Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1984
Degree Name
Master of Science in Management - (M.S.)
Department
Organizational and Social Sciences
First Advisor
John M. Stochaj
Abstract
American workers are exposed to many seen and unseen hazards in their working environment. As the potential hazards in the workplace became more complicated, so too did the analysis of these hazards, as well as the means of endeavoring to protect a workers safety and health.
In the period between the 1920's and the 1960's the major thrust of Union demands were in the areas of economic gain. Although there was concern for worker welfare.
The period of the late 1960's through the early 1970's brought with it a new outlook on industrial practices as compared with worker welfare and the effect on the physical envoirnment.
During this time, political activity on the part of organized labor played a major role in the formation of Federal Regulatory Agencies such as OSHA to endeavor to look after the safety of workers.
However, for various reasons, Organized Labor began to lose faith in these Federal Agencies, and with their traditional skepticism towards the motives of management. Organized labor began to take the safety and health of their members in their own hands.
This thesis will outline the involvement of Organized Labor, in safety and health policies, the philosophy of labor in these matters, the methods, and extent of their involvement in the safety and health area.
This work will focus on the efforts of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union as they are one of the leading labor organizations in the area of safety and health involvement.
Recommended Citation
Dzierzawiec, Kenneth J., "The involvement of labor unions in policies of worker safety and health" (1984). Theses. 3513.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3513
