Unions aren't an external third party, that's where this idea falls apart. If an employee wants to work without a hard hat, and the employer also wants the emp

Unions aren't an external third party, that's where this idea falls apart. If an employee wants to work without a hard hat, and the employer also wants the employee to work without a hard hat, but OSHA says no, is that more or less rights? The naive answer is less rights - well the employee wants to! In practice, this manifests as pressure. Soon no employees wear hard hats. And they're denied the right to a safe working environment. I argue its MORE rights. Because we give the employee, and employer, the right to a safe working environment. Meaning, if we want employees to have the right to fair negotiations, we have to restrict employers.