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Here Are Food Shelf Needs Including About 10,000 with This Saturday Is the Letter Carriers Food Drive and Since Some Form of Asbestosis (ISSN 0023-6667) An Injury to One is an Injury to All! WEDNESDAY VOL. 113 MAY 7, 2008 NO. 21 Huge jump in Latino deaths (Washington, April 28) - - Workplace fatalities have increased sharply for Latino and immigrant workers, reports the new AFL- CIO annual study: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. In 2006, fatal injuries among Latino workers increased by seven percent over 2005, with 990 fatalities among this group of work- ers, the highest number ever reported. The total number of fatal workplace injuries in the United States was 5,840, an increase from the year before. On average, 16 workers were fatally injured and another 11,200 workers were injured or made ill each day in 2006. These statistics do not include deaths from occupational diseases, which claim the lives Fire Fighter Local 101’s Honor Guard was led by Sandy Solem as those who attended of an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 more workers each year. Duluth’s Workers Memorial Day observance April 28 gave their respect. It was the start of The fatality rate among Hispanic workers in 2006 was 25 per- a solemn occasion that remembered ten workers who lost their lives in the last year. cent higher than the fatal injury rate for all U.S. workers. Since 1992, when data was first collected in the BLS Census of Fatal Ten remembered at Workers’ Memorial Occupational Injuries, the number of fatalities among Latino The Twin Port’s observance young to be gone. Their fami- A tree was planted behind workers has increased by 86 percent, from 533 fatal injuries in of Workers’ Memorial Day lies came from Wisconsin and the Duluth Labor Temple to 1992 to 990 deaths in 2006. Among foreign-born workers, job April 28 at the Duluth Labor Minnesota’s Iron Range to be honor the victims of their jobs. fatalities have increased by 63 percent, from 635 to 1,035 deaths. Temple was the most difficult part of the observance and Mayor Ross, who was “It’s clear that the workplace safety net has more holes than of the 20 that have been held. receive official proclamation’s attending his first Workers’ fabric, and it is costing too many American workers their lives,” Ten workers were remembered to remember them by from Memorial Day observance, said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. “Our nation’s work- who lost their lives in the past Duluth Mayor Don Ness and said his family had planted a places have gotten more dangerous, not safer, under President year, many of them far too Superior Mayor Dave Ross. tree in their yard when they lost Bush. Congress and the next President must take real action by a grandchild. strengthening the OSHA Act with tougher civil and criminal “We look at it and it stirs our penalties, addressing increasing risks for Hispanic and immi- emotions,” said Ross, “and it is grant workers, increasing funding for OSHA, and fully imple- the same here. We have had far menting the provisions of the MINER Act.” too many funerals in the past The construction sector had the largest number of fatal work year.” injuries (1,239, up from 1,192 in 2005), followed by transporta- Ness said the past year was tion and warehousing (860), and agriculture, forestry, fishing, especially tragic with the loss and hunting (655). In the construction sector, there was a gap of ten workers and it is a good between Hispanic and non-Hispanic workers. In 2005, the death thing to remember them with rate for Hispanic construction workers was 12.4/100,000 full the planting of a tree but if we time workers compared to 10.5/100,000 non-Hispanic construc- are more cognizant of the value tion workers. of every worker perhaps these The report also examined OSHA staffing levels, finding that observances won’t be so to inspect each workplace once, it would take federal OSHA 133 painful. years with its current number of inspectors. The current level of Minnesota AFL-CIO Secre- federal and state OSHA inspectors provides one inspector for tary Treasurer Steve Hunter every 63,913 workers. This compares to a benchmark of one said we have a long way to go labor inspector for every 10,000 workers recommended by the as 5,700 workers died national- International Labor Organization for industrialized countries. ly last year, 50,000 to 60,000 have occupational illnesses Here are food shelf needs including about 10,000 with This Saturday is the Letter Carriers Food Drive and since some form of asbestosis. you’ll be putting food out near your mailbox for your letter car- “It will be nice to hopefully rier and volunteers to collect, you might as well put out things come one year and plant a tree that are really needed. CHUM Food Shelf Coordinator Meg just because it is a good thing Kearns says basic staples, non-perishable items in unbreakable to do,” Hunter said. packaging, are best. wonder if we’re going back- “Canned fruit, peanut butter, canned meat and chicken, mac- See Workers ...page 5 aroni and cheese, meals in a can like stew, chili, spaghetti-os, and ravioli, coffee, fruit juice, especially canned concentrate, spaghetti sauce, and kool-aid are always desirable items for peo- ple who need to use food shelves,” Kearns said. “Chicken noo- dle and vegetable soup are good items but tomato soup, and canned pumpkin or cranberries don’t move well. Canned peas are about the only vegetable we really need.” Because food may be warehoused for a time, grain products, Superior Mayor Dave Ross and Duluth Mayor Don Ness like rice and cereals, may not be the best items to leave she said. observed the apple tree being planted by Laborers Local Volunteers are always needed for the effort. All you need to 1091’s Larry Anderson and Dan Olson (back to camera) in do is show up at the rear of the Main Post Office in Duluth and honor of the 10 area workers who lost their lives on the job say, “I want to help stock the food shelves.” Someone will give in the past year. you a task. Thanks! Trades’ 18th DADS Golf Outing June 14th The Duluth Building & Alander works with the prizes for contestants is another Construction Trades Council Community Services Program fine way to be involved. Hole will continue their incredibly and the United Way of Greater sponsorships are also available. successful Dollars Against Duluth to make sure the money Make checks payable to Diabetes (DADS) Golf Outing ends up where it is needed. Duluth Building and Con- Saturday, June 14 for the 18th DADS money was used to struction Trades, DADS Golf consecutive year. Lester Park build the Diabetes Research Outing, and mail them to Golf Course has been home for Institute at the University of DADS Day Event, c/o Carpen- the event every year, rain or Miami (Florida). Proceeds are ters Local 361, 5238 Miller shine, beginning at 10 a.m. the now being used to retire the Trunk Hwy., Hermantown, second Saturday of each June. debt for the project and to fund MN 55811. For more info call “Since 1986, Trades Coun- diabetes research. 218-724-3297. cils across the country have “This golf outing is used in raised over $40 million,” said the fight to find a cure for that Go bowling Jerry Alander, Duluth’s Tour- dreaded disease which affects nament Founder and Chair. so many of our members and for kids’ sake “We’ve had really good sup- friends,” Alander said. “Every- Get your family and friends AFSCME #66’s Fletcher Hinds, a U.S. Marine in Vietnam port here every year, and last one has a great time while together for a bowling party to year we raised over $9,000 for making an important contribu- in 1969, was among the speakers at a UMD rally to com- help Twin Ports children. memorate the 5th Anniversary of President Bush’s “Mission diabetes research and local tion to a worthy cause.” Labor Bowl for Kids, Too is charities.” A member of Carpenter’s Accomplished” photo op for the Iraq War. Hinds said war Saturday, May 31 from 3:00 to makes it impossible for government to work for the com- Local 361, Alander is a golfer 6:00 p.m. at the Incline Station, and knows people want to par- mon good of the American people, and causes us to lose the INTERSTATE 601 W. Superior Street, Duluth. good will of the people of the entire world. ticipate in the 4-person scram- Cost is $25/person or $100 SPUR ble, have lunch, check to see if for a 4-person team, which they’ve won door prizes and covers three games of bowling, Lucy to address MAPL grads get back to their families. It is shoe rental, pizza & soda, and The UMD Masters of Advocacy and Political Leadership the most efficiently run golf lots of prizes. Hey, ask your Program will have AFSCME’s International Secretary-Treasurer tournament anywhere, taking union to sponsor you! Bill Lucy as its graduation speaker on Friday, May 16 in the half a day, unlike other scram- Proceeds from the event are Kirby Student Center Ballroom from noon to 2 p.m. The MAPL bles which can take all day. donated to worthy children’s program is directed by Wy Spano. Cost of the tournament is programs in the Twin Ports, so Lucy has been associated with the 1.4 million-member 2700 W. Michigan St. $100 per individual, $400 per even if you can’t attend and/or AFSCME staff since 1966.
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