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The US Labor Department would receive $8.6 billion in 2026 under President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint, a nearly 35% cut from its current funding level, according to Bloomberg News.

With the next National Climate Assessment due by 2028, its future is now in doubt — and so is the credibility of any replacement effort that omits the very scientists charged with ensuring its integrity.

The reorganization follows weeks of speculation about staff cuts and EPA Administrator Zeldin announcing the cancellation of billions of dollars of EPA grants.

Annual report reveals heat deaths, child labor, and retaliation continue to plague workplaces as workers demand justice during Workers’ Memorial Week 2025.

The AFL-CIO’s 34th annual "Death on the Job 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.

Reductions to NIOSH personnel planned by the Trump administration will leave “only a fraction of its original workforce to manage select programs,” said AIHA CEO Lawrence Sloan.

This article separates facts from speculation beneath the headlines. And there are many more “what ifs” than facts less than 100 days into the second Trump administration. 

Despite its critical nature, many may not fully understand the extensive OSHA guidelines governing confined space work.