Union Campaign to Prevent Asbestos Exposure in Brake Work 1988 SEIU

A case study of a successful campaign by workers, united through their union, to stop asbestos exposure from brake and clutch work done by state public employees in Massachusetts in the mid 1980s. This clip shows a local union's approach to dealing with a health and safety issue using contract language, education, worker rights and labor/management negotiations. For more on labor union approaches to workplace health and safety, read http://www.csea9200.com/NYCOSH%20FACT%20SHEET%20OSHA-BARGAINING.pdf .
For current information on preventing asbestos exposure during brake work, go to the EPA site at http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/brakesfinal-3-07.pdf and the OSHA site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib072606.html . This is clipped from the 20 minute video, Fear Strikes Out: Winning the Game Against Workplace Hazards, produced by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in 1988. For current information on asbestos, the hazards of exposure and to learn how you can help prevent asbestos-related disease, link to and join the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent organization founded in 2004. ADAO seeks to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure. ADAO is the largest victims' organization dedicated to preventing asbestos-related diseases through education and legislation. ADAO's mission includes supporting global advocacy and advancing asbestos awareness, prevention, early detection, treatment, and resources for asbestos-related disease. For more information visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org.

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