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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
    Cesar Chavez

    :: Thursday, March 25, 2004 ::

    I-Team: Preventable Construction Site Accidents  Reporter: Andrea McCarren, ABC 7 News
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    Anchor:
    TONIGHT, THE ABC7 I-TEAM TAKES A LOOK AT AN ALARMING TREND IN OUR AREA: DEATHS AND SEVERE INJURIES CAUSED BY FALLS FROM LOCAL CONSTRUCTION SITES.

    WE'VE LEARNED THAT NEARLY HALF OF ALL THE CASUALTIES ARE HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS. I-TEAM REPORTER ANDREA MCCARREN JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.
    ........
    SAFETY TRAINING IS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW … BUT WALT WISE OF THE IRONWORKERS UNION SAYS IT'S RARELY MONITORED OR ENFORCED … EVEN ON GOVERNMENT PROJECTS.

    Walt Wise, Ironworkers' Union:  "I see people being disposed of and misused and treated like they're not even human."
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