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Industrial Bill Of RightsThe Industrial Bill of Rights is a 7-page report that involved input from 1500 manufacturers and was initiated by Carol Shaw, associate dean of the University of Dayton's School of Engineering. It is intended to spur America's manufacturers at the grassroots level to lobby for the repeal of laws and regulations that restrict the ability of U.S. manufacturers to compete in the world market. This series reprints each of its 9 Articles. If you wish to become actively involved in the dissemination of this report to your business and government associates, write: The Institute of Manufacturing Rights, P.O. Box 534, Wright Brothers Branch, Dayton, OH 45409-0534, or call 937-229-4632. Article 1. Government shall make no law restricting the right of a willing buyer and a willing seller, or willing employer and willing employee, to enter into any contract the object of which is not itself illegal. Article 2. Government shall make no law which restricts an individual's use or enjoyment of his property, nor make any law or regulation which diminishes the value of that property, without compensating the owner at fair market value. Article 3. Government shall make no law imposing liability on a seller or manufacturer for occurrences caused, in whole or in part, by actions over which said seller or manufacturer had no control. Article 4. Government shall make no law which restricts the right of a manager, business owner, or employee to transmit to the public, to owners, to other employees, or to other companies including competitors, any truthful or factual information which is legitimately theirs to transmit. Article 5. Government shall make no law which abridges the right of managers or owners of a business to enter or leave a specific market, or to charge for their product or service what they deem proper and necessary. Article 6. Government shall make no law which abridges the right of managers or owners to introduce a new product or new technology to the market, except to assure that risks or hazards associated with the product or technology are made known to the buyer. Article 7. Government shall make no law which abridges the right of managers or owners to collaborate with suppliers, customers, or competitors in the development of new technologies or new products. Article 8. Government shall make no law which abridges the right of owners or managers to establish regulations they deem necessary for the health and safety of their employees, including the right to deny particular jobs to workers for whom those jobs may pose a greater than normal risk, nor shall government make any law abridging the right of an employee to be informed of the risks associated with particular jobs. Article 9. Government shall make no law which prescribes the means by which owners or managers must achieve compliance with governmentally established environmental regulations. The right of an owner or manager to achieve compliance by the most economical means shall not be abridged.
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