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JOHN McCAIN'S POLICIES WOULD NOT KEEP WORKERS SAFE
McCAIN OPPOSES WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTIONS
McCain Voted Against Field Sanitation Standards for Farm Workers. McCain voted against a 1985 measure requiring farms with 10 or more workers to provide drinking water, hand washing and toilet facilities for agriculture field workers. (H.R. 2100, Vote #346, 10/8/85)
McCain Voted Against Stronger Criminal Penalties for Employers That Violate Health and Safety Standards. McCain voted against stronger criminal penalties for employers when willful health and safety violations lead to a worker’s injury or death. (S.Amdt. 3032 to S. 3209, Vote #282, 10/18/90)
McCain Voted Against Protecting Occupational Safety and Health and Mine Safety Standards. McCain voted to allow application of cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment requirements to occupational safety and health and mine safety and health regulations. (S.Amdt. 1543 to S.Amdt. 1487 to S. 343, Vote #307, 7/14/95)
McCain Opposed a Democratic Filibuster on Anti-Worker Safety Standards Legislation. McCain voted to end a Democratic filibuster against legislation allowing special interest groups to sit on peer-review panels that assess proposed safeguards and making it more difficult to issue workplace safety and environmental safeguards. (S. 343, Vote #315, 7/20/95)
McCain Voted Against Early Detection and Prevention of Occupational Diseases. McCain supported a filibuster against establishing a federal health program to identify and notify workers at high risk of developing occupational diseases and to counsel them on appropriate medical surveillance procedures. (S. 79, Vote #79, 3/29/88)
McCAIN OPPOSES WORKPLACE ERGONOMIC STANDARDS
McCain Voted Against Issuing Workplace Ergonomics Standards. McCain voted to prevent OSHA from issuing or enforcing ergonomics standards. (H.R. 4577, S.Amdt. 3593, Vote #143, 6/22/00)
McCain Voted to Strike Down Ergonomic Standards and Limit Future OSHA Standards. McCain voted to overturn the OSHA ergonomic standards issued in 2000 to prevent repetitive strain injuries and to prevent OSHA from issuing similar standards without congressional approval. (S.J.Res. 6, Vote #15, 3/6/01)
McCAIN OPPOSES LEGAL RIGHTS AND COMPENSATION FOR INJURED WORKERS
McCain Voted Against Allowing Victims of Toxic Waste to Sue Perpetrators in Federal Court. McCain voted against a measure allowing victims of toxic waste and health hazards to file suit in federal court against the people responsible for dumping toxic waste. (H.R. 2817, Vote #445, 12/10/85)
McCain Voted Against Compensating Workers Injured by Defective Products. McCain supported limiting compensation for workers with injuries resulting from defects in the products with which they work. Injured workers would be precluded from settling with manufacturers without the consent of the employer. (S. 687, Vote #170, 6/29/94)
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