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DOGE had no idea what the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health does- yet they eliminated it. 92% of workers have termination notices for June. This is not about efficiency, it’s a war on workers and their health and safety. Let’s be clear. Insanity is right. youtu.be/3d4zIsrbcr4

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@maddow.msnbc.com Thank you !!!

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Thank you for focusing on the life saving work of NIOSH that Trump eliminated. The only agency ,filled with scientists and doctors , who work to prevent workers from dying and getting sick on the job. Like miners, fisherman, fire fighters, nurses,construction workers and poultry workers.

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RIGHT NOW: We are holding the Senate floor to fight back against the hell American families have gone through in Trump’s first hundred days.

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Here is the key takeaway from our new 100 Day poll on Trump for @climatepower.bsky.social, conducted April 10-14 with a representative national cross section of 1,314 voters.

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Trump, Musk and RFK Jr have eliminated the agency that save miners lives. Who does that? “ You are suffocating. And that's what's going to kill you," Robinson told O'Brien. "I got a wife and two kids and two grandbabies, you know, and I want to live.": abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/vid...

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The indictment of Trump reflected in the Post-ABC News poll goes far beyond the economy: * 62% say the Trump Administration does not respect the rule of law * 55% say his administration is not committed to protecting Americans’ rights and freedoms 1/2

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100 ways Trump has hurt workers in the first 100 days - new report from @epi.org - very succinct and to the point. www.epi.org/publication/...

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JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked the administration from enforcing President Trump‘s executive order aimed at gutting federal sector employee unions.

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The USDA has withdrawn a plan to impose stronger safety regulations limiting salmonella levels in raw poultry. Who was the biggest donor to Trump's inauguration fund? Pilgrim’s Pride — one of the largest chicken processors in the country. See how this works?

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If NIOSH is shuttered, “we will live to regret the decision.” Workers and their families, she warned, will bear the brunt of the impact. “You want to talk about something that’s expensive? Orphans. Orphans are really expensive.” www.agri-pulse.com/topics/103-l...

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Geeze. Do you think there is any connection to the news that the huge chicken and meat company Pilgrims Pride/JBS was the largest donor to the Trump Inaugural fund. $5 million?

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Right now, I’m rallying in NYC with groups representing millions as we face this grave assault on our Constitution We are gathered on Earth Day as Trump works to target nonprofits who speak out for our environment And he won’t stop there An attack on one is an attack on all Hands off free speech

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WEBINAR: Since day one of the Trump administration, the labor movement has been at the forefront of litigation on behalf of federal workers. Join CLJE & @harvardash.bsky.social on May 1, 1pm EST to learn more about the cases and where the litigation is headed. harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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RFK Jr and Trump eliminated NIOSH - they decided that coal miners’ health is not worth protecting. A travesty. Eliminating NIOSH also jeopardizes the health of firefighters, workers in the fishing and construction industry and much more. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it could spiral into a possible pandemic. https://cbsn.ws/4ionCJG

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The larger story is that RFJ Jr fired 92% of the NIOSH agency, now there is no research on how to keep workers’s safe in dangerous jobs. This is not about efficiency -it’s just pure anti-worker, endangering those who depend on this agency in manufacturing, construction and agriculture.

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Seafood processing workers in New Bedford, MA, were brutally arrested after ICE agents broke their car window April 14. Labor Notes honored their organizing committee at the last conference. This is an attack on the troublemaking wing. newbedfordlight.org/lawyer-feder...

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"There is nothing that I can see about what DOGE is doing that follows any of the standard procedures for how you do an audit that has integrity...that serve the normal auditing function, which is to look for fraud, waste and abuse." @sharblock.bsky.social on @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

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This is not pro worker. DOL has closed 11 OSHA offices where staff inspects dangerous workplaces to assure that jobs don’t kill or injure workers. All offices in OK, LA, southern Alabama, most of Ill except for Chicago and more closed. OSHA is all workers have.They can’t sue. Pure anti worker.

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Anyone from a union family has to be heartened by this. Kilmer Abrego Garcia is a building trades apprentice. Bring him home.

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If you are a young man working at a low-wage job that doesn’t offer health insurance, Mike Johnson wants to rip away your only source of health coverage, even if you are a dad caring for kids. The vast majority of Americans are better people than Johnson and disagree with his cruel policies.

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Significant arson damage to Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro's home. Looks like what happened to civil rights leaders in the 1950s

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Will Elon Musk and #DOGE gain access to sensitive information shared with OSHA and the Department of Labor by whistleblowers at the billionaire’s companies? Musk's companies are the subject of more than 50 ongoing workplace safety & health cases opened by #OSHA. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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"The work we do here at NIOSH helps protect American workers, and this is important stuff, and it feels like this work has just been thrown away without giving much thought to it." www.wboy.com/news/mononga...

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RFKJr shuts down NIOSH,now there is no staff to certify respirators or dust monitoring equipment for miners- so MSHA stops enforcement.With no ability to get certified respirators- workers will get sick and die. Without NIOSH -more workers will die. @maddow.msnbc.com www.msha.gov/notice-stake...

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RFK’s shut down of NIOSH is clearly a total disaster- and one of his ‘mistakes’ that need to be corrected now. Mine workers can’t get the respirators they need to protect them from deadly silica dust. There is much more : www.scientificamerican.com/article/firi...

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More dangerous fallout from Musk and RFKJr's destruction of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The Trump Administration has "paused" enforcing the silicosis prevention rule, claiming mine operators will not be able to obtain NIOSH-certified respirators & sampling devices.

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One thing we have learned conclusively about voters over the past two years is that they care a lot more about their own cost of living than the creation of someone else's manufacturing job. It is why Trump's messaging on his tariff taxes is doomed to fail.

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Don’t be fooled. Trump is abandoning coal miners, and now many more will suffer serious disease from the mines. They eliminated the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...

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Justice Jackson powerfully calls out Roberts' bowing to Trump in the deportations of Venezuelans: "This fly-by-night approach to the work of the SupremeCourt is not only misguided. It is also dangerous."

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Signed by 112 House Dems: "If this decision stands, millions of workers across the country will face greater risks to job injury, illness, and death – including firefighters, whom NIOSH plays a critical role in protecting."

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This will mean more death as disease for US workers. “It’s (NIOSH) is being destroyed.” @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/h...

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And from a neighborhood in Pittsburgh on a street corner-

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Trump: Making America the Biggest Loser

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All of these Republican senators voted in favor Trump’s taxes on imports. They voted for higher prices and a recession.

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Note to the Washington Post: The opposition to Musk’s cuts is not just in “some corners.” A large majority of voters now oppose Musk’s cuts and mass layoffs of federal workers.

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A landslide in Wisconsin! A total repudiation of Musk, and a total victory for democracy and justice.

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Trump, Elon and RFK Jr. destroy the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( #NIOSH)-- the only government agency that researches occupational safety and health hazards, and certifies respirators. The result: More workers will get sick and die. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

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Hey Wisconsin, polls are open until 8 p.m. Let’s stop Elon Musk from buying another election: iwillvote.com

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NIOSH is being eliminated. This tiny agency is all workers have to research and find ways to make sure workers ares getting sick and dying in the job. Please cover this: www.cdc.gov/niosh/media/...

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The cuts to NIOSH will have a life threatening and deadly impact on the lives of working people

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A FU to workers. Stripping away a tiny agency that made such a difference in making sure workers don’t get killed on the job. www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

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