United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard has a good piece on the dangers of violence on the job that health care workers face. Working in a hospital, nursing home or ambulance is dangerous—sometimes
On March 20, 1991, the Supreme Court decided the case of United Auto Workers v. Johnson Controls. In this case, the Court, unanimously but with factions, held that private sector policies banning wome
Meet your new Mine Safety and Health Administration administrator nominee. Trump on Friday named David Zatezalo, the former chairman of Rhino Resources, to be an assistant secretary of Labor overseein
Donald Trump may like to play in a truck, but he certainly does not have truckers’ interests at heart: According to the Department of Labor (DOL) Statistics, trucking is one of the most dangerou
While we are rightfully focusing on the health care front, the GOP war on the poor has many facets. One of them is ensuring a maximum exposure to toxicity by rolling back regulations set up over the l
The daily outrage from Trump’s minions: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will delay implementation of an Obama-era chemical safety rule for nearly two years while it reassesses the nece
Triangle Fire Day is such a happy time. Good thing we have learned so much and we treat our workers with respect, allow them to work in safe workplaces, give them a voice on the job, and generally all
Above: The Republican Workplace Safety Plan The Republican Party’s ideology toward the American working class is crystal clear, not that they have tried to hide it. President Trump and congressi