On July 3, CDW and seven other employer organizations filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in a case challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) final rule altering the worker walkaround representative designation process. The final rule allows unions and other third parties who have an agenda against the employer to participate in workplace safety and health inspections conducted by OSHA.

The following statement can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen:

“OSHA’s rule violates employers’ rights and forces union representation on workers. It puts OSHA safety and health officers in the impossible position of policing labor disputes, a task they are simply not prepared for. OSHA has grossly strayed from its intended mission with this rule, and CDW hopes the courts take this opportunity to rein in the agency.”