Consumer Power: Whistleblowing

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Robert Townsend, author of "Up The Organization, " make a case for ethical whistleblowing as a form of individual action against public abusers by large organizations. Two whistleblowers relate their stories: Edward Gregory persisted in his warnings of defects until General Motors finally recalled millions of cars for correction--Dale Hagedorn and his wife protested until Union Carbide's plant in Anmoore, West Virginia, took steps to control air pollution. Nader and Townsend contend that responsible whistleblowing is part of the American patriotic tradition., Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Robert Townsend, author of Up the Organization, urge ethical whistleblowing as a form of individual action against public abuses by large corporations. Examines cases of whistleblowing against General Motors and Union Carbide.
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