Unions Sue Labor Dept. for Clean Air Regs

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Unions Sue Labor Dept. for Clean Air Regs
Tue October 21, 2003 02:57 PM ET
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers and United Steelworkers of America filed a lawsuit against the Labor Department on Tuesday, seeking to force it to set clean air standards for factories that could save workers' lives.
The suit against Labor Secretary Elaine Chao was filed in the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the unions said in a joint statement.

They said the suit urges the court to order the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to issue standards reducing exposure to toxic metalworking fluids, which are widely used in the manufacture of automobiles, farm equipment, aircraft and other products.

"Breathing mist from metalworking fluids can cause severe respiratory ailments," the statement said, adding that these included pulmonary fibrosis, or permanent scarring of the lungs, which can be fatal.

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I hope the Unions win this! :bounce: