Posted on 05/21/2024 4:14:21 PM PDT by CFW
Business groups are pushing back against a new Biden administration rule that would allow third-parties, including union representatives, to accompany federal inspectors of job sites.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the final rule earlier this year, but critics say the rule goes beyond safety needs and panders to unions and their recruitment efforts. The rule would apply even to job sites where workers have not unionized.
The National Federation of Independent Businesses, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, are helping lead the charge against the new “walkaround” rule, which takes effect May 31 of this year.
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A coalition of business groups filed a lawsuit challenging the rule on Tuesday. The legal filing argues that the rule violates business owners private property rights and asked that its enforcement be delayed or vacated altogether.
“OSHA upended over 50 years of precedent by dramatically expanding the type of third parties allowed to accompany inspectors during walkarounds,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said in its announcement of the lawsuit.
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We need to do something about the "ruled by regulation" era of government. Congress passes very few laws but instead lets government agencies dictate by regulation. Hopefully, SCOTUS will soon rule on Chevron and against this anti-freedom, nation-killing, and costly practice.
It will get to a point of: "yeah, we're not going to follow that rule".
This is example number 10,000 of why no one wants to build a factory in the United States any more.
More money laundering
“Your papers, please. These papers are not in order. You are coming with us to the interrogation room. Now.”
“The United States Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), which President Richard M. Nixon signed into law on December 29, 1970. “
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration
Another weapon handed to Progressives by a Repub President.
The VW plant in Chattanooga recently unionized which means the production will be moved to Mexico. I’m sure VW had their contingency plan for this.
Why anyone would own, operate or invest in a US business, is a good question.
I thought that (way) back in the day, the King made rules, and we said, *($%A(A #$*^&.
DR. Jill, please tell your patient he is not a king.
BIDEN CAMPAIGNED HARD ON :EVERY SINGLE JOB IN THE USA SHOULD BE A UNION JOB-—EVEN IF SELF— EMPLOYED”.
All I could see in my mind’s eye was him trying to convince a long time ranch COWBOY of that idea.
Biden and everyone in his administration have one thing in common they all have holes in their shoes for the thumb.
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