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National
Former OSHA chief says there’s danger ahead
Jordan Barab served eight years as the Obama administration’s number two official at the agency in charge of worker safety and health.
Worker safety
Biden’s bad dog: a threat to workplace safety
Virginia Foxx — a ferociously anti-union Republican Congresswoman — is investigating workplace safety at the White House.
Worker safety
Oregon OSHA takes action on heat and smoke
Oregon's proposed rules protecting workers exposed to extreme heat and wildfire smoke could be the strongest in the country.
Worker safety
Death on the Job: The toll of neglect
For 30 years the national AFL-CIO has been reporting on workplace safety and fatalities on the job. Progress has stalled.
Worker safety
A regulator with a life-and-death mission: Keeping workers safe
For over 15 years, Michael Wood has been at the helm of Oregon OSHA. The Labor Press caught up with him by Zoom April 8.
Worker safety
Oregon OSHA says employers must protect workers from COVID-19
Not a moment too soon, Oregon OSHA's COVID-19 rule arrives as outbreaks are under way at 76 Oregon workplaces.
Worker safety
Heat kills
A warming planet is increasing the risk of dying from heat, but OSHA has ignored calls to protect workers.
Worker safety
AFL-CIO’s OSHA suit dismissed
COVID-19 has killed more workers in a shorter time than any other health emergency in OSHA's 50-year existence, but the agency has refused to require employers to take any specific action to protect workers.
Worker safety
AFL-CIO sues OSHA
COVID-19 has caused more deaths among workers in a shorter time than any other health emergency in OSHA's 50-year existence, yet the agency hasn’t required employers to take any action to protect people on the job.
National
Trump labor bureau appointments: Still vacant
At the Labor Department, half the top jobs remain unfilled.
Worker safety
The Trump administration’s record on worker safety
Progress on safety has halted, and safety programs have been targeted for elimination.
Worker safety
Questions for Jordan Barab
Jordan Barab, a longtime union safety expert, was number two at OSHA under Obama. He’s not happy about the way things have gone under Trump.
National
FedEx executive will be Trump’s new OSHA chief
Scott Mugno got the thumbs up from a Senate Committee in a party-line vote Dec. 13.
Worker safety
UNSAFE AT WORK
At the ODOT bridge contractor where a 40-foot fall sent two workers to the hospital, at least four former employees say they were let go after complaining of dangerous work conditions.
Worker safety
Six questions for labor’s top workplace safety expert
Peg Seminario, the AFL-CIO’s director of occupational safety and health, is a nationally recognized expert on worker safety.
Analysis
LOOKING BACK ON THE OBAMA YEARS
Obama ignored labor on trade and healthcare, and pro-worker reforms came mostly too late.
Worker safety
Work shouldn’t hurt, says OSEA
Oregon Special Education personnel all too frequently are injured by their students.
Worker safety
DEADLY DUST: OSHA’s new silica rule will save lives
The silica rule covering 2 million construction workers is the most significant OSHA move in decades.
Worker safety
Over 10,000 severe worker injuries reported in first year of new OSHA requirement
Most of the hazards that led to severe injuries could easily have been prevented.
Worker safety
The Demolition of Workers’ Compensation
All around the country, state legislatures are whittling away at workers’ comp systems
