Teamsters, National Commission, to Launch Report on Waste Management Safety Crisis

[Omaha Steve]

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March 20, 2008 3:04 PM EDT

Family of Raul Figueroa, Slain Waste Management Mechanic, to Speak at Event

The family of slain Waste Management mechanic Raul Figueroa from West Palm Beach, Florida, will join safety advocates, concerned local politicians and the Teamsters Union at the launch of an investigative report that found serious safety problems at the solid waste giant.

Figueroa was the victim of a gruesome accident on January 3, 2008 at the North Broward Waste Management facility when a hydraulic arm on the truck malfunctioned, pinning him against the cab and severing his body in half.

The National Commission of Inquiry into the Worker Health and Safety Crisis in the Solid Waste Industry launched an investigation into safety issues at WMI and found systemic problems within the company characterizing WMI's safety program as using an "archaic, misguided approach".

WHO: Alina Miranda, widow of Raul Figueroa

Jesus Rojas, stepson of Raul Figueroa

Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, (R-21st District)

Representative from the office of Rep. Alcee Hastings, (D-23rd District)

Lamont Byrd, Director, Teamsters Safety & Health Department

John Sherman, Teamsters Local 769 Business Agent

WHAT: Press Conference on launch of the investigative report:

"In Harm's Way, How Waste Management, Inc. Endangers the Sanitation Workers Who Protect the Public's Health"

WHEN: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Teamsters Local 769

12365 West Dixie Highway, North Miami, FL 33161

CONTACT: Galen Munroe of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, [phone], [e-mail].

[Stargazer99]

1. Legalized murder and this administration sits on its arse