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Local 9 Membership Meeting
Motion made that going forward, all future
requests received from local 9 standing committees should
include plans to use their committee funds
to pay for milaege and daily expenses, before requesting
furthur support from the local. If a committee
does not have sufficient funds to cover the entire milaege and daily
expense cost at the time of their request,
then the local may cover the remaining portion of their request.
CHAIRPERSON
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MEMBERS
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During
the time our Committee has been together we have
worked
on problems involving asbestos & tozic waste and
have
set up indvidualized committee's within the plants.
The intent
of our committee is to assist and inform members with
identifying
and addressing Health & Safety problems
within
the workplace.
All members
of Local 9 are encouraged to contact the Committee
members
from their own plant with their concerns about Safety
and Health
problems in the plant.
Those
interested in helping with Safety contact the Union Hall.
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WISCONSIN WORKERS MEMORIALS
In April
, the unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those
who
have suffered
and died on the job. As we remember those who have died in workplace
catastrophes,
suffered diseases due to exposure to toxic substances or been injured because
of
dangerous
conditions, we rededicate ourselves to fight for safe workplaces.
For 10
years, workers and unions have been fighting for an ergonomics standard
to prevent
repetitive
strain injuries and back injuries. This year, we are closer than ever to
winning these
protections.
Last November, OSHA finally issued a proposed ergonomics rule. But some
employer
groups and their Republican allies in Congress are waging a fierce campaign
to block the
standard
from becoming law. We must redouble our efforts to win this important fight.
For decades,
unions have led the struggle for improved working conditions and dignity
and respect
on the
job. Unions have won laws and protections—such as the Occupational Safety
and Health
Act and
the federal Mine Safety and Health Act—that have made workplaces safer
for all workers.
Union
contracts have given workers a voice on the job. Across the country, hundreds
of thousands
of workers
are organizing into unions, and workers’ voices are becoming stronger and
stronger.
On April
28, as we remember workers who have been killed and injured, we must renew
our fight
for the
living. We must organize and mobilize for safe jobs.
Workers
Memorial Day, April 28
A final
ergonomics standard to prevent
repetitive
strain injuries and back
injuries.
An end
to employer and congressional
attacks
on workers’ safety and health
and workers’
rights.
The right
of workers to organize and
join unions
without employer
interference
or intimidation.
Stronger
safety and health protections
and enforcement.
Coverage
for all workers under the job
safety
law.
Stronger
whistle-blower protections for
workers
who report job hazards and
injuries.
Fair and
timely compensation for
injured
workers.
The right
of workers and unions to
speak
out for strong job safety laws and
to have
a full voice in the legislative
and political
process.
On this
Workers Memorial Day, we call for:
Bay View Martyrs Historical Marker
E. Russell Ave. at S. Superior Street Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Labor History Society placed this marker in honor of those
killed
by the
state militia in 1886 during a citywide strike for the eight-hour day.
River Walk Park
Marathon County Labor Council
A tree (1993), stone plaque (1994), a flag (1995), a plaque (1996) and
a bench
in memory of deceased workers. Labor Temple.
Wisconsin Workers Memorial
Zeidler Union Square Park
