June 2010 | Southern California
Coalition for Occupational Safety &
Health A Push to Strengthen Worker Safety Laws, Plus a Workers' Memorial Day Report back and Upcoming Events |  | EXTRA! EXTRA! Congress is currently debating the Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA), a major bill which will reform OSHA by strengthening whistleblower protections and increasing penalties on employers who create unsafe workplaces. Would you like to learn more? Click here. SoCalCOSH has joined with our allies nationwide to educate the public and policy makers about PAWA by building worker delegations to visit with many local elected officials. The bill currently has 101 co-sponsors, with 15 in CA. The following local lawmakers have not yet supported the bill: - Brad Sherman-27th District
- Adam Schiff-29th District
- Xavier Becerra-31st District
- Diane Watson-33rd District
- Maxine Waters-35th District
- Jane Harman-36th District
- Loretta Sanchez-47th District
If you live or work in their district please contact them by calling the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121. And let us know of your effort, leave a post on SoCalCOSH's facebook page! If you would like to join our visits, contact us at 213-346-3277. On April 24th, SoCalCOSH and UCLA-LOSH brought together over 200 community members to commemorate Workers' Memorial Day. This year's observance was held against the backdrop of workplace disasters from the Gulf of Mexico to West Virginia to Washington state and featured uplifting music by Los Jornaleros, a Remembrance Altar, and a 75-car symbolic funeral procession through central LA. We were joined by CLUE LA, who led a moving prayer service, as well as by Congresswomen Judy Chu and Laura Richardson, both PAWA co-sponsors. Media reports can be read here and here. Here are images from this amazing community gathering to remember fallen workplace heroes. Special thanks to the sponsors of Workers' Memorial Day 2010: The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, GEKLAW.com, Levy, Stern & Ford, AMOT, KazanLaw.com, IDEPSCA, Brave New Foundation, The UCLA Labor Center, and United Steelworkers 675. Please stay tuned for SoCalCOSH events, including a PAWA Primer and worker advocate strategy session and mixer later this summer. For the latest news, join us on facebook, click here! Pete Greyshock Coordinator, SoCalCOSH |  |
| Postscript: As always, our work goes on...from educating low-wage workers of their rights on the job in various community settings including at the Mexican and Salvadoran Consulates to our efforts to incorporate worker voices into health & safety policy decisions. Your financial support is needed and greatly appreciated. Contact SoCalCOSH to learn more or send donations to: 1000 N Alameda Street #240 LA, CA 90012 Thank you! |
|  | WHAT DOES "GREEN CHEMISTRY" REALLY MEAN? Green Chemistry Workplace Training-THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 5 9:00am-3:30pm We'll Learn About: - Green Chemistry principles
- Green Chemistry & workers
- Critical state regulations
Contact 310-825-9994 or 310-794-5971 to register. Sponsored by UCLA-LOSH. |
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