The Biden administration has finalized a rule that will now allow outside union officials into non-union workplaces as part of safety inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
President Joe Biden speaks during a Labor Day event at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.
Finalized this week by the Labor Department, the regulation will empower OSHA to approve anyone it deems “reasonably necessary” to conduct a site inspection. That will expand the pool of people who could participate in an OSHA inspection to attorneys, translators and even union representatives. Prior to the rule’s approval, OSHA was only permitted to bring along safety engineers and industrial hygienists to assist the agency’s inspectors.
Now that the rule is finalized, it heads to Mr. Biden’s desk for approval. He is expected to sign it.Marc Freedman, vice president of workplace policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said his group is considering all options, including litigation, in response to the rule. “OSHA inspections are crucial to protect workers’ safety and should never be co-opted to promote a political agenda,” said Mr. Cassidy, the ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. “The union has a vested interest in harassing a non-union employer. Giving them the power to influence an inspection is a potential weapon against a workplace that has chosen to be non-union. This is wrong.”“This has absolutely nothing to do with keeping workers safe,” she said.
The rule is part of Mr. Biden’s plan to bolster his campaign by capitalizing on the power and reach of big labor. Former President Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, has tried to make inroads with rank-and-file union workers even as their leaders pump up Mr. Biden.
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