How Trump's Cuts Hit Worker Safety The Trump administration’s funding cuts gutted NIOSH, the federal agency that has protected miners, firefighters, and millions of workers for over 50 years. Once the backbone of U.S. workplace safety ...

In my lifetime I have never witnessed anything as callous as RFJ Jr. & Trump admin. gutting of miners safety & health protections. They took a hatchet to NIOSH & MSHA, agencies that has saved thousands of lives-And increased miners risk of illness/death.

‘He’s brazenly anti-worker’: US marks the first Labor Day under Trump 2.0 Advocates say Trump has hurt workers in many ways, often by cutting their pay or making their jobs more dangerous

The Trump admin. is the most anti worker / union in modern history-cutting workers safety & health protections exposing them to deadly hazards & eliminating unions & worker rights. Vote out those responsible including politicians that turned a blind eye.

DOGE makes cuts to mine safety agency as administration seeks mining expansion As the Trump administration seeks to increase mining in the U.S., the agency charged with mine safety is seeing staffing cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

How short staffed is MSHA? The Trump admin. terminated nearly 100 new enforcement hires & cut over100 more reportedly with buyouts- That is a question that needs answered. MSHA was short staffed before all this. These cuts put miners lives at risk. www.npr.org/2025/04/07/n...

Another Silica Rule Delay is a Death Sentence for Miners - United Mine Workers of America FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2025   Another Silica Rule Delay is a Death Sentence for Miners [TRIANGLE, VA] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today condemned the U.S. Court of Appeals’ dec...

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‘They don’t care:’ Advocates for miners with black lung worry as silica dust rule delayed again • West Virginia Watch A federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust is expected to be further postponed.

The Trump administration cares more about getting the coal out of the ground than they do the safety and health of the miners. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/14/t...

20 Most Dangerous Cities in the US (2025 Updated) Explore the latest data on the most dangerous city in America. Understand the factors contributing to high crime rates and how it impacts residents.

Just checked-Top 20 cities with highest crime rate. DC not even on it. Top 12 cities in states that voted for Trump. Trump DC takeover looks like act of a dictator & diverting attention from his link to pedophile buddy / girlfriend. Where is GOP outrage?

Is the Trump Administration still denying miners across the country a confidential chest XRay from the NIOSH mobile unit to see if they have Black Lung /silicoisis? Are they still denying NIOSH travel outside of the Morgantown WVA area?

Trump Admin plans to strip MSHA of authority to require mine operators to add safety/health protections for miners in mining plans. MSHA has used that authority for decades to prevent mine explosions,disasters,roof falls,black lung, etc. & saved countless lives. Another betrayal!

The Trump administration continues to deny miners the opportunity to get confidential chest X-Rays from the NIOSH “Miners Choice” mobile unit, withholding travel authorization. 25 years ago I worked with NIOSH/Congress to establish this critical unit to end this terrible plague. Need To Fix it Now!

The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they’re on the verge of a huge tax cut | CNN Business Despite a brief market scare, the richest 10 Americans got $365 billion richer over the past year, according to a new analysis from Oxfam.

The Trump /GOP is giving the rich another huge tax break paid for by cuts to middle class, workers, poor, sick & needy—and will sink the country in deeper debt—So billionaires can buy bigger yachts/rockets/mansions/elections. This is what MAGA voted for. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/b...

UMWA Sends Urgent Letter to Congress Warning of Grave Dangers in Reconciliation Legislation “This legislation isn’t just a bad idea,  it’s a dangerous one,” said UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts. “It strips resources from the very people who keep our country running;  miners, ve...

The Trump Admin. first acted to cripple NIOSH/MSHA and miners safety & health by cutting federal workers, shutting offices & programs. Now Congress is drafting legislation for Trump that will be devastating to miners & mining communities. See UMWA warning! umwa.org/news-media/p...

Sign-ups for $5M 'Trump Card' fast-track to US citizenship hit 15,000: 'That’s $75 Billion Dollars' - NewsBreak President Donald Trump announced the "Trump Card" program, allowing wealthy foreign nationals to pay $5 million for fast-tracked U.S. citizenship, potentia

Trump’s America- Send National Guard / US Marines to Americas streets to help ICE run down farm workers with helicopters, drag cooks/waitresses from restaurants, steal hard working parents from their children, put in handcuffs to deport them-while offering the rich a $5M “Trump Card” citizenship.

HHS reverses NIOSH firings that stripped coal miners' health protections HHS has reversed the firings of more than 100 employees with the federal institute that protects coal miners from black lung, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

Trump NIOSH cuts reportedly not restored. According to miner’s advocates the Miners Choice mobile X-Ray unit, critical for detection & prevention of the Black Lung disease, is not back in operation & there is a shortage of X-Ray readers. Black Lung Kills!

Coal miners backed Trump. He’s dismantled their safety net | CNN The Trump administration has cut programs that protected workers from lung disease, aided those afflicted, and kept miners safe.

Trump Adm. reckless cuts on miners safety at NIOSH & MSHA now reducing Special impact inspections. I started those in 2010 after the UBB mine disaster to quickly get inspectors to troubled mines to prevent those disasters. It has worked-No disasters since! Politicians need to act to fix MSHA / NIOSH

NEW REPORT: Trump’s Mass Firings at NIOSH Spokane Research Lab Put Americans at Risk, Jeopardize Progress to Keep Workers Safe on the Job - Senator Patty Murray ICYMI: Senator Murray Presses Secretary Kennedy on Decimation of NIOSH and Mass Firings at NIOSH Spokane Research Laboratory ***NEW REPORT with testimonials from Spokane employees HERE*** Washington, ...

The insane drastic firing of almost all the scientists at the only worker safety research agency will have a dire impact ://www.murray.senate.gov/new-report-trumps-mass-firings-at-niosh-spokane-research-lab-put-americans-at-risk-jeopardize-progress-to-keep-workers-safe-on-the-job/

What the RIF just happened? How to understand courts’ rulings pausing RIFs and agency closures

Courts have paused firings at 22 agencies because the president can’t unilaterally dismantle the government. A helpful breakdown for federal workers:

Trump Budget to Workers: Drop Dead - Confined Space President Trump's proposed FY 2026 budget makes devastating cuts to OSHA and MSHA, and eliminates the Chemical Safety Board.

Trump Budget to Workers: Drop Dead.

Under Trump's budget proposal, inspections will drop to a historical law, OSHA's standard office is decimated and the Chemical Safety Board will be eliminated.

The result: More workers will be killed, maimed and sickened. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

Feds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners - KFF Health News The Trump administration has paused implementation of a rule limiting miners’ exposure to airborne silica dust days after a federal court agreed to put it on hold to hear an industry challenge. The pr...

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Labor secretary: OSHA, MSHA inspectors exempt from federal resignation program Washington — Inspectors and investigators employed by OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration are exempt from taking part in the federal government’s deferred resignation program, Labor Sec...

Let’s keep on pushing and get all of MSHA and NIOSH back.

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Good news. Still more work to be done!! Everyone— Keep on pushing until we get all MSHA and NIOSH back!

Saving NIOSH from Trump / RFKJr reckless cuts saves miners lives! That’s a fact.

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A Researcher Investigates Mining Hazards. Trump Cut His Program - West Virginia Public Broadcasting Curtis Tate spoke with Brendan Demich, chief steward for the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1916 about his Pittsburgh-based mine research team, whose employment status remains in do...

The critical work of these NIOSH researchers that have saved miners lives will end if the reckless Trump administration cuts at NIOSH are not reversed. And miners will pay the price. wvpublic.org/a-researcher...

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Some workers at NIOSH in Pittsburgh and Morgantown have been spared from layoffs

UMWA Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Health Cuts - West Virginia Public Broadcasting The UMWA is among the plaintiffs who brought a court challenge Wednesday to cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Thanks to President Robert’s and the UMWA for standing up for miners and workers health and safety.
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Question for elected Congressional representatives & worker protection lawyers—Has Trump / Musk staffing reductions & office closures undercut MSHA’s mandated complete inspections of mines & other regulatory agency requirements that was funded by congress? www.insurancejournal.com/news/southea...

HHS Rehires 100 Fired Workplace Safety Research Agency Workers The Department of Health and Human Services will permanently restore the jobs of 110 people fired from the agency responsible for researching work-related injuries after lobbying from a key Republican...

Thinking of the tens of thousands of miners / workers lives NIOSH & MSHA have saved-And those that will be lost as a result of Trump / Musk / JFKjr reckless & erratic actions gutting miners health and safety protections. Put all of NIOSH & MSHA back NOW! news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Labor, Workplace Health, and Safety Groups Sue to Restore Programs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Public Citizen The Trump administration’s rash move to decimate the NIOSH workforce is not only unlawful but shortsighted...

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Federal Mining Research Workers Are Still In Limbo - West Virginia Public Broadcasting The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services placed hundreds of NIOSH workers on administrative leave last month and issued them termination notices.

Keep on pushing to reverse the misguided Trump cuts to miners health and safety get all of NIOSH (Morgantown, Pittsburgh and Spokane) and MSHA back. Miners lives depend on it!

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Cuts To Black Lung Screening Program - West Virginia Public Broadcasting U.S. District Judge Irene Berger issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday against the Department of Health and Human Services.

Good court decision stopping Trump /RFKjr. from cutting NIOSH black lung screening program. This does not put back to work all of the Morgantown NIOSH staffing & the NIOSH Pittsburgh and Spokane mining research branches & MSHA cuts. These need restored wvpublic.org/federal-judg...