Can't Take No More 1980 Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
Summary
TLDRThis video script chronicles the historical struggle of workers for safe and healthy working conditions. From the dangerous post-Civil War era to the establishment of OSHA, it highlights the inhumane conditions that led to mass injuries and deaths, the rise of unions and worker advocacy, and the legislative milestones that have shaped modern occupational safety and health standards. The narrative underscores the ongoing fight for workers' rights, emphasizing the importance of prevention and the collective effort to ensure a safer workplace for all.
Takeaways
- 👷 Workers went on strike due to inhumane working conditions and a lack of occupational safety and health protections.
- 📈 The 1980s saw occupational safety and health emerge as a major social concern, with movements asserting workers' rights to a safe workplace.
- 💥 Workplace accidents have historically resulted in millions of deaths and disabilities, including from explosions, falls, and dangerous machinery.
- 🛠️ Post-Civil War economic expansion led to an increase in production rates and a demand for more workers, but also to harsh and dangerous working conditions.
- 🚂 Railway and mining workers faced particularly high risks of death and injury, with little government oversight or regulation.
- 📚 Journalists and social reformers, such as Lewis Hine and Upton Sinclair, helped expose the brutal conditions and led to the establishment of the Department of Labor in 1913.
- 🛑 Major tragedies, like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, often catalyzed changes in safety regulations and the creation of inspection commissions.
- 🏭 The voluntary safety movement and the National Safety Council set guidelines for safety practices, although initially blamed workers' carelessness for accidents.
- 😷 Workers' health, particularly from industrial poisons and gases, was largely ignored until the 20th century, with Alice Hamilton leading early investigations into lead poisoning.
- 🛠️ The 1930s saw the first government-imposed health and safety standards with the passage of the Walsh Act, focusing on respirator use and safety precautions.
- 🌐 The post-World War II era introduced new workplace hazards with technological and chemical advancements, prompting increased research into their health effects.
- 🛑 The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established OSHA, affirming the right to a safe and healthy workplace and setting rules for enforcement.
- 🗳️ Workers and unions are increasingly demanding transparency about workplace chemicals, medical records, and the right to a safe work environment.
Q & A
Why did the workers come out on strike?
-The workers came out on strike due to inhumane working conditions, where people were being misused and there were significant occupational safety and health concerns.
What was the historical context of the movement for a healthy and safe workplace?
-The movement for a healthy and safe workplace emerged as a major social concern in the 1980s, following a history of workers being exposed to hazardous conditions that resulted in millions of deaths and disabilities.
What were the working conditions like after the Civil War in the American economy?
-After the Civil War, the American economy expanded rapidly, leading to an increase in production rates and a demand for millions more workers. However, many faced harsh conditions, long hours, low wages, and dangerous work environments.
Which industry had one of the most dangerous jobs during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
-Railway workers had one of the most dangerous jobs, with nearly 15,000 killed between 192 and 198.
What was the role of journalists and social reformers in improving workers' conditions?
-Outraged journalists and social reformers supported workers' efforts to organize, exposing the horrors of child labor and the brutal lives of workers in industries like the Chicago Stockyards, which led to government action to create agencies to protect workers.
What was the impact of the Mananga M disaster on mine safety?
-The Mananga M disaster, which resulted in the death of 361 men, led to the establishment of the Bureau of Mines to supervise mine safety, marking a step towards better regulation of the industry.
What was the significance of the National Safety Council's voluntary safety movement?
-The voluntary safety movement, initiated by the National Safety Council, set guidelines for safety engineering and better working practices, which companies began to adopt, including setting up guards around dangerous machinery and safety classes.
How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 affect workplace safety regulations?
-The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which resulted in the death of 146 people due to locked exits, led to the establishment of the first permanent commission to inspect factory safety in New York.
What was the role of the National Labor Relations Act in the context of workers' rights?
-The National Labor Relations Act made it a legal right for workers to unionize, which allowed labor to emerge as a powerful force that could better address health and safety issues.
What was the catalyst for the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
-The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed in 1970 following a major disaster at the Farmington West, Virginia mine where 78 miners were killed, confirming the legal right to a healthy and safe workplace and establishing OSHA.
What are some of the modern challenges faced by workers in terms of safety and health?
-Modern challenges include exposure to 20,000 suspected toxic chemicals in the workplace, with about 1/5 of all cancer cases associated with job-related chemical exposure. Workers are demanding the right to see their medical records and to be informed about the chemicals they work with.
Outlines
👷♂️ Struggle for Occupational Safety and Health
The script discusses the historical struggle for better working conditions and the recognition of the right to a healthy and safe workplace. It highlights the inhumane conditions that led to the formation of a movement in the 1980s, emphasizing the significant social concern for occupational safety and health. The narrative recounts the grim statistics of workplace-related deaths and injuries, including those from explosions, falls, and hazardous machinery. It also touches on the lack of government safety regulations and the limited rights of workers, who often faced harsh conditions and exploitation. The script mentions the role of journalists and social reformers in supporting workers' rights and the eventual establishment of the Department of Labor in 1913, which marked a significant step towards workplace safety.
🏭 The Evolution of Workplace Safety Measures
This paragraph delves into the evolution of workplace safety measures, beginning with the aftermath of the Civil War when the American economy expanded rapidly, leading to an influx of immigrants seeking work and better lives. However, they faced harsh and dangerous working conditions. The script mentions specific high-risk jobs, such as railway work and mining, which resulted in numerous fatalities. It also discusses the lack of legal protection for unions and the role of exposes in bringing about government action to protect workers. The establishment of the Bureau of Mines and the National Safety Council is noted, along with the development of voluntary safety guidelines. The paragraph also addresses the issue of industrial diseases and the slow response of the medical community to investigate their causes.
🛠️ The Fight for Workers' Health and Safety
The script focuses on the fight for workers' health and safety, particularly in the context of industrial work that exposed employees to harmful substances like silica dust. It recounts personal stories of workers who suffered from silicosis and other occupational diseases, highlighting the lack of awareness and protection they had. The narrative includes the tragic tale of the galy bridge tunnel workers and the subsequent passage of the waly Act in 1936, which imposed health and safety standards on contractors working with federal agencies. The paragraph also touches on the role of the National Labor Relations Act in legalizing unionization and the impact of industrial unions on advocating for workers' rights, including health and safety.
🌏 World War II and the Shift in Workplace Safety
This paragraph discusses the impact of World War II on workplace safety, emphasizing how preventing accidents became crucial for the war effort. It describes the increased safety supervision in federal war plants and the advances in industrial engineering and medicine that emerged from the need to keep workers healthy. The script mentions the first standards set by the Public Health Service for dangerous air pollutants at work, although they were often too lenient. The paragraph also notes the changing nature of the workplace post-war, with new technologies and chemicals posing unknown threats to workers' health, and the minimal research into these effects during the 1950s.
🛡️ The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
The script outlines the political and social movements that led to the establishment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. It describes the environmental and civil rights movements' influence on raising awareness about the long-term effects of chemicals on health and the rights of individuals. The narrative recounts the struggle of labor leaders and the Johnson Administration's efforts to propose a new government agency to enforce health and safety rules. The paragraph highlights the tragic event at Farmington, West Virginia, which led to the passing of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act and eventually the Occupational Safety and Health Act, confirming the legal right to a healthy and safe workplace and the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
🐓 The Battle for Safe Conditions in the Chicken Processing Industry
This paragraph focuses on the harsh and dangerous working conditions in the chicken processing industry, as experienced by workers like Gloria Jordan, who is trying to organize her plant. The script details the physical hazards, such as cold-induced injuries from working near open ice doors and the risk of cutting oneself with saws, as well as the inhumane restrictions on bathroom breaks that led to health issues. It also mentions the lack of proper safety equipment and the workers' fight for better conditions, including the right to organize unions and the legal battles they face. The narrative emphasizes the workers' determination to improve their conditions for the sake of their children and future generations.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Strike
💡Occupational Safety and Health
💡Industrial Revolution
💡Union
💡Tragedy
💡Workmen's Compensation
💡OSHA
💡Toxic Chemicals
💡Respirators
💡Voluntary Safety Movement
💡Awareness and Advocacy
Highlights
Workers went on strike due to inhumane working conditions and the misuse of occupational safety and health.
Occupational safety and health emerged as a major social concern in the 1980s, with workers asserting their legal right to a healthy and safe workplace.
Workplace safety has a history of not always being recognized, with millions killed or disabled due to unsafe conditions.
After the Civil War, rapid American economic expansion led to an influx of immigrants seeking work but facing harsh conditions.
The lack of government safety rules and workers' rights led to high casualty rates among workers, such as railway and mining accidents.
Outraged journalists and social reformers supported workers' efforts to organize against harsh conditions.
The establishment of the Department of Labor in 1913 marked a government commitment to improving workplace safety.
Major tragedies, such as the Mananga M disaster, led to the creation of agencies like the Bureau of Mines to supervise safety.
The voluntary safety movement saw industries self-regulate by setting safety guidelines and improving working practices.
Early safety education often blamed workers' carelessness for accidents, overlooking systemic issues.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire highlighted the need for better factory safety inspections and regulations.
The development of workmen's compensation systems provided financial security for injured workers but limited their right to sue.
Industrialists believed the safety problem was solved, but many tragedies were not caused by workers' carelessness.
Workers today are more aware and proactive about safety issues, negotiating for necessary health and safety provisions.
The 1930s saw the introduction of legislation by Franklin D. Roosevelt that indirectly improved working conditions, including the right to unionize.
World War II brought health and safety to the forefront as preventing accidents saved workdays for the war effort.
Post-war technological advancements introduced new workplace hazards, with minimal research into their health effects.
The 1960s marked a revolution in occupational safety and health, influenced by the environmental and civil rights movements.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established OSHA, confirming the legal right to a safe workplace and setting safety rules.
Workers are demanding access to medical records and information about the chemicals they work with to understand associated risks.
Unions are increasingly focusing on safety training and including health and safety clauses in contracts.
Workers are making history by questioning conditions, identifying risks, and claiming their legal right to safety and health.
Transcripts
we came out on strike because of the
inhumane working conditions but people
was being misused so
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badly occupational safety and health is
a major social concern of the
1980s these people are part of that
movement they are asserting their right
now written into law to a healthy and
safe workplace this right has had a
ragged history it's not always been
recognized work has killed Millions
they've died from explosions Falls
electrocution dangerous Machinery from
breathing in poisons in the air Millions
more have been mutilated or permanently
disabled at
work this year it's estimated that up to
100,000 people will die from job related
injury or disease over 5 million will be
injured at
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work following the Civil War the
American economy was expanding
rapidly in the closing Decades of the
19th century production rates were
climbing and millions more workers were
needed between 1900 and 1910 nearly 9
million people immigrated to this
country looking for work and a better
life but many also found harsh
conditions long hours low wages the work
was tough and dangerous as the
production rate went up so did the
pressure on workers and the
casualties
Railway workers had one of the most
dangerous jobs nearly 15,000 were killed
between 192 and
198 mining accidents were frequent 4700
died building the Panama Canal in a
single Pennsylvania county 526 workers
were killed in one
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year there were few government rules
covering safety and health
and workers had few rights there was no
legal protection for unions when workers
did organize against these harsh
conditions their strikes were usually
broken by the company sometimes with the
aid of hired police or government
troops outraged journalists and social
reformers began to support workers
efforts to
organize photographer Lewis Hine expose
the horrors of child
labor novelist Upton Sinclair in his
classic work work the jungle described
the brutal lives of Chicago Stockyard
workers he said I wish to frighten the
country by a picture of what its
industrial Masters are doing to their
victims exposes like these finally led
the government to create the first
agencies to protect
workers woodro Wilson won labor support
by agreeing to improve safety in the
workplace in 1913 the Department of
Labor was
established pressure for change was
often finally effective only after a
major
tragedy after 361 men died in the
mananga M disaster of 197 the Bureau of
Mines was set up to supervise mind
safety gradually industry began to
regulate itself in what is known as the
voluntary safety movement the national
Safety Council founded in 1913 set
voluntary guidelines for safety
engineering and better working practices
companies put guards around dangerous
Machinery set up first aid stations and
began safety
classes but safety education stressed
that most accidents were the workers's
own
fault this film made by the National
Association of Manufacturers in 1911 was
one of many that singled out workers
carelessness as a cause of
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disaster but many terrible tragedies
were not caused by workers carelessness
the same year that film was made a fire
burned the Triangle shirt waist Factory
in New York because many of the exits
were locked 146 people mostly young
immigrant women died again it was only
after the tragedy that the first
permanent commission to inspect Factory
safety was set up in New
York during the same time industry
helped establish a system to compensate
workers for accidents while this work 's
compensation system gave employees a
measure of Financial Security for the
first time it took away their right to
sue the company for damages the amount
of compensation was limited and workers
were not represented on the boards at
decided
claims but this growing concern for
workplace safety had some noticeable
results and accident and death rates
fell in fact many industrialists thought
the safety problem was
solved this safety film ended with an
idealized picture of a steel worker's
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life the safety and health committee can
be one of the most important committees
in the plant workers today like these at
a Chicago steel plant know the safety
problem is in organized and we know all
of us working in that plant that there's
just a myriad problems out there in
safety and health that we've got to
begin to do something about one thing is
for sure if we got a record a backlog of
safety and health Grievances and good
well attended meetings where people
bring out specific problems we're going
to be in a much better position to
negotiate that those kind of health and
safety Provisions that we need cuz
they're going to be based on something
real I've got a list here of 26
accidents that I've heard about many of
them serious a guy got 200 stitches uh
200 stitches 200 stitches another guy
got shocked with 2200 volts there was a
burner killed in the 34th he didn't pick
up his card at the end of the turn they
found him they went out to look for him
a few hours later and the blood was
already dry and everything he was under
several tons of steel the one case I
think uh some of the people here are
aware of is this case of Jesse buos at
the 30 in when I finished unscrewing I
had no idea that this piece of Steel was
supposed to drop on the
generator when it dropped when I
finished unscrewing when that piece of
Steel dropped he grabbed the tip of my
glove and I got caught these two fingers
I was stuck for 45 minutes they couldn't
do nothing until the doctor got there he
got there I think in about 20 minutes I
got the morphine shot it took a more or
less 45 minutes to get me free the foran
there should have told us what the job
was exactly going to going to do what it
was supposed to do and they should never
let me do that job by myself I was an
apprentice they didn't tell me what was
supposed to happen they didn't give me
no safety tip that is their job
management must provide safety training
before the man is put to work on that
job you have a
union something that we didn't have at
the beginning you have your unionen it
and fight that's the only thing you can
do the most important thing is policing
this thing and nobody else is going to
police it but but us than good that's
right like workers today workers in the
past faced not only sudden death or
injury from accidents but slow them from
fumes dusts and poisonous
gases doctors were slow to investigate
these industrial poisons and the
diseases that could result from
them the first major American study was
not until 1910 when a young doctor Alice
Hamilton investigated the effects of
lead poisoning
there were further government studies
into health hazards but few Industries
applied their findings and Workers
Health was virtually ignored by industry
until the
1960s okay what what we're going to do
now is a um a test the Bob Samuel has
silicosis resulting from 28 years
exposure to silica dust I started
working 51 as a labor and I went to
chipping and I chipped for the my time
until
1978 try to get all the air out of your
lungs okay I first noticed I was getting
sick back late
60s I got to start getting short of
breath push push more blow keep blowing
keep blowing then uh went to the doctor
and the doctor take an x-ray but they
didn't uh tell me what was you know
wrong so we decided we would call in the
federal government so after they come in
there they found out I ate a silic
Coos but the company thems have never
told me that I hatte it I had to find
this out to you know
doctors the company knew all along
because you had guys ha was dying for
me in the 1930s hundreds of men were
hired to dig the galy bridge tunnel in
West Virginia they too were ignorant of
the risks they ran desperate for jobs
during the ression they worked with
virtually no protection in a tunnel
thick with silica dust 476 men died here
from silicosis my name is Waller Kincade
I worked in the tunnel four or five
weeks every day I hear of someone dying
with silic
Co I worked until I got sick and the
doctor told me that it was silic Co and
he also told me that anyone that worked
as much as as 24 hours would not be
living 15 years I think something should
be done for our wives and family after
we are gone once again after the deaths
that was a public
outcry I personally believe that 2,000
men are doomed to die as a result of
Ruthless destruction Life by American
industry the next year 1936 the waly Act
was passed although it only applied to
contractors doing business with Federal
agencies it was the first time the
government directly imposed health and
safety standards one of the areas the
rules covered was the use of
respirators the respirator is one of the
oldest protected devices in history and
for years Workers Health continue to
depend on respirators alone to keep
poisonous dusts and fumes out of their
lungs but respirators often don't fit
properly they leak or simply don't
filter out enough of the poisons
today government strongly favors
cleaning the air in factories through
ventilation and other
devices but through the 1930s and 40s
industry continued to rely on ever more
elaborate
respirators today thanks to the
cooperation of safety men in many
Industries and government departments
who supported and helped guide the
development of respiratory protection
the Menace in the air is removed for
those who wear respirators for where men
once died we who wear respirators can
now live safely and life for us like the
air we breathe is
good red respirator is not going to do
you no good I would for 28
years and it didn't do me no good my
lungs is is filled with that
dust I can walk about maybe block
blocking half that's my best I can do
it's pretty rough when you're trying to
go up a flight of steps when you used to
run up run up there I can't do that
now and a lot of nights I get up I have
to get up all through the night and and
know be coughing I still split up the
that dust and it's still all in the pose
of my skin can't get
clean you don't know
tomorrow next week next
year you might
you just can't sit and think about it
but you just have to go ahead on out and
try to you know enjoy yourself do the
thing that you you know try to do the
thing you've been doing but don't worry
about it may my wife sit down and talk
told her when never come is just come I
just try to do the best I can a lot of
long at night you can't sleep you you
know you just dying day by
day
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the
1930s the
Depression years when you were lucky to
have a job at
all but Franklin delanor Roosevelt began
new dear legislation to help people
during the Depression he introduced jobs
for the unemployed Social Security a
minimum wage and the 40-hour work
week all the most of these laws did not
directly affect safety and health they
permanently raised the level of
government concern about working
conditions the National Labor Relations
Act made it a legal right to unionize
and in the 1930s industrial unions
organized and sought the right to
represent all workers in an industry in
the automobile industry for example the
United Auto workers struck at Flint
Toledo in Detroit and won the the right
to collective
bargaining labor was emerging as a
powerful force that would be better
prepared to deal with later health and
safety
issues then came the
war health and safety on the job
suddenly became an important issue
largely because preventing accidents
meant saving work days for the war
effort save a day to keep him
rolling
save a day to keep them
flying save a day that Americans of
tomorrow may live in a Land of Peace in
a land where Freedom
Reigns safety supervision was stepped up
in federal War plants and the need to
keep workers healthy led to some
advances in industrial engineering and
Medicine the Public Health Service lay
down its first standards setting maximum
levels for Dangerous air pollutants at
work but these first standards were
often far too lenient to clean the air
effectively and they could only be
enforced and plants with Federal
contracts for the rest of Industry they
were only voluntary guidelines so many
Workers Health still depended on the
Goodwill of the
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company with the end of World War II the
workplace itself was changing as an
explosion of technological inventions
and chemical discoveries brought a new
slew of dangerous dusts fumes and gases
that threatened
workers workers usually did not know
what they were handling or whether these
synthetics might cause cancer years
later but in the 1950s Research into the
health effects of these chemicals was
minimal it was not until the 1960s that
a new Revolution and occupational safety
and health began supported by two
parallel political
movements the environmental movement
began to question the long-term effects
of chemicals on our health and the Civil
Rights Movement made people more aware
of the rights of each individual these
movements created a climate of Reform
which encouraged other groups including
workers to demand more control over
their lives including their safety and
health we're going to help shape a
better future for the working people of
this country and for their families we
are pledged to bring safety to the
workbench and to bring safety to the job
site labor leaders work for the Johnson
Administration to propose a new
government agency to enforce health and
safety
rules this year I ask the Congress for a
workers safety Bill to protect
you but once again the law was was not
passed until after a major disaster when
78 miners were killed at Farmington West
Virginia in
1968 I think all of us have been at
fault in not taking aggressive action to
preserve 20th century safety and health
standards for the workers now there's a
Revolt in the minds and the workers are
going to get the kind of conditions that
they deserve and should have had within
one year the federal Coal Mine health
and safety Act was passed and in 197
Congress passed the occupational safety
and health act this confirmed in law the
right to a healthy and safe workplace
and established the occupational safety
and health administration or OSHA the
ACT says that employers have the primary
responsibility for providing a safe and
healthy workplace OSHA is responsible
for making safety rules and enforcing
them workers have a right to talk to
their supervisors their Union or OSHA
about safety and health
problems Jim belose suffers from failing
eyesight and severe skin discoloration
these job related problems affected both
him and his father who worked at the
same
plant I worked 24 years in the plant
they made silver nitrate I take silver
bullion and uh turn it into a liquid
form then we would put heat under it as
it started reacting you'd get yellow
poisonous fumes of it when they weighed
silver crystals up there used to be a
real strong dust that came off in them
that there helped turn the skin dark my
father worked there for a while his eyes
discolored when he was there his
complexion was dark too he was real
oldfashioned type person as long as you
got a job you just do it shut your mouth
and get your pay at the end of the week
and if it hurts your body it hurts your
body don't worry about it you
know and same with a lot of the older
guys they wouldn't ever say anything
well I think one of the things too that
they were always told it was never
harmful unlike his father Jim was
skeptical he and his co-workers called
in medical investigators from Mount
Sinai school of medicine and asked
management to make changes we were told
if we didn't like the way they
operated that we could go for a
walk and that's what started the whole
thing and and so our walking was right
to OSHA first day they were there U they
found 52 violations and 10 minutes the
four or five guys that really started
the whole
thing uh you know they were afraid of
losing their
jobs but they came to the point where
was a difference between your health or
the job so we choose took a choice of
our health I was afraid he's going to
lose his job you know cuz they said well
you know if you don't like it you don't
like the way I run the company leave you
know and we had four little kids at that
time you know smaller children and I
wasn't working so I thought oh my
goodness here we go you know so yeah
yeah I was for him you know cuz I know
that he didn't feel good a lot and like
our family life wasn't what it should
have been because of
it I sued for our eyes and we F we
fought the
case just a little while ago I got my
final settlement they didn't want to
passay it cuz they said it was just a
hazus occupation and those things just
came natural us people shouldn't have to
endanger their lives just for the
pleasures of other people get OSHA in
there make an
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effort today there are 20,000 chemicals
in the workplace that are suspected of
being
toxic about 1/5 of all cancer cases are
associated with exposure to chemicals on
the job and OSHA is working to reduce
these dangers by setting more
comprehensive
rules in addition to OSHA's presence the
unions are spending more time and money
on safety training and devoting more
contract language to health and safety
workers are demanding the right to see
their own medical records to be told the
names and properties of the chemicals
they work with to know the level of
risks they take on with the job
we have been trying to get the company
to give medical examinations for over
two years and so far they haven't
complied with any of OSHA's uh orders
OSHA had ordered the company to give
comprehensive medical examinations to
its workers some handling the toxic
chemical
Dees Dees is a female hormone that can
cause sexual
malformation the people at that time
were working without respirators uh and
if they use respirators they were dirty
they weren't clean they had no training
program uh people were very ill um some
of the guys grew breath alls I did was
mix the these little packets of pure DS
and some
liquid and I was exposed to this
and my breath enlarged and itched and I
had a lot of
trouble and I becoming important he got
the contamination so terribly bad that
he finally had to have
surgery and uh they had to cut him they
had to open him up breast to breast my
life now is
just I got a divorce in
1976
I my ex-wife got married again because
she didn't think I was
good I
I don't know what the story was but
anyway that's what
happened the big wheels of the company
they didn't care if you had to go get an
operation or anything they just figured
what the heck them not me they're doing
the right thing by being on
strike they probably shut the place down
but it's probably the best thing for all
people ever going to work there
again the reason why I took the DS job
in the first place because it was more
money
and right at that time I was in the
process of getting
married and I thought it'd be better for
me and my wife if we had more income
coming
in I was hoping that I wouldn't be one
of the ones that get it but I
did over the years American workers have
won the right to organize unions and the
right to have safe and healthy
workplaces sometimes these two rights
are exercised together
in Mississippi Gloria Jordan is trying
to organize her chicken processing plant
and one of the main issues is what she
knows to be harsh and dangerous working
conditions if you're looking for a job
who want a better job listen to this
message
from the dangerous job is cutting on the
saw these saws was placed right in front
of the ice house and they will keep the
ice door open so the people's hands
would get so cold they weren't able to
know if they is cutting the chickens are
cutting their hands pred job
opportunities for process imp plant
workers by several men got three or four
finals cut off excellent pay scale life
and hospitalization girl got one of her
breakfast cut off paid holidays and paid
vacation you only had three times a week
to go to the bathroom if you couldn't do
what you had to do in your clothes then
you would be suspended you could break
out and we call it chicken rash and it
looks like chicken box all over your
body as the workers have said prach the
chickens in his plant better than he
treats the human beings who work for him
the permission of going to the bathroom
you asked him please M let us go to the
bathroom and he wouldn't let you
go a pregnant woman 3 months pregnant
has to go to the bathroom and he
wouldn't let her go within 5 hours she
had a miscarriage
you to the workers of the that is not
misusing human being that is taking a
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life we are very sure that this is the
right thing that we're doing striking
and making it better for our childrens
because we have already won we never
been so free in our
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we are beginning to change our attitudes
to protest about dangers that used to be
accepted as part of the job we are
moving from halfhazard protecting
workers or compensating them after the
fact to trying to prevent hazards from
happening at
all workers themselves are making
history by questioning their working
conditions finding out the risks they
run and claiming their legal right to
safety and
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