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OSHA’s Cleveland area director andthe agency’s Health Response Team at the site of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration are increasing our collaboration and working together to protect the safety and health of railroad workers in light of recent events. The

White House Task Force Roundtable Discussion with employers and unions at the White House on March 10. White House photo. On Friday, March 10, in former Secretary Marty Walsh’s last public event in office, the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris and vice chaired by Secretary Walsh, held a roundtable discussion

Editor’s Note: This is part of a blog series by the Office of Labor-Management Standards on the various ways unions support workers. OLMS Director Jeffrey Freund introduced the series by writing about how unions serve the interests of members and non-members alike “beyond the bargaining table.” Last month, OLMS highlighted how union support for pre-apprenticeship programs helps provide a bridge to

On average, women who work full-time year-round are paid 84 cents for every dollar a man makes, with the gap shifting based on age, race/ethnicity and other factors. The difference between women’s and men’s salaries means more than lower take-home pay – it also means women have less money they can save towards their retirement. And woman face additional challenges

How many women with disabilities are working in skilled trade positions? As we’ve stated before, a core goal of the Biden Administration’s Good Jobs Initiative is to increase equitable pathways to good jobs in infrastructure for underrepresented groups, including women, people of color and individuals with disabilities. Supporting this goal requires an understanding of these groups’ representation in skilled trade

With L.A. Fashion Week just around the corner and spring designs filling the racks at your favorite stores, you will need more than cash in your wallet to make good shopping choices. You also need information. Here are some facts: Garment workers who make the looks you love are paid some of the lowest wages in the nation, sometimes as

This week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to stop Advanced Care Staffing – a Brooklyn, New York, healthcare staffing provider – from illegally requiring employees to repay earned wages if they do not work for the employer for three years. The lawsuit asserts that ACS used terms it added

A 2022 policy change and the creation of a special claims unit have helped federal firefighters like Ben Elkind with their occupational disease claims. A wildland firefighter and smokejumper with the U.S. Forest Service, Ben’s claim was accepted due to his high-risk employment, duration of exposure and the timeframe from exposure to diagnosis. New policy updates will help more workers

En Español New research shows black lung disease is on the rise among modern coal miners. A recent study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the University of Illinois Chicago found that modern coal miners, particularly those in Central Appalachia, are more likely than their predecessors to die from CWP, COPD and lung cancer. The

En Español U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar and Luisa María Alcalde, Mexico’s secretary of labor and social welfare, participate in a ceremony in Mexico on March 13, 2023, to launch a pilot program to return wages owed to migrant workers. Credit:Mexico’s Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare On March 13, I had the honor of joining Mexico Secretary of Labor and