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bluecollar2

(3,622 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2019, 09:09 AM Nov 2019

If the whistleblower is unmasked [View all]

It will have a chilling effect on public safety.

For example, every time you get on an airplane you are protected by the whistleblower act which protects people in the airline industry who report safety-related issues.

Pilots, Mechanics, Flight Attendants, Fuelers, Dispatchers do their jobs knowing that they are protected from retaliation for reporting their concerns.

I say this from experience.

I can't speak for people in the chemical manufacturing industry, rail transportation, hazardous materials handling...but if anyone else knows how the public safety might be affected maybe they could share in this thread.

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If the whistleblower is unmasked [View all] bluecollar2 Nov 2019 OP

I was watching Rand Paul last night in horror, I dewsgirl Nov 2019 #1

I know... bluecollar2 Nov 2019 #3

I was thinking of the CDC. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #5

Blood banks, plasma centers bluecollar2 Nov 2019 #7

Rand Paul advocated for the idenity of the whistlblower. If he is successful can he charged? olegramps Nov 2019 #18

He's a chickenshit, like his old man. He'll just prod another to do it-claiming he was just kidding. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #22

That's what the republicons want. A chilling effect. spanone Nov 2019 #2

The Whistleblower Act is unrelated to OSHA's whistleblower protection programs. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2019 #4

Whistleblowing is whistleblowing bluecollar2 Nov 2019 #9

It does, because the Whistleblower Act covers very specific employees and actions. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2019 #10

I doubt that those who support unmasking bluecollar2 Nov 2019 #11

Which is why it's a good idea for people who work to understand the protections they do have, WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2019 #12

If this whistleblower is unmasked bluecollar2 Nov 2019 #13

The concept of "whistleblowing" will certainly change; nothing is static. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2019 #14

Semantics in text bluecollar2 Nov 2019 #17

Never utter their name! Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #6

As Trump says,"Rand Paul is a doggy looking man" (or something like that) world wide wally Nov 2019 #20

Can a Republican use the act to be protected if he whistleblows the whistleblower? Kablooie Nov 2019 #8

This is a circus amcgrath Nov 2019 #15

+1 ...I'm not sure they do know, crickets Nov 2019 #19

If the name that's being mentioned is the one I think it is, MineralMan Nov 2019 #16

Part of the Strategy Roy Rolling Nov 2019 #29

I think it is when, not if Marthe48 Nov 2019 #21

I've looked at the whistleblower law LTG Nov 2019 #23

If outed, can the whistle-blower sue back? Lock him up. Nov 2019 #25

One of the biggest shortcomings of the LTG Nov 2019 #27

The whistleblower is also an intelligence officer mainer Nov 2019 #24

Not all members of the IC, LTG Nov 2019 #28

It will also have a chilling effect on personal safety. TexasTowelie Nov 2019 #26

Yes. That might deter others from coming forward, which MineralMan Nov 2019 #30

Make a Viral Response! Counselor1 Nov 2019 #31