AXIOS September 20, 2023
Two of the country’s biggest unions have joined a coalition calling on federal regulators to protect workers’ mental health the way they enforce standards for physical health and safety.
Why it matters: The press comes amid widespread post-pandemic burnout, growing awareness of the country’s worsening mental health and some of the strongest pro-union sentiment in decades.
Driving the news: A letter sent Wednesday to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from David Michaels, who led the agency under President Obama, argues that “the agency’s grant of authority from Congress includes the power to protect workers’ mental health from workplace hazards.”
- Co-signers of the letter, which was provided exclusively to Axios, include the National Education Association and the Service Employees...
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