From firedoglake.com: Please sign petition demanding oil cleanup workers

[muntrv]

get proper safety equipment.

--Michael Whitney
Firedoglake.com

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Hi,

I just signed a petition demanding that oil cleanup workers in the Gulf of Mexico be given proper safety equipment to protect them from their hazardous work environment. Will you take a moment and join me in signing?

http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/respirators?source=auto20100622

Nausea, vomiting, nosebleeds, headaches, and chest pain are just some of the identical symptoms reported by people working around BP's oil in the Gulf Coast.

More than 100 people in the Gulf have fallen ill from BP's oil, and that doesn't include untold numbers of workers hiding their symptoms for fear of being fired by BP.

Yet despite clear evidence of illness from exposure to oil and dispersants, BP refuses to provide respirators to people cleaning up its disaster. Why? Because BP is afraid of the PR impact from images of people wearing this critical safety equipment in pictures and on TV. BP even threatened to fire workers who choose to wear their own.

This is ridiculous. No amount of good PR images for BP is worth the health and lives of people battling BP's oil in the Gulf Coast.

Sign our petition for BP to pay for proper safety equipment and respirators for cleanup workers. Click here to add your name:

http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/respirators?source=auto20100622

We'll make sure that your petition also goes to key government decision makers on the oil disaster and worker safety so they can take steps to protect cleanup workers in the Gulf.

Thanks for your help on this important issue.

[Luminous Animal]

1. Done!

[Raineyb]

2. Done! n/t

[Bluebear]

3. FDL!@###&*@*(!(@

Done :)

[City Lights]

4. Done. nt

[spanone]

5. k&r

[annabanana]

6. Oh hellz yeah.. It's horrifying that they are being prohibited from

protecting themselves.

[WeDidIt]

7. While I agree with the stance

I will not click any link to FDL.

[Luminous Animal]

8. You can avoid the descpicable slimy disgusting horrible sand in snatch FDL here...

A link to their action partners "American Rights At Work"

http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/campaign/oilspill_cleanup

[Forkboy]

14. ...

:eyes:

[Raineyb]

15. Apparently not enough to actually do a rather small something about it.

And you call others purists?

[amborin]

9. K&R

[Luminous Animal]

10. Kick. For labor.

[onestepforward]

11. Done!

[Luminous Animal]

12. Kck again.

[Luminous Animal]

13. Liveblog: Hearing on Oil Rig and Cleanup Worker Health and Safety

http://workinprogress.firedoglake.com/2010/06/23/liveblog-hearing-on-oil-rig-and-cleanup-worker-health-and-safety/