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consideration on the job site.
that big a problems that arose.
to do their job.
There were never really
The OSHA people seem
ACTING CHAIRMAN SKINNER: Mr. Rogovin.
COMMISSIONER ROGOVIN: If contracting company
officials payoff union officials and one of their pur­
poses is to guarantee that the best union workers will
be put on their job, and you have testified, I think,
that all contracting companies payoff, then what hap­
pened to the inefficient workers, what jobs do they work
on?
THE WITNESS: Ironically enough there is in
effect today in most unions a referral system whereby,
on the basis of seniority or length of time on lists, a
man is referred for a job. When he gets to that job,
the contractor has the right to remove certain people
that he does not foe1 are doing the job.
The unions can be very flexible in how far
they fight them on this, and that is one way around
the referral system; that is one way you can be sure of
getting certain workers to certain sites.
COMMISSIONEE ROGOVIN: Second question: If
contractors are paying off union officials for the pur­
poses you have testified to, then that money is coming