GOAL 4 – INCREASE WORKER PARTICIPATION.
A safe workplace must include workers in identifying and correcting hazards. All workers must be protected from harassment, firing and other forms of discrimination if they report an unsafe workplace or file complaints
with OSHA or MSHA.

• Congress should pass and the President should sign the “Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act,” to ensure that workers who report violations of federal law, including environmental protection, food and drug safety and consumer safety, are protected from retaliation.
• Congress should pass and the President should sign the “Employee Free Choice Act,” to preserve workers’ fundamental right to form a union and bargain collectively, recognizing that democracy, fair wages and benefits, safe conditions and job quality extend to families and communities.
• OSHA Susan Harwood grants should be used exclusively for training programs that build
  workers’ capacity to exercise their rights under the OSH Act, and serve a meaningful and
  effective role in injury and illness prevention.
• OSHA should promulgate standards requiring safety and health committees and annual
  training in all workplaces, with paid time for worker participation.