Workplace safety & health, & labor. OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary 2009-17. Ran AFSCME's health & safety program 1982-98. Also House Ed & Labor Ctte & Chemical Safety Board Read my workplace health & safety blog: Confined Space http://jordanbarab.com
Trump’s claims of election interference in doubt after release of declassified intelligence www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Ke7⁸
Trump’s claims of election interference in doubt after release of declassified intelligenceDeclassified evidence points to Beijing seeking personal data for espionage, not election interference.www.washingtonpost.comTrump’s claims of election are in doubt? Well it's about time. I mean, everyone pretty much believed him until now, right? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s claims of election interference in doubt after release of declassified intelligenceDeclassified evidence points to Beijing seeking personal data for espionage, not election interference.www.washingtonpost.comRepublicans in the hottest state in the US jump aboard U.S. House bill that seeks to block heat protection for workers. Meanwhile, Florida has prohibited cities and counties from passing workplace heat ordinances. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida Republicans jump aboard U.S. House bill that seeks to block heat protection for workersU.S. Congressman Byron Donalds speaking with attendees at the 2025 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 21, 2025. Aswww.orlandoweekly.comAbilene city employee Frank Cortez died on the job July 21. The city provided no details, but reports say his death was "a medical issue & not the job he was performing" Heat related? It was 101 degrees that day but TX public workers aren't covered by OSHA. We may never know. tinyurl.com/mwtcvm52
Heat Related Death? Who Knows? - Confined SpaceDid Abilene Public Works employee Frank Cortez die from excessive heat? We may never know, because Texas public employees aren't covered by OSHA.jordanbarab.comHow workers died last week: Trench collapses, heat, rollovers, coal mining, firefighting, occupational cancer, cell tower, skid steer, explosions, grain bin incident, and crushed to death, shootings and vehicular collisions: The Weekly Toll jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Failure to Survive Work: The Weekly Toll - Confined SpaceOn average, 100 workers die every week from traumatic injuries on the job in the United States. Here are how a few died last week.jordanbarab.comAbilene city employee Frank Cortez died on the job July 21. The city provided no details, but reports say his death was "a medical issue & not the job he was performing" Heat related? We may never know. It was 101 degrees that day but TX public workers aren't covered by OSHA. tinyurl.com/mrutmw8b
City of Abilene employee dies on the jobABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A City of Abilene employee died while on the job Tuesday. City officials confirm Frank Cortez died while performing his duties. He was an employee of the City of …www.bigcountryhomepage.comThere is nothing more helpful for a party's election prospects and a difficult election year than keeping them in DC instead of campaigning Trump's political advisors (if he has any) should be indicted for political malpractice. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump demands Senate stay in Washington to pass voting billThe Save America Act would require Americans to prove their citizenship to register and to show photo identification when voting.www.washingtonpost.comColor me completely unsurprised that the Trump administration's cuts to federal grants to States were decided solely on whether or not they voted for Trump. Every time you think these crooks have hit the bottom, they goes even lower. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.www.nytimes.comWhat are Republicans thinking as they try to kill a federal OSHA heat protection standard that would protect workers from excessive heat? Nothing good and nothing honest. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Republicans Try to Smother OSHA Heat Standard Under General Duty Clause - Confined SpaceRepublicans try to kill an OSHA heat standard in favor of misguided reliance on the General Duty Clause.jordanbarab.comNo Get Out-of-Jail-Free card for those without money or connections. #GrifterInChief www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Trump Rejected Nearly 6,000 Clemency Applications Amid Hope of Pardon WaveExpectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country’s 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3.www.nytimes.comWhat could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear FuelU.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.www.nytimes.comHow workers died last week: industrial incidents, falls, storm cleanup, occupational cancer, construction incidents, skid steer incidents, tree care, vehicular collisions, equipment malfunctions and shootings: The Weekly Toll jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll - Confined SpaceOn average, 100 workers die every week from traumatic injuries on the job in the United States. Here are how a few died last week.jordanbarab.comTrump's "anti-woke" agenda cripples agency that investigates sexual harassment, gender and race discrimination in federal contractors. Trump unravels anti-discrimination policies enacted more than a half-century ago in response to the civil rights movement. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...
Trump Gutted Civil Rights Agency, Stifling U.S. Scrutiny of Workplace Bias (Gift Article)A little-known federal office spent decades investigating potential discrimination by government contractors — until it was stopped by the Trump administration.www.nytimes.comHouse Republicans Attempt to Kill OSHA Heat Standard. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
House Republicans Attempt to Kill OSHA Heat Standard - Confined SpaceRepublicans will mark up a bill tomorrow that would prohibit OSHA from issuing an effective workplace heat standard.jordanbarab.com"More than 75 people rescued, 1 killed as rain deluges areas of Texas" Meanwhile... www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Another first! The first felon to appear on U.S. currency. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
U.S. Mint to produce $1 coin with Trump’s face on it, treasury secretary saysThe U.S. Mint will soon begin producing a new $1 gold-hued coin with President Donald Trump’s face on it.www.washingtonpost.comSenate: "Great! When that happens you just come on back down here again and we'll reconsider you. We'll all be waiting. (Well, maybe not ALL of us...) www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump ally Blanche vows to regain senators’ trust at AG confirmation hearingThe acting attorney general was asked about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files and a scuttled payout fund.www.washingtonpost.com
