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...Ralph Nader, LL.D. He reminds us that America can be changed by one person who inspires others to work for change...
Justifiably, OSHA is widely regarded as one of the biggest debacles in Washington. It draws fire from businessmen, union chiefs, lawyers, Ralph Nader and an assortment of politicians, including President Ford, who attacks OSHA for "unnecessary and unjustified harassment of citizens." The most serious charge is that OSHA has got snarled up in enforcement of petty rules to the neglect of more important matters...
...OSHA is floundering in trivia," says James D. ("Mike") McKevitt, former Colorado Congressman and current Washington lawyer for the 440,000-member National Federation of Independent Business. A Nader study reports that through the first four years of OSHA's activity, more than 98% of its citations involved nonserious cases and fines averaging a mere $19. Meanwhile, after five years, OSHA has produced a grand total of three comprehensive health standards for industry: one governing the amount of asbestos that can be present in factory environments, another for carcinogens, a third for vinyl chloride. It has yet to specify...
Both Silberman and Guenther claim that none of the suggestions in the memo were carried out; their statement was challenged by the Ralph Nader-affiliated Health Research group. Whether or not the Health Research Group's accusations are true, the fact that a relatively high-level OSHA official viewed his agency as a political tool suggests that some of OSHA's problems are due to a lack of commitment within the agency to the spirit of the original legislation...
Yablonski tried to enlist the help of Ralph Nader. Nader quizzed Yablonski extensively about his plans for the union, and seemed enthusiastic about helping. But the plans fell through. Yablonski needed the support of 50 local unions to get on the December ballot, which he expected to get from his southern Pennsylvania power base of 68 locals. He would end up with 98 endorsements. Nader wanted him to campaign more during the summer of 1969, something Yablonski felt he couldn't do. He thought if he spent too much time away from his job, Boyle would fire...