Josh Eidelson
@josheidelson.bsky.social
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Josh Eidelson
@josheidelson.bsky.social
· Sep 18
How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant
Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year.
www.bloomberg.com
New @businessweek.bsky.social feature: On a budget of $1 per American, NIOSH conducts or funds most US research on how to keep workers alive & well. The Trump Administration decided to blow it up.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
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Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
Scoop: Starbucks baristas plan to strike on Red Cup Day next week if demands aren’t met, and to mount what the union says would grow to be their biggest and longest work stoppage yet www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fed-Up Starbucks Baristas Prep 'Biggest Strike We've Ever Been On’
The coffee chain’s US employees began unionizing four years ago and are still trying to secure a contract.
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Scoop: Starbucks baristas plan to strike on Red Cup Day next week if demands aren’t met, and to mount what the union says would grow to be their biggest and longest work stoppage yet www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Washington Post editorial board weighs in on our story (www.bloomberg.com/news/article...), calling it “RFK Jr.’s offshore wind fishing expedition”: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Washington Post editorial board weighs in on our story (www.bloomberg.com/news/article...), calling it “RFK Jr.’s offshore wind fishing expedition”: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Reposted by Josh Eidelson
Scoop: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. directed CDC staff to probe the harms of offshore wind farms, a clean energy source loathed by Trump. RFK personally met with NIOSH's director about the issue, and gave him a list of experts the agency should contact about it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
RFK Jr. Orders CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, according to people familiar wi...
www.bloomberg.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Scoop: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. directed CDC staff to probe the harms of offshore wind farms, a clean energy source loathed by Trump. RFK personally met with NIOSH's director about the issue, and gave him a list of experts the agency should contact about it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Scoop: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. directed CDC staff to probe the harms of offshore wind farms, a clean energy source loathed by Trump. RFK personally met with NIOSH's director about the issue, and gave him a list of experts the agency should contact about it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
RFK Jr. Orders CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, according to people familiar wi...
www.bloomberg.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Scoop: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. directed CDC staff to probe the harms of offshore wind farms, a clean energy source loathed by Trump. RFK personally met with NIOSH's director about the issue, and gave him a list of experts the agency should contact about it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“Amid the mounting discontent, Amazon recently announced a 20% hike to 12 ¢ for each package the firms deliver. It was the 1st such increase… because it doesn’t take effect until January, some saw it as a carrot to keep them working through the holidays” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon Delivery Firms Are Bailing Amid Rising Costs, Meager Profit
In 2022, Jake Clay started an Amazon delivery firm in Odessa, Texas, after hearing about the company-sponsored program from a friend. He sank $75,000 into the business and earned more than $200,000 in...
www.bloomberg.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“Amid the mounting discontent, Amazon recently announced a 20% hike to 12 ¢ for each package the firms deliver. It was the 1st such increase… because it doesn’t take effect until January, some saw it as a carrot to keep them working through the holidays” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“A career official answered: Less humanitarian aid would mean more people would die.
‘You could say that about any of these cuts,’ Vought replied.
A person familiar with the meeting described his reaction as ‘blasé.’”
www.propublica.org/article/russ... @andykroll.bsky.social
‘You could say that about any of these cuts,’ Vought replied.
A person familiar with the meeting described his reaction as ‘blasé.’”
www.propublica.org/article/russ... @andykroll.bsky.social
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“A career official answered: Less humanitarian aid would mean more people would die.
‘You could say that about any of these cuts,’ Vought replied.
A person familiar with the meeting described his reaction as ‘blasé.’”
www.propublica.org/article/russ... @andykroll.bsky.social
‘You could say that about any of these cuts,’ Vought replied.
A person familiar with the meeting described his reaction as ‘blasé.’”
www.propublica.org/article/russ... @andykroll.bsky.social
Kinda like there’s a style of acting that screams, “I’M AN ACTOR ACTING,” there’s a style of writing that screams “I’M A WRITER WRITING”
October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Kinda like there’s a style of acting that screams, “I’M AN ACTOR ACTING,” there’s a style of writing that screams “I’M A WRITER WRITING”
Cali just banned bosses from requiring workers to repay them if they quit: www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
Staffing agencies have sued hundreds of healthcare workers for quitting or refusing work, sometimes seeking five figures, I reported in this investigation: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Staffing agencies have sued hundreds of healthcare workers for quitting or refusing work, sometimes seeking five figures, I reported in this investigation: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.gov.ca.gov
October 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Cali just banned bosses from requiring workers to repay them if they quit: www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
Staffing agencies have sued hundreds of healthcare workers for quitting or refusing work, sometimes seeking five figures, I reported in this investigation: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Staffing agencies have sued hundreds of healthcare workers for quitting or refusing work, sometimes seeking five figures, I reported in this investigation: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Thrilled to receive this @sidneyhillman.bsky.social award for my @businessweek.bsky.social investigation on the dismembering of NIOSH. Grateful to everyone who makes this reporting possible. Wherever you work, please bring me your stories!
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@josheidelson.bsky.social wins the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation for exposing the devastating toll of Trump's cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Josh Eidelson wins October Sidney for Exposing True Toll of NIOSH Cuts
NEW YORK — Josh Eidelson wins the October Sidney Award for his feature in Bloomberg Businessweek, “How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant.” The story documents the massive cuts t...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Thrilled to receive this @sidneyhillman.bsky.social award for my @businessweek.bsky.social investigation on the dismembering of NIOSH. Grateful to everyone who makes this reporting possible. Wherever you work, please bring me your stories!
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Scoop: Under Trump's NLRB general counsel, the agency's withdrawn a slew of allegations it had been prosecuting, including that an Apple all-staff email Tim Cook sent was illegally coercive, & that firms including Curaleaf had illegal noncompete agreements www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Labor Board Withdraws Claims That Apple CEO Violated Workers’ Rights
The US labor board has abandoned its allegations that Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook violated federal labor law, one of many cases where the agency is adopting a more business-friendly ap...
www.bloomberg.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Scoop: Under Trump's NLRB general counsel, the agency's withdrawn a slew of allegations it had been prosecuting, including that an Apple all-staff email Tim Cook sent was illegally coercive, & that firms including Curaleaf had illegal noncompete agreements www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Josh Eidelson
New: NLRB attorneys tell judge Amazon wielded “overwhelming control” over drivers it claimed weren't its employees.
Amazon suggests NLRB, under Trump's acting GC, is using subpoenas for a "fishing expedition" on joint employer as part of a broader agenda
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon suggests NLRB, under Trump's acting GC, is using subpoenas for a "fishing expedition" on joint employer as part of a broader agenda
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon Wielded ‘Overwhelming’ Control Over Contract Workers, Labor Board Tells Judge
Amazon.com Inc. exercised “overwhelming control” over subcontracted drivers it claimed weren’t its employees, US labor board attorneys told a judge Monday.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New: NLRB attorneys tell judge Amazon wielded “overwhelming control” over drivers it claimed weren't its employees.
Amazon suggests NLRB, under Trump's acting GC, is using subpoenas for a "fishing expedition" on joint employer as part of a broader agenda
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon suggests NLRB, under Trump's acting GC, is using subpoenas for a "fishing expedition" on joint employer as part of a broader agenda
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: NLRB attorneys tell judge Amazon wielded “overwhelming control” over drivers it claimed weren't its employees.
Amazon suggests NLRB, under Trump's acting GC, is using subpoenas for a "fishing expedition" on joint employer as part of a broader agenda
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon suggests NLRB, under Trump's acting GC, is using subpoenas for a "fishing expedition" on joint employer as part of a broader agenda
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon Wielded ‘Overwhelming’ Control Over Contract Workers, Labor Board Tells Judge
Amazon.com Inc. exercised “overwhelming control” over subcontracted drivers it claimed weren’t its employees, US labor board attorneys told a judge Monday.
www.bloomberg.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New: NLRB attorneys tell judge Amazon wielded “overwhelming control” over drivers it claimed weren't its employees.
Amazon suggests NLRB, under Trump's acting GC, is using subpoenas for a "fishing expedition" on joint employer as part of a broader agenda
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon suggests NLRB, under Trump's acting GC, is using subpoenas for a "fishing expedition" on joint employer as part of a broader agenda
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
PPE manufacturer whose Kansas factory helped supply essential workers with respirators in pandemic tells me it’ll have to stop making respirators if NIOSH ends PPE certification program as Trump proposes. In meantime it’s holding off on releasing new model www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
September 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
PPE manufacturer whose Kansas factory helped supply essential workers with respirators in pandemic tells me it’ll have to stop making respirators if NIOSH ends PPE certification program as Trump proposes. In meantime it’s holding off on releasing new model www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Interviews with 40+ current or recent employees throughout NIOSH, and dozens of others, detail how Trump’s cuts have upended safety research on everything from fracking to opioids, along with chemical risks in nail salons, electric-vehicle fires and terror attacks www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
September 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Interviews with 40+ current or recent employees throughout NIOSH, and dozens of others, detail how Trump’s cuts have upended safety research on everything from fracking to opioids, along with chemical risks in nail salons, electric-vehicle fires and terror attacks www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Reposted by Josh Eidelson
Great article by @josheidelson.bsky.social on how Trump and RFK, Jr., have gutted NIOSH, an absolutely essential health agency. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant
Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year.
www.bloomberg.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Great article by @josheidelson.bsky.social on how Trump and RFK, Jr., have gutted NIOSH, an absolutely essential health agency. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Reposted by Josh Eidelson
Trump's reckless cuts to NIOSH threaten workers' lives.
These cuts put vital research, PPE certification, and health programs at risk.
We must fully restore this funding to protect workers.
These cuts put vital research, PPE certification, and health programs at risk.
We must fully restore this funding to protect workers.
New @businessweek.bsky.social feature: On a budget of $1 per American, NIOSH conducts or funds most US research on how to keep workers alive & well. The Trump Administration decided to blow it up.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant
Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year.
www.bloomberg.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Trump's reckless cuts to NIOSH threaten workers' lives.
These cuts put vital research, PPE certification, and health programs at risk.
We must fully restore this funding to protect workers.
These cuts put vital research, PPE certification, and health programs at risk.
We must fully restore this funding to protect workers.
New @businessweek.bsky.social feature: On a budget of $1 per American, NIOSH conducts or funds most US research on how to keep workers alive & well. The Trump Administration decided to blow it up.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant
Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year.
www.bloomberg.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New @businessweek.bsky.social feature: On a budget of $1 per American, NIOSH conducts or funds most US research on how to keep workers alive & well. The Trump Administration decided to blow it up.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
Building trades unions whose members are affected by the stalled development of wind farms have reached out to the White House and others in the Trump Administration, and haven’t gotten a meaningful response back, per person familiar www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Northeast Governors Accept Fossil Fuel Future to Save Wind Farms
Governors in the US Northeast are considering dropping resistance to natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects in the hopes they can convince President Donald Trump to allow offshore wind f...
www.bloomberg.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Building trades unions whose members are affected by the stalled development of wind farms have reached out to the White House and others in the Trump Administration, and haven’t gotten a meaningful response back, per person familiar www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The floor is lined with so many decomposed hogs that wooden walkways were placed over their bodies for employees to get across... One photo shows what appears to be animal waste seeping into the office." sentientmedia.org/iowa-pork-pl... @ninaelkadi.com
At an Iowa Pork Plant, Piles of Dead Pigs and Wafting Sulphur Dioxide
When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.
sentientmedia.org
September 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"The floor is lined with so many decomposed hogs that wooden walkways were placed over their bodies for employees to get across... One photo shows what appears to be animal waste seeping into the office." sentientmedia.org/iowa-pork-pl... @ninaelkadi.com
Looking forward to seeing folks at #NLGJA25 this week! Eager to connect with anyone who wants to talk about working at Bloomberg or about journalism in general.
And would love to see you at our panel Thursday, "Getting Sources to Talk to Us," 9:45am, Ellington Salon A
And would love to see you at our panel Thursday, "Getting Sources to Talk to Us," 9:45am, Ellington Salon A
September 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Looking forward to seeing folks at #NLGJA25 this week! Eager to connect with anyone who wants to talk about working at Bloomberg or about journalism in general.
And would love to see you at our panel Thursday, "Getting Sources to Talk to Us," 9:45am, Ellington Salon A
And would love to see you at our panel Thursday, "Getting Sources to Talk to Us," 9:45am, Ellington Salon A
Uber, Lyft, SEIU, Gavin Newsom, legislative leaders reach deal to pass California bills creating a gig worker collective bargaining system and giving insurance relief to the companies www.latimes.com/california/s...
Newsom, California lawmakers strike deal that would allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers on Friday announced a deal with Uber and Lyft on a bill that would allow hundreds of thousands of rideshare drivers to form unions and bargain collectively w...
www.latimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Uber, Lyft, SEIU, Gavin Newsom, legislative leaders reach deal to pass California bills creating a gig worker collective bargaining system and giving insurance relief to the companies www.latimes.com/california/s...
New: "This mission remains strong, and so does my full confidence in you," RFK tells CDC staff in internal email.
“Reform does not diminish your work; it strengthens it."
"President Trump and I are aligned on the commonsense vision for the CDC" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“Reform does not diminish your work; it strengthens it."
"President Trump and I are aligned on the commonsense vision for the CDC" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
RFK Jr. Taps Top Health Aide to Lead CDC After Ousting Director
The Trump administration is tapping a deputy of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after moving to oust...
www.bloomberg.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
New: "This mission remains strong, and so does my full confidence in you," RFK tells CDC staff in internal email.
“Reform does not diminish your work; it strengthens it."
"President Trump and I are aligned on the commonsense vision for the CDC" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“Reform does not diminish your work; it strengthens it."
"President Trump and I are aligned on the commonsense vision for the CDC" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...