Health and Safety and the National Labor Relations Act: Factsheet. (pdf)
Contract Language for a Safe and Healthy Workplace: A brief factsheet giving an overview of this issue. (pdf)
Collective
Bargaining for Health and Safety— A Handbook for Unions: a124-page
book from the Labor Occupational Health Program of UC-Berkeley. A valuable tool
for members of bargaining committees and other union representatives who
negotiate
over health and safety issues. The
heart of the book is an extensive collection of more than 200 sample contract
clauses negotiated by unions throughout the U.S. and Canada. Topics range from
rights and responsibilities of labor and management to specific workplace
hazards such as heavy lifting, chemicals, and noise, ergonomics, indoor air
quality, infectious diseases, workplace violence, and new technology.