about workplace safety, sometimes it seems like Groundhog Day — the movie, not the weather... Read more.