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Niosh scientists are responsible for evaluating the risks of new chemicals, testing and certifying the effectiveness of N95 masks, monitoring mine cave-in hazards and administering the health-care program for Sept. 11 heroes. Essentially the agency amounts to a first line of defense for workers and a secret weapon for businesses. Earlier this year, the Trump administration decided to blow it up.

The Trump Administration's recent cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have rocked the world of occupational safety and health.

It’s time to restore federal workers’ collective bargaining rights.

The “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour made its first stop outside of Washington, D.C.

The justices granted the administration's emergency appeal seeking permission to enforce a Feb. 11 executive order that instructed agencies to carry out dramatic “reductions in force.”

The GOP claims to be the party of the working class. Their budget, which House Republicans are rushing to vote on, says the opposite.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) denounces the U.S. Senate budget reconciliation bill and condemns the Republican majority for forcing the legislation through on a partisan basis.

California legislators have voted to approve a major expansion of the state’s tax credit for film and TV production.

The ban on state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) contained in both the House and Senate versions of the Republican megabill is overly broad, dangerous to workers, and out of step with public interest.

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Republican President Donald Trump's administration from eliminating union bargaining for hundreds of thousands of federal workers at 21 agencies.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) joined the AFL-CIO and 18 national labor organizations in urging the Senate to remove a dangerous provision from the budget reconciliation bill that bans states from enacting or enforcing artificial intelligence (AI) protections.