Clearly, atomizing cutting fluid is not a safe practice. Without any investigation by the company, the worker was sent home and suspended indefinitely. The local reacted immediately and called in the national union staff representative and national health and safety representative. They met with the company with no resolve. Members of Local 99 organized an information picket with more than 80 members outside the plant and contacted the media who gave the situation good coverage, showing the company that this behaviour would not be tolerated.
Workers have the right to a safe and healthy work environment.
The right to refuse unsafe or unhealthy work, without the risk of disciplinary action, is all that protects us from injury or illness. By allowing companies to punish workers for following the law, the Minister responsible for the Occupational Health and Safety department has put all workers at risk. An unknown number of cancers occurred, particularly child thyroid cancers. Widespread contamination of the food supply over a huge area of Central and Eastern Europe. Let us know which of the three areas they are interested in.