Should v. Must: Labor Union Sues OSHA Over COVID-19 Standards
As children, we quickly learn the difference between “should” and “must”, particularly when it comes to homework, chores, and eating nutritious foods. On May 18, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest federation of unions in the United States, initiated legal proceedings seeking to compel the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue mandatory workplace standards, a must, rather than the current guidelines, a should.
Since the beginning of the outbreak, the AFL-CIO and a number of other labor unions hav
