Doug Earle, founding director of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA), talks about safety education and training grants MIOSHA has made to encourage safety programs, labor union influences on safety, and the difference between state and federal safety programs. Earle also describes his role in writing an OSHA bill, getting it through Congress, and some of the features the legislation might contain. The interview begins with Earle and retired Michigan State University Professor of Labor John Revitte talking about right to work legislation, Governor Snyder's effectiveness, Republican domination in state politics, East Lansing school district politics and the current state of labor education in Michigan.
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