{"id":7311,"date":"2025-04-24T10:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2025-04-27T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T09:25:23","slug":"usa-new-afl-cio-report-finds-worker-deaths-on-the-job-continue-will-worsen-under-trump-administration-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7311","title":{"rendered":"USA: New AFL-CIO report finds worker deaths on the job continue, will worsen under Trump administration policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2512-AFL-CIO-DOTJ-2025-N-BUG_FINAL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7312 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2512-AFL-CIO-DOTJ-2025-N-BUG_FINAL-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2512-AFL-CIO-DOTJ-2025-N-BUG_FINAL-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2512-AFL-CIO-DOTJ-2025-N-BUG_FINAL-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2512-AFL-CIO-DOTJ-2025-N-BUG_FINAL-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2512-AFL-CIO-DOTJ-2025-N-BUG_FINAL-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2512-AFL-CIO-DOTJ-2025-N-BUG_FINAL.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The AFL-CIO\u2019s 34th annual \u2018Death on the Job\u2019 report provides a state-by-state analysis of threats to worker health and safety and policy recommendations for how the government can better protect workers<\/span><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Workers are dying and being injured on the job, and the Trump administration and DOGE are putting them at greater risk by enacting policies that will create deplorable working conditions, according to a new report released today by the AFL-CIO.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Workers Memorial Day, the AFL-CIO released its 34th annual\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/reports\/dotj-2025\" href=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/reports\/dotj-2025\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">\u201cDeath on the Job: The Toll of Neglect\u201d report<\/a>, a comprehensive analysis of the state of workers\u2019 health and safety at the national and state levels. Findings include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Inadequate workplace safety laws and policies resulted in the deaths of 5,283 workers on the job in 2023, the latest year of data available, and an estimated 135,304 workers from occupational diseases.<\/li>\n<li>Black and Latino workers are still disproportionately dying on the job, both at rates higher than the national job fatality rate.<\/li>\n<li>The report shows 659 Black worker deaths, the second-highest number in more than two decades.<\/li>\n<li>The report also shows 1,250 Latino worker deaths, making Latino workers the group at the greatest risk of dying on the job among all demographics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The national job fatality rate was slightly lower in 2023 than in 2022, thanks to strong, pro-worker policies. But the Trump administration\u2019s substantial cuts to\u2014and in some cases, effective elimination of\u2014federal agencies that protect the health and safety of 161 million American workers will likely increase mortality. These cuts include\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/trump-cuts-firefighter-deaths\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/trump-cuts-firefighter-deaths\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">gutting<\/a>\u00a0the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the agency that delivers critical health and safety expertise for both workers and employers; eliminating\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/prospect.org\/labor\/2025-04-18-osha-office-closure-cancer-alley-louisiana\/\" href=\"https:\/\/prospect.org\/labor\/2025-04-18-osha-office-closure-cancer-alley-louisiana\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">11 offices<\/a>\u00a0of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in states with the highest workplace fatality rates; eliminating\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/apr\/19\/trump-coal-mining-health-cuts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/apr\/19\/trump-coal-mining-health-cuts\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">34 offices<\/a>\u00a0of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which protects coal miners from hazards like black lung disease, in 19 states, while simultaneously pausing a new silica rule that would prevent coal miners from acquiring silicosis; and allowing Elon Musk, whose companies are being investigated for dozens of workplace safety and health violations, to\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-doge-osha-whistleblower-files\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-doge-osha-whistleblower-files\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">pursue<\/a>\u00a0access to sensitive OSHA data through his inquisition into the Department of Labor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery worker has the fundamental right to come home safe at the end of their workday. But for too many workers, that basic right is under attack,\u201d\u00a0said Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO. \u201cWorkers fought and died for generations for the health and safety laws and protections we have today, and this year\u2019s report shows we need to do even more. The Trump administration and DOGE are gutting the federal agencies that hold bosses accountable for endangering workers, firing the federal workers who monitor and research health hazards, indicating that they will repeal crucial worker safety regulations, and giving billionaires like Elon Musk the power to access and even manipulate OSHA whistleblower records. We can\u2019t bring back the thousands of workers lost each year, but we can fight to prevent more devastation to working families across this country and demand that the Trump administration reverse course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s \u2018Death on the Job\u2019 report once again shows that, as in every crisis, the crisis of worker mortality is hitting Black and Latino workers the hardest,\u201d\u00a0said Fred Redmond, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO. \u201cIt is unacceptable that employers are continuing to fail all workers, and especially Black and Latino workers, by not providing them the safety measures and resources they need to stay safe on the job. Enough is enough. The AFL-CIO is fighting the scourge of workplace mortality, and we will not rest until the number of workers who die on the job is zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 \u201cDeath on the Job\u201d report comes just before Workers Memorial Day, the annual commemoration of workers who have died on the job and our fight to prevent these tragedies. The AFL-CIO, its state and local labor federations, and affiliated unions are raising awareness of the Trump administration\u2019s threats to worker health and safety with\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/aflcio\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/aflcio\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">events across the country<\/a>\u00a0this week and next, including a hearing about cuts to worker health and safety programs that took place on Monday, April 21. At the hearings, federal workers, union leaders and community members shared their stories about the impacts of the Trump administration\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full report\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/reports\/dotj-2025\" href=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/reports\/dotj-2025\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/reports\/dotj-2025\">AFL-CIO News release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this post<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-7311\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7311&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-7311\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7311&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7311\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7311&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7311&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7311&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7311\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20USA%3A%20New%20AFL-CIO%20report%20finds%20worker%20deaths%20on%20the%20job%20continue%2C%20will%20worsen%20under%20Trump%20administration%20policies&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D7311&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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