UAW member from Caterpillar testifies before Congress about the need to improve OSHA’s whistleblower protection for workers

UAW Safety Committeeman Ross Baize of Caterpillar in Peoria, Ill., testified April 29 before the Congressional Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety. He told a moving story about how OSHA’s whistleblowing protections for workers need to be strengthened to help workers speak out about dangerous working conditions. Read his full testimony here.