Laborfest: A Day’s Work: Film on Health & Safety Issues

FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival
A Day’s Work (54 min.) (2014) USA, by Dave DeSario & David M. Garcia
Every day workers are killed on the job in the United States, yet there are only 2,000 Federal OSHA inspectors nationally. Thirty percent of workers today are in the rapidly growing classification of temporary workers.
A Day’s Work is about the death of 21 year old Day Davis after only 90 minutes on the job. The film shines a light on the failure of health and safety protections in the $100 billion temp industry. This temp industry is a direct result of deregulation of workers from FedEx to Kaiser. Today in California, there are only around 200 Cal-OSHA inspectors for 18.5 million workers and the deregulation of Workers Comp has led to seriously injured workers not getting medical treatment for their injuries. Employers are shifting this expense to Social Security disability, so the taxpayer ends up with the cost.
Discussion to follow the film with health and safety advocates.
See also
https://vimeo.com/125719950
http://www.laborfest.net/2015/2015schedule.htm