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DESCRIPTION:    On April 28, 2007 on the south steps of the State Capitol at 11:00 AM 
 in Sacramento, injured workers and\n    their families and supporters will 
 join to commemorate the workers who have died or been\n    injured on the 
 job. We will also protest the terrorism against injured workers by 
 insurance\n    companies and the DA's of California who refuse to fight 
 insurance company fraud but target\n    injured workers for retaliatory 
 prosecution.\n\n\n2007 Workers Memorial Day\nSaturday April 28, 2007 11:00 
 AM – 2:00 PM\nOn The South Steps of the Capitol in Sacramento\nStop 
 Terrorizing Injured Workers And Their Families\nHundreds of thousands of 
 workers have been injured on the job in California and many have been 
 killed or committed suicide. The deregulation of workers compensation SB899 
 which was pushed by the corporate media and the multi-billion dollar 
 insurance industry has meant in fact that many of these seriously injured 
 workers are no longer getting their injuries taken care of. $8 billion 
 dollars instead of going to injured workers has now gone to the insurance 
 moguls profits and the employers. We need to get the insurance industry out 
 of healthcare. Why should injured workers have to find lawyers to negotiate 
 with insurance companies and self insured employers to get healthcare for 
 their injuries? These insurance companies are pushing injured workers to 
 get their care from SSI, DSI or public hospitals. This massive COST 
 SHIFTING SCAM is making the tax payers pay for the costs of taking care of 
 injured workers and these companies should be prosecuted. This coalition 
 supports a Single Payer healthcare system that provides healthcare for all 
 regardless of where you get injured.\nEven the Department of Workers’ 
 Compensation DWC Acting Director and former insurance adjuster Carrie 
 Nevins has admitted that 30,000 injured California workers are not getting 
 treatment from injuries on the job and are suffering in pain. Many workers 
 have also left their jobs due to bullying on the job and this is another 
 struggle facing California workers and requires protective legislation. One 
 additional problem is the Fraud Assessment Commission FAC. This commission 
 is one of the committees which is supposed to provide oversight. The chair 
 of this regulatory agency, William Zachry is also a Safeway VP for risk 
 management. How can you have insurance executives regulating the insurance 
 industry? This same commission has told injured workers they do not 
 prosecute insurance companies for fraud. Is this equal justice for injured 
 workers? Many have lost their homes, their families and any hope of 
 recovering from their injuries and are told by District Attorneys that they 
 will not prosecute fraud by insurance companies. The coalition will also be 
 having Iraq veterans speak who have been refused medical care despite their 
 injuries in the service. They like other injured workers have a human right 
 to receive medical care.\nPlease join us at this memorial and speak-out and 
 support injured workers and their families\nEndorsed by\nCalifornia 
 Coalition For Workers Memorial Day, Californians Injured At Work(CIAW), 
 BEST, California Healthy Workplace Advocates, Veterans For Peace-Chapter 69 
 Bay Area, SF Healthcare For All\nPlease have your organization endorse and 
 send contributions to defray costs and for transportation to:\nCalifornia 
 Coalition For Workers Memorial Day (CCWMD)\nP.O. Box 720027 San Francisco, 
 CA 94172 (415)867-0628\nhttp://www.workersmemorialday.com, 
 http://www.ciaw.org\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/05/18389694.php
SUMMARY:Workers Memorial Rally and Speak-out At the Capitol in Sacramento
LOCATION:South steps of Capitol in Saramento
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/05/18389694.php
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