the same thing in the autoworkers union. they try to use the contract to enforce that as well. one of the things we have to think about is, the lot is 40 years old. it came into effect back in 1970. there has been a whole generation of folks that grew up with this law in safety and health. all of us here, and the same thing in terms of the work force. many work forces in the basic industries here had a new generation of folks coming in, and they take for granted that this law was always there. we have a lot to do here to bring along folks and educate people and get them involved in these issues so that we have not only an educated work force but a new generation of educated advocate said leaders in the field. that is one the biggest challenges we face in the union movement, government, and among employers today in the field. >> right over here. >> another industry specific question for you, construction. since this is a look back at oshas first four years, maybe you can speak a little bit to how the construction of our metropolitan hazards has involved an role that industry has

car companies and autoworker unions have always fought them.they insist they never were effective. >> yes, sir, against its stated goals of-- and i'm quoting-- "reducing us gasoline consumption and oil imports" was not effective. >> over time, we have looked at the cafe policy and said, "if we're really looking at reducing dependence on petroleum and reducing co2 emissions, cafe standards have not been very effective in this country to do so." as an overall policy, if you're looking at reducing dependence on petroleum, that alone is not going to get you there. >> mr. mulally, you said that cafe was not a success. you couldn't be more wrong. >> there had been many members of congress saying we needed to have more aggressive fuel economy standards. and for years, literally decades, the car companies lobbied aggressively to prevent that from happening. >> the man the car companies routinely turn to is democrat john dingell of michigan. >> and third, that i understand a statutory increase in fuel economy standards may have unintended consequences i

the same thing in the autoworkers union. try to stay on that, and use the contract to enforce that as well. one of the things we have to think about, though, is that the law is 40 years old. it came into effect back in 1970. a whole generation of folks sort of grew up with this law of the safety and health. i am one of them, david -- i mean, all of us here. same thing in terms of the workforce. a new generation of the folks coming in, and they sort of take for granted that this law was always there. we have a lot to do here to bring along folks and also educate people and get them involved in these issues so that we have not only an educated work force, but we have a new generation of advocates and leaders in the field. that is one of the biggest challenges we face in the union movement, government, among employers today in the field. >> right over here? parsons.m jim another industry-specific question for you -- construction. i was wondering, since this a look back at osha posture first 40 years, maybe you can look at how t

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unions in america, in detroit. panelists include officials from the afl-cio, the united autoworkers, and the communication workers ofrica. this is an hour and a half. >> to start the program, what i am going to do if asked each of the panel we have got to take a minute, maybe two minutes max, and identify one dimension which is impacting it the movement today. minutes max, and identify one dimension which is impacti it the movement today. we want to understand where the movement is today before talking about the future. about one item that is impacting the labor movement. it could be something impacting it positively, - 3, and would u like to start? >> yes. sure. thank you for having me here. one thing that is affecting the labor union -- labor movement right now, it is both positive and negative. to give scott walker, the mobilize their of the year award, this year. it is more than just an attack on collective bargaining. it isctually an attack on democracy itself, because going after collective bargaining, they are going after the right to work, buthey're also going after voters' rights, state rights. it was said

unions. the steel workers have had a number of those partnerships as have the autoworkers. there is a lot that goes on in safety and health that is not directly things that osha is involved with, but what is key is the fact that it goes on. a lot of that comes from the fact that there are regulations on the books. that is what is in place, the framework, the requirements and also the emphasis and the impetus to address these problems. there is a lot of work that goes on with the agency, but what of what we have to remember is that osha is a tiny agency. there are 2300 people on staff nationally. it is smaller today than it was in 1980. the work force is much bigger. this is not an agency that is out there in huge numbers, harassing employers. we do our report every year looking at osha inspections and the frequency of inspections. this year we see that they are responsible in some cases in once every 129 years. a lot of it does not directly involve osha on a day-to-day basis. >> david, you have written about how we evaluate osha's performance. maybe you can talk a little bi