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information about worksite
conditions and hazards. "
What's wrong with the
NCAE WILL BE FORMALLY
OSHA inspectors? Are they
not capable of finding their
way around or is the agency
concerned that without an
anti-farmer union activist
in tow, the OSHA inspectors
will get lost on the farm
never to be heard from
again? Wouldn't it be less
harmful to farmworkers and provide greater assurance
unions wouldn't be terrorizing them to simply outfit the
OSHA inspectors with an AirTag so they could be found if
the inspectors somehow became misplaced?
Similarly, the DOL published a second proposed
rulemaking in a similar vein as it continues giving the
Supreme Court a one-fingered salute. This proposal is
an even more egregious affront to the determination of
the Court and its Cedar Point decision.
This proposed regulation would " allow " farmworkers
on H-2A visas to " invite " union representatives into
employer-provided housing. This would be housing
either located on the farm or ranch or otherwise paid
OBJECTING TO BOTH PROPOSED
REGULATIONS, AND WE ENCOURAGE
ALL AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS
TO DO THE SAME.
for by the employer. This
employer-provided housing
is a requirement of existing
regulations.
If this wasn't so openly
smacking dab right in the
Court's face, this proposal
doubles down.
It would require that
employers provide a list of
workers to labor organizations
that request them. What
responsible employer would agree to provide these illintentioned
activists who will seek to threaten, coerce,
intimidate and harass their workers access to their
information? No employer I know of would expose their
farmworkers to this type of peril.
NCAE will be formally objecting to both proposed
regulations, and we encourage all agricultural
employers to do the same. The Court should not be
placed in a position of having to revisit this issue, and
particularly not so soon after its prior decision. The
Court meant what it said.
The coyote shouldn't be placed in charge of the
chickens, if you want the chickens to survive.
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