The number of OSHA inspectors hit a new low. For every 1 million workers, OSHA has only FIVE inspectors. The agency had 15 inspectors per 1 million workers in 1980. Working people can’t afford for safety enforcement to go backwards. Lives are on the line. aflcio.org/dotj

New report on extreme cuts to worker safety agency- lowest number of OSHA inspectors ever. It would take 191 years for OSHA to inspect every workplace just once. Many states it would be over 200 years. Mine safety cut. Worker safety rights in jeopardy. This is disgraceful.

Thanks for circulating this @jacobinmag.bsky.social friends. jacobin.com/2026/04/trum...

The trend has translated into an emphasis on family-friendly benefits like parental leave and health care coverage, as well as protections against sexual harassment.

“Trump has expressed frustration and disappointment with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer — and is pondering making additional changes to his Cabinet” www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Trump lies

Senate Republicans finally gave in to the demand of Schumer and his caucus to fund TSA because Thune knew that long airport lines were becoming a lead weight for Republicans. Now Johnson and House Republicans have chosen to take sole ownership of chaos at the airports.

Shameful and a travesty. When the states erode Federal standards, "then they have nothing in place to protect minors from hazardous work, exploitative conditions" @ninamast.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“They pointed to their own bodies to make the case for raises and better working conditions.” Showing scars and damaged joints. Meatpacking is a very dangerous job and JBS is the largest meat company in the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

When @jbarab.bsky.social, @debbieberkowitz.bsky.social and I ran OSHA, we described employers who did nothing to abate serious hazards as having "faith-based safety programs".

They're not focused on the "worst of the worst." Trump's ICE agents in Texas just detained a DACA recipient who was on his way to deliver milk to his newborn daughter in the NICU. Republicans still want us to write a blank check for this cruelty. Not another dime! www.ms.now/news/ice-det...

This week, Senate Republicans are trying to ram through the so-called SAVE America Act, a bill designed to make it harder for certain citizens to vote in order to rig elections in their favor. This is a fraud masquerading as an election integrity effort. We can't let this pass.

JBS is the largest meat packer in the world. They reported net revenue of $22.6 billion in the third quarter of 2025, a 13 % increase from 2024. Slaughterhouses are dangerous workplaces and these workers deserve a living wage and a safe workplace! www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9xA...

Wow! First slaughterhouse strike in 40 years. Union accuses JBS of committing unfair labor practices, charging workers for safety equipment and offering a tiny wage increase, well below inflation rate News share.google/ATWbqPgRyEdt...

The vital work of homecare workers require assured rights and shouldn't be a political football. Enshrining them in the law is essential. www.law360.com/employment-a... @americanprogress.bsky.social @nelp.org @aflcio.org

Seventeen thriving private prison industry lobbyists on their way straight to Hell. Reporting by me: migrantinsider.com/p/meet-the-l...

In California, we are pushing to ban this deadly product

Some personal news: This is my last week at The Washington Post. I’ve loved so much of the last 9 years here, but my faith in the paper’s current leadership is broken beyond repair. Incredibly excited to get to work w/ the newsroom below (I start in June) Get in touch on Signal : 9178872891

WaPo Deputy Opinion Editor is just straight up lying about Mamdani's estate tax proposal (in both tweets and an op-ed). The bill contains a $1.75 million primary residence exemption, exempts retirement accounts, and the 50% marginal rate doesn’t kick in until $30 million.

The country is in the hands of incompetent fools

Democrats are ready to fund TSA. Republicans are blocking it. Democrats are ready to fund CISA. Republicans are blocking it. Democrats are ready to fund FEMA. And Coast Guard. Republicans are blocking it.

Terrible that Senate Republicans are refusing to fund cybersecurity, TSA, and FEMA

Ohio’s small business owners have worked hard to create millions of jobs in this state. 

These community leaders deserve a Senator who sees that hard work and fights to protect it.

Heading into the 2022 midterms, Republicans had a 19-point advantage on which party is more trusted on the economy. The new NBC news poll finds the GOP no longer has any (zero, zilch) advantage on the economy, and 62% disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation (was 55% disapprove a year ago).

Manufacturing jobs fell again, down 12,000 between January and February 2026. Since January 2025, the manufacturing sector has lost 100,000 jobs. I repeat: The manufacturing sector lost 100k jobs since Trump took office. #EconSky #NumbersDay

Shame on Indiana. Walking away from protecting the most vulnerable in our society- our kids.

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack. Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

The danger of this Administration turning its back on workers and trying to strip protections for workers in the most dangerous jobs. publichealthwatch.org/2026/03/04/w...

More than 500 workers in California, most of them Latino, have been diagnosed with silicosis linked to engineered stone fabrication. 54 have had lung transplants and 29 have died. Meanwhile the industry is lobbying Congress to exempt them from lawsuits. www.investigatetv.com/2026/03/02/e...

Trump’s vicious attacks on judges—calling them evil, fools, disloyal, lunatics and monsters—are unprecedented. Those ugly attacks are right out of Authoritarian Playbook 101—an effort to delegitimize the judiciary & destroy our system of checks & balances www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

NEWS: Raiza Contreras, a Bronx mother whose family has been ripped apart by ICE, will be my guest at the State of the Union.

“America’s labor movement has been going through a transition over the last decade that is far more layered and nuanced — and that holds more potential for future growth — than the BLS annual membership survey reveals.” New leaders & organizational forms having an impact— @lanewindham.bsky.social

“I’m going to impose even higher tariff taxes on Americans” is the worst message Trump could have come up with - a political dagger for Republicans in the midterms.

Today is the deadline for OSHA to issue citations to hold the employer accountable for failing to follow recognized safety precautions to protect workers from the toxic gas . Will they?Six who died at Colorado dairy were exposed to toxic gas, coroner's report finds www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

NEW: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from entering Labor Department HQ after two female staffers accused him of sexual assault inside the building, according to NYT. One alleged incident was captured on security cameras and is now part of a criminal investigation.

Trump kills. #OSHA workplace inspections down 20% last year. With less enforcement and weaker deterrence, more workers will get sick, injured and killed. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

a government for, by and of degenerates

And the scandals at the Department of Labor keep on coming. The husband of Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez DeRemer's barred from the Department of Labor building after being accused of sexually assaulting women in the building. Only the best.... www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

Workplace Inspections by OSHA Dropped Over a Six-Month Period of 2025 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

Endangering our children is not an answer to labor shortage. Where is the safety data that says these jobs are safe for kids?

A travesty.

And in related news…

The vast majority of voters support the policies to restrict and restrain ICE that Democrats are demanding, and voters blame Republicans for the shutdown because of their unwillingness to support these essential changes.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Jonathan V Last: "In 2023, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs. This is a story about an economy getting throttled by one man's capricious, destructive governance."

Career communications staff at the Dept of Labor were ignored and many resigned when a 21 year old starting posting white nationalist meme. Now he is going to DHS. This is who prospers under the clicktatorship. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

The Department of Labor's Inspector General warns that #OSHA enforcement staff is at an all-time low, threatening the health and lives of American workers. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

Trump's friend, Larry Ellison, is censoring TikTok to ban material Trump might not like paydayreport.com/tiktok-on-pa... Good thing we stood up to China!