A recent letter of interpretation seems to have given union organizers the opportunity to participate in OSHA inspections as a “representative” of a nonunionized workforce.
 
Employees have long had the right to have a “representative authorized by [the] employees” to accompany the Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) during the course of a physical inspection. One of the first questions asked by a CSHO at the outset of an inspection is whether or not the workforce is unionized. If it is, a shop steward or other unionized employee may participate in the inspection. If the facility is ...