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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Friday, March 04, 2005 ::
The New AFL-CIO: Wither Safety & Health? By Jordan Barab, Confined Space
And lets not forget symbolism. There is probably no issue more central to the founding of the labor movement in this country than the issue of safety on the job. Look back at any of the early stories of the founding of the American labor movement and you'll find workplace safety and health concerns. The history of the Mineworkers, the Steelworkers, the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers and many other early unions is also the story of workplace safety. The 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike was sparked by two workplace fatalities. So what message are we sending to American workers (and the enemies of American workers) if we devalue the importance of the issue upon which the labor movement was founded. It's hard to 'Mourn for the Dead, Fight like hell for the living' from the perspective of the legislative department.------------------------------------------- posted 11:10 AM :: reference link ::
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