HANDS OFF THE ERGO STANDARD!

OSHA's new ergonomics standard, which could prevent some 1.6 million repetitive stress injuries a year, is the target of a never-before used legislative weapon that workplace safety advocates call the "nuclear bomb" of deregulation. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) announced last week he would seek to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to obliterate the rule. Under the CRA, if both the House and Senate vote by a simple majority to overturn the ergonomics standard, OSHA will not be allowed to issue any type of similar rule unless Congress grants it special permission later. The AFL-CIO and affiliate unions are mounting a nationwide campaign that includes special alerts to local unions, central labor councils and state labor federations plus e-mails and workplace fliers to union members.


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