My friend Rory (of Hazards fame) from across the water reminds me of a 2001 poll conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Group for the AFL-CIO showing that one of the leading reasons that people have a positive attitude toward unions is ...health and safety issues.



And he nicely provides a list of examples of well-known union campaigning victories - both media and organizing - and the role that health and safety played.

• HERE: the Los Vegas cleaners
  
  
• UNITE: Brylane and more recently Cintas
  
  
• UFW: Farmworkers short hoe (el cortito) campaign, of focus in the formation of UFW , plus the pesticides campaign
  
  
• SEIU: The nursing home workers back injury campaigns
  
  
• UFCW and poultry and meat packing at Iowa Beef/Tysons etc.
  

Much more to be said on this subject -- by me, Rory and YOU -- but there's a day job to attend. More later.

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