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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Friday, April 30, 2004 ::
Families bitter over light penalties, loss of kin By JOHN CURRAN, AP, Newsday.com
'Thirty thousand dollars a man ain't (expletive),' said an angry Ed Wittland, 34, whose father died in the collapse. 'Thirty grand? Come on. It's ridiculous.'
Earlier in the day, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials cited four contractors for their parts in the Oct. 30, 2003, collapse, imposing $119,500 in fines.
Michael Wittland, 53, of Pleasantville, was a veteran ironworker who was helping install staircases in the 10-story structure when the top five stories collapsed, burying him.
'The safest place an ironworker could be,' said Nancy Wittland, 55, his widow. 'He loved to do that. That was his thing. He loved to do stairs.'------------------------------------------- posted 7:00 AM :: reference link ::
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