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...
A headline from USA Today reads: Mom with detained son is Schumer's guest to Trump State of the Union
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.
This was totally against every policy enshrined in how OSHA is to operate to assure enforcement is based on evidence and not political pressure - Federal OSHA dismissed the citation without investigating whether the violation existed. All to bow to the billionaire class. Thanks for writing this.
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!
Volkswagen workers' recent deal winning 20% raises and lower health care costs comes amid a precarious labor market. "If VW had [refused to negotiate] ... that would have been a very negative signal about this moment."
@sharblock.bsky.social in @axios.com
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/t...
Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week from Nevada lawmakers who raised concern about alleged workplace safety and environmental violations. yhoo.it/4tlHXpR
