OSHA Stands Firm On Move To Keep Union Out Of Early Whistleblower Revamping Talks

OSHA is standing firm on its decision to exclude its internal union from early discussions about a possible reorganization of the whistleblower program, telling Inside OSHA Online the union will be brought into discussions if and when there is a decision to restructure the program, which OSHA says has yet to occur. OSHA, responding to a formal grievance filed by its employee union American Federation of Government Employees Local 12 (AFGE) over the process by which the agency may be discussing changes to its whistleblower protection program, told Inside OSHA Online that it has not begun reorga