Friday, April 21, 2006

Workers' Memorial Day: Friday, April 28th

USC SCALE and SweatshopWatch, Los Angeles encourage you to come out for Workers Memorial Day this coming Friday.

Join the Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (SoCalCOSH) and UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (LOSH) to pay tribute to workers who have suffered fatal injuries in California. Come learn about strategies being used to prevent / reduce workplace injuries from speakers at the formal program. Interact with advocates and take resources back to your constituents during the Information Exchange from 12 to 1 pm and 3 to 4 pm. Lunch & Spanish translation will be provided.

Remember to RSVP!

WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY 2006
Friday, April 28, 2006
12 pm to 4 pm

UCLA Downtown Labor Center
675 S. Park View St., Los Angeles 90057
$5 parking available next door
Please RSVP to socalcosh@iir.ucla.edu | (310) 825-0298


SPEAKERS CONFIRMED:
Assemblymember Paul Koretz, 42nd District
Maria Elena Durazo, Interim Secretary-Treasurer, LA County Federation of Labor (Invited)
Kent Wong, Director, UCLA Labor Center
Linda Delp, Director, UCLA Labor Occupational Safety & Health Program
Charles Burks, President, SoCalCOSH


Representatives will share health & safety campaigns from:
Center for Rural Legal Assistance, Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates, UNAC/UHCP AFSCME and UNITE-HERE Local 11

AGENDA:
12 pm - 1 pm: Information Exchange & Reception (lunch)
1 pm - 3 pm: Formal Program
3 pm - 4 pm: Information Exchange & Resource Tables

THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE WILL HAVE RESOURCES ON:
Cal/OSHA, environmental health, health services, local health & safety campaigns, policy & legislation, occupational health & education, repetitive stress injuries & support, workers compensation and young workers.

EVENT CO-HOSTED BY:
Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
(SoCalCOSH) and UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (LOSH)


ENDORSED BY:
Coalition for Clean Air, Garment Worker Center, Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein, Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California(IDEPSCA), L.A. Trade Tech College, Labor Center Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Levy, Stern, & Ford Personal Injury Law, Los Angeles Repetitive Strain Injury Support Group, National Postal Mail Handlers Union #303, Occupational Health Branch of California Department of Health Services, SEIU 347, Sweatshop Watch, UCLA Center for Labor Research & Education, UNAC/UHCP, AFSCME, Voters Injured at Work, WORKSAFE!


FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
SoCalCOSH: socalcosh@iir.ucla.edu | (310) 825-0298

Sweatshop Watch
1250 S. Los Angeles St. Suite 212
Los Angeles, California 90015
United States

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