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Worksafe is a California-based organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the basic right of all people to a safe and healthy workplace. worksafe.org
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · 14d
Join @worksafeoak.bsky.social and @nationalcosh.bsky.social at #COSHCON2025 in Chicago
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National Council for Occupational Safety and Health @nationalcosh.bsky.social · Jun 6
COSHCON2025 is ON! Oct 8–10 in Chicago.
Workers, unions, and safety advocates — this is the place to be.
🎟️ nationalcosh.org/COSHCON2025
#COSHCON2025
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National Council for Occupational Safety and Health @nationalcosh.bsky.social · 23d
¡Ayuda a #EnvíaUnaPersonaTrabajadora líder a #COSHCON2025!
* $50 = Comidas
* $249 = Hospedaje (1 noche)
* $449 = Inscripción
* $500 = Vuelo
* $1,750 = Todos los costos
Dona hoy ➡️ nationalcosh.salsalabs.org/COSHCON2025S...
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National Council for Occupational Safety and Health @nationalcosh.bsky.social · 23d
Help #SendAWorker to #COSHCON2025!
* $50 = Meals
* $249 = Lodging (1 night)
* $449 = Registration
* $500 = Flight
* $1,750 = All costs
Donate today ➡️ nationalcosh.salsalabs.org/COSHCON2025S...
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Family Values @ Work @familyvaluesatwork.bsky.social · 16d
A new report found that while many cities have passed #PaidSickDays laws, a number of states are actively blocking local governments from doing so. This preemption hurts workers and families.

#PaidLeaveForAll #WorkersRights
Tracking Earned Sick Leave Laws Across America’s Largest Cities
CityHealth and the Center for Public Health Law Research have released new longitudinal data capturing Earned Sick Leave policies in the 75 largest U.S. cities. Explore how cities are advancing worker...
www.cityhealth.org
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National Consumer Law Center @nclc4consumers.bsky.social · 16d
One of the biggest lies spread by corporations is that consumers and workers voluntarily agree to #ForcedArbitration.

Most people don’t know a forced arbitration clause is part of their contract, and the contract is typically "take-it-or-leave-it." #FinePrintTraps #FairAct #ProtectConsumers
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · 17d
"People on the J-1 visa were injured on the job after being sent to dangerous workplaces." #workers #safety
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 18d
BREAKING: A @nytimes.com investigation has revealed that many J-1 visa holders - expecting a cultural exchange experience - "have suffered abuse and mistreatment by American businesses in a poorly regulated program that is ripe for exploitation."

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/n...
They Were Promised a Taste of America. They Got Abuse and Exploitation.
www.nytimes.com
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Minimum Wage Updates @minimumwage.bsky.social · 18d
5,903 days.

The U.S. federal minimum wage has been $7.25/hour since July 24th, 2009. That was 5,903 days ago.

Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States

#Union #MinimumWage #RaiseTheFloor
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · 21d
As Trump Guts Workplace Health and Safety Protections, CalOSHA Must Step Up thelefthook.com/2025/09/11/a...
      As Trump Guts Workplace Health and Safety Protections, CalOSHA Must Step Up – The Left Hook
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · 22d
Big news: billionaire Peter Thiel warns that the antichrist is coming, in the guise of a safety regulator! #OSHA advocates, be alert?!? @nationalcosh.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/09/16/p...
Peter Thiel Antichrist lecture: We asked guests what the hell it is
We didn’t get a ticket to see Peter Thiel talk, but we did speak with attendees about what the hell happened.
sfstandard.com
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Bruce Rolfsen @oshareporter.bsky.social · 25d
Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/c...
Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide
www.nytimes.com
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · 26d
Mental Health as Worker Health
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Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social · 27d
Workplace safety and health professionals are mostly concerned with safety hazards, exposure limits, engineering controls and PPE. But psychological injuries disable workers as surely as chemical exposures or falls from height. By @digitalchip.bsky.social
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9/11 reflections: Mental Health as Worker Health - Confined Space
The mental health of workers is as important as their physical health, but health and safety experts often ignore the problem.
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Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social · 27d
Remembering the Heroes and Losses of 9/11

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Remembering the Heroes and Losses of 9/11 - Confined Space
This week evokes painful and poignant memories of courage and lives lost 24 years ago on 9/11, the day highjacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
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Rep. Jared Huffman @rephuffman.bsky.social · 28d
There is no place in our country for political violence and hate.
 
No matter your beliefs or political differences, we must all condemn and put an end to this violence.
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · 28d
"Poverty is a policy choice" calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca... @calbudgetcenter.org
California’s Persistent Poverty Crisis: 2024 Rates Remain Alarmingly High
California’s poverty rate remains among the highest in the nation (17.7%), with children, people of color, and renters most affected.
calbudgetcenter.org
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 29d
The Forest Service is changing course as it faces growing pressure over firefighters who are falling ill with cancer and other smoke-related illnesses.
U.S. Wildfire Fighters to Mask Up After Decades-Long Ban on Smoke Protections
The Forest Service is changing course as it faces growing pressure over firefighters who are falling ill with cancer and other smoke-related illnesses.
www.nytimes.com
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · Sep 8
Activists pleaded with the Cal/OSHA standards board to adopt a promised new workplace standard for state prisons. ...
Spokespeople for both the department and the Cal/OSHA board said they are in “discussions” about a rule, but no public process has begun.
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · Sep 8
Complaints About California’s Hellishly Hot Prison Cells Have Been Mounting for Years www.kqed.org/news/1205465...
Complaints About California’s Hellishly Hot Prison Cells Have Been Mounting for Years | KQED
After years of complaints from inmates and advocates about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only he...
www.kqed.org
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · Sep 5
Complaints about California’s hellishly hot prison cells have been mounting for years

“Extreme heat poses a serious health risk to all in CDCR,” said Lily Harvey, senior staff attorney at the Prison Law Office

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Will officials finally address California's shocking prison cell temperatures?
After years of complaints from inmates and advocates, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and there’s no indication the state will take broad action.
calmatters.org
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · Sep 3
Pennsylvania considers heat #safety bill for #workers

www.businessinsurance.com/pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania considers heat safety bill for workers
Pennsylvania lawmakers will consider creating a law that would require employers to protect their workers from extreme heat and heat-related illnesses and death.
www.businessinsurance.com
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · Sep 3
Working indoors during a heat wave? These California rules protect you
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Working indoors during a heat wave? These California rules protect you
Protections against excessive heat on the job applies to all workers.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · Sep 1
Immokalee farmworker dies a week after collapsing in the Florida heat

www.wusf.org/local-state/...
Immokalee farmworker dies a week after collapsing in the Florida heat
Marco Antonio Hernandez Guevara, who had been working in the U.S. under the H-2A program, is believed to be the first known agriculture worker in the region to die from heat-related causes.
www.wusf.org
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · Aug 29
“I have to say that this audit has made it very clear what I have known for some time, and that is that Cal OSHA is not working,” said @asmlizortega.bsky.social

www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
CA legislators grill Cal-OSHA chief over recent audit findings
A recent audit of The Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal-OSHA, revealed troubling complaints.
www.sacbee.com
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Assemblymember Liz Ortega @asmlizortega.bsky.social · Aug 28
“When do you decide that it’s time to hold an employer accountable? Is it after the first death? Is it the second death? Is it after the third death?”

That was my question to Cal/OSHA’s officials at their audit hearing yesterday…check out the article for more:
California Lawmakers Slam Cal/OSHA Over Audit Showing Weak Worker Protections | KQED
A July 17 state audit found Cal/OSHA closed complaints without confirming hazards were fixed and failed to conduct required on-site inspections, even in cases involving serious injuries.
www.kqed.org
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Worksafe @worksafeoak.bsky.social · Aug 29
“It was a tremendous victory to have this regulation passed,” said @worksafeoak.bsky.social Board member Laura Stock. “But the only way it has any value is if it’s enforced.”
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Grist @grist.org · Aug 29
Workers are facing dangerous heat — even inside fast-food restaurants.

Rising temperatures and chronically broken cooling systems are turning the lunch rush into a deadly risk for some workers.

grist.org/labor/fast-f...

#Heat #FastFood #Workers #Unions #BlackSky #Health
Workers are facing dangerous heat — even inside fast-food restaurants
Rising temperatures and chronically broken cooling systems are turning the lunch rush into a deadly risk for some workers.
grist.org
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National Council for Occupational Safety and Health @nationalcosh.bsky.social · Aug 29
CA lawmakers slam Cal/OSHA after audit shows weak worker protections.
 
@worksafeoak.bsky.social ED Stephen Knight testified: the real gap is political will.
 
Workers can’t wait—protections must be enforced.
📰 www.kqed.org/news/1205386...
California Lawmakers Slam Cal/OSHA Over Audit Showing Weak Worker Protections | KQED
A July 17 state audit found Cal/OSHA closed complaints without confirming hazards were fixed and failed to conduct required on-site inspections, even in cases involving serious injuries.
www.kqed.org
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