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Trump took credit for airline safety in 2017. What about the surge in coal miner deaths?

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President Donald Trump is taking credit for what a new study is calling the safest year on record for commercial aviation. The president, however, is refusing to take responsibility for what his mine safety agency is saying was a year where almost twice as many coal mine workers died on the job than the final …

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MSHA Says Massey Blast Shows Need for Tougher Safety Laws

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As we approach Tuesday, April 5, the first anniversary of the deadly blast at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch (W.Va.) mine that killed 29 coal miners, the nation’s top mine safety official today called for tougher laws and bigger penalties for safety violators. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) chief Joe Main today told the Senate Health, Education, …

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MSHA Safety Crackdown on Troubled Mines Continues

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In the latest round of stepped-up inspections of mines with a history of safety and health violations and other issues, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)  in November  issued 250 citations and other actions at 22 mines. The new special impact inspections began after the April coal mine explosion at the Massey Energy Co.’s Upper …

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House Hearing Focuses on Mine, Workplace Safety

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Yesterday afternoon, Mine Workers (UMWA) President Cecil Roberts told the House Education and Labor Committee, “We can and must do a better job of protecting our nation’s miners,” and urged Congress to approve legislation to strengthen mine and workplace safety laws. The bill, the Miner Safety and Health Act (H.R. 5663),  focuses on mine safety, …

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After 8 Years of Bush Neglect, Job Safety Gets New Boost from Obama, Solis

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A little more than a year after taking office, the Obama administration and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis have taken significant steps to repair the damage to workplace safety and health left behind after eight years of the Bush administration. With Workers Memorial Day (April 28) approaching, this is a good time to look at the …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.

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