WORKSAFE! Newsletters

WORKSAFE! publishes occasional newsletters that address various topics of concern to workers in California.

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May 2003

Support AB 572 by Assembly Member Leland Yee
First Environmental Health Lobby Day Set for April 23, 2002
Governor Davis Proclaims May "Safe Jobs for Youth Month"

November 2002

Governor Davis - A Partner in Progress
Revitalized So CA COSH On the Move
Rethinking California Labor Laws
UCSF Expands Clinic for Low Wage Workers in Oakland
Asbestos Spectre Haunts Manhattan
Instituto Laboral de la Raza Makes Spanish Language a Priority for Health and Safety Training
SCCOSH Launches Training for Young Workers
Union Coalition Forges Safety Standards for News Vans - Cal/OSHA Standards Will Protect Reporters and Technicians

May 2002

To Sing and Dance in Honor of Labor
WORKSAFE! Sponsors AB 2752 by Alquist
Congress Must Solve Asbestos Litigation Problem Before Time Runs Out for Victims
Workers' Compensation Changes: An Overview of AB 749 (Calderon)
A Report on Legal Services Available to Injured California Workers
Voluntary Guidelines Not Enough to Prevent Ergonomic Injuries
The American with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Court's Toyota Motors Decision

April 2001

Vetoes of increased WC benefits increases based on misinformation
Congress nukes federal ergo standard
$38.7 billion spent on workers' comp payments in 1998
Safety incentive and injury discipline policies
Concerned about toxic mold?
One of the most dangerous jobs in America - nursing home work
Rural counties gain worker safety protection

November 2000

2000 election will affect us for generations [pdf-31kb]
Governor signs Tom Torlakson's youth worker safety bill [pdf-23kb]
Supervisor criminal responsibility has not changed post AB 1127 [pdf-24k]
Worker victories despite workers' comp insurance company refusal [pdf-34kb]
Vote No on Prop 37 - the "Polluter Protection Act" [pdf-25kb]
Legislation to require safe needles passes house [pdf-23kb]
This and That [pdf-9kb]

March 2000

Vote Yes on Prop 30 for Fair and Timely Settlements
Vote No on Prop 25 - Don't Silence Workers' Voices
Support SB 996 - Workers' Compensation Increases
California Court Upholds First in Nation Ergo Standard
WORKSAFE! LEGISLATIVE VICTORY - Governor Davis Signs AB 1127
Strong OSH Enforcement Will Protect California Workers
A Legislative Defeat -- But We'll Keep Fighting
First Annual Internaitonal RSI Awareness Day

April 1999

A Call for Action Sent to Governor and Legislature
Summary of AB 1127
Tosco Explosion: Who's to Blame?

October 1998

Where California statewide candidates stand on occupational safety and health issues
LOHP materials to help injured workers
California's ergonomics regulation is appealed by business and Governor Wilson
National Academy of Sciences Report on Musculo-skeletal Disorders (Ergonomics Injuries)
There's no such thing as a free asbestos disease screening

May 1998

California's Proposition 226 would diminish worker occupational health and safety protection
Tobacco legislation in the U.S. Congress - update
Can you sue twice for asbestos injury? - update
Are companies ever charged with crimes for killing or maiming workers?
Fall protection regulation - it's not good enough
Homeless people duped into doing asbestos rip-out
Two class action asbestos lawsuits - update

January 1998