tion for labor union membership, and such concerns are pursued routinely by the Steel Workers Union. The action taken by the Mills Steel Company supervisor in terminating the employment of Joe Hosco was completely justified by the cavalier disregard for shop floor safety exhibited by Hosco in throwing a heavy steel bar in such a way as to cause serious injury to a fellow employee.
The Mills Steel Company is fully subject to Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) regulation. The explicit purpose of OSHA is to assure as far as possible that every worker in the United States is provided with safe and healthful working conditions. Prior to the enactment of OSHA, federal regulation of workplace safety and health was limited primarily to w
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