Fear at work : job blackmail, labor and the environment

Exposes the use of unemployment as a threat tactic to weaken environmental protection and environmental policy-making in the USA - claims that employers in industry form an interest group to manipulate public opinion against pollution control and occupational health regulations (partic. Perceived economic implications such as production cost, inflationary effects, hindrance to industrial Innovation); discusses ambivalent trade union attitudes and access to information; reviews legislation since 1860. References.