Just because Trump’s OSHA is AWOL doesn’t mean that states can’t intervene to safeguard workers’ health.
Terri Gerstein
Terri Gerstein is the director of the State and Local Enforcement Project at the Harvard Center for Labor and a Just Economy and a senior fellow at the Economic Policy Institute.
Posted inLaw and Justice
When Anti-Immigrant Mania Endangers Public Safety
By deporting the whistleblower and witness to the New Orleans hotel collapse, the Trump administration runs roughshod over common sense.
Posted inWorking in America
Hard Lessons From the Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
In an industry with lax enforcement of safety standards and where the companies in charge are let off the hook, worker deaths are all too common.
Posted inImpeachment
Protect the Whistleblowers—and All Workers Who Speak Out
These government officials—like airport and oil rig workers, like Harvey Weinstein’s employees—need legal protections when they see something wrong.
Posted inWorking in America
American Airlines Sues to Make Travelers Sicker
Like other airlines, the company has just sued to overturn a paid sick day law. Nothing like more germs in the crowded skies.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Chamber Speaks: Forced Arbitration Is Actually Good for Workers!
A new study from the Chamber of Commerce’s Institute is an epic presentation of wrong answers to wrong questions.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How States Can Enforce Workers’ Rights When Trump and His Supremes Don’t Want To
The administration won’t defend workers and the Court has sanctified forced arbitration. But states and cities can create new ways for workers to safeguard their rights.