Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tag: OSHA

Phoenix enacts landmark heat safety ordinance for outdoor workers amid rising...

A unanimous decision by the Phoenix City Council has led to the adoption of an ordinance mandating essential heat safety measures.

Supreme Court blocks Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses

The Supreme Court ruled that under the law that created OSHA it "empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures."

How Trump is abandoning workers

As long as the Trump administration hobbles OSHA, more American workplaces will become disaster zones and deathtraps

Kavanaugh’s disdain for workers disqualifies him

Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court would pose an extreme risk to workers.

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As Democrats demand a tougher fight, new poll elevates AOC and economic populism

A New Republic and Embold Research survey finds broad unity on taxing the rich, regulating big tech, and a more aggressive posture, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading favorability.

Chemical giant to discontinue production of herbicide with active ingredient in Agent Orange and...

Because it contains a mix of an active ingredient in Agent Orange and glyphosate, Enlist Duo is said to be one of the most dangerous herbicides still used on food crops.

Seattle protesters confront Amazon over ICE contracts and surveillance ties

Workers, activists, and city officials rally outside the Spheres as Amazon drops Flock partnership but faces mounting pressure to end cloud support for ICE and CBP.

DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention

Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.

Trump tries to turn Greenland into Okinawa

It’s part of the new, heightened indifference to sovereignty of the Trump administration.