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7/22 Oakland Rally For Clean Air & Good Jobs At Port

By solidarity
Created 2008-07-13 16:04

Oaklanders Deserve a Lifetime of Clean Air & Good Jobs. We Can't Wait
Any Longer!

* Port drivers work 11-14 hours a day for as little as $8 an hour.
* Port drivers do not receive health or pension benefits.
* While waiting in line, engines idle, and drivers and residents
breathe cancer causing fumes.
* Due to diesel pollution, West Oaklanders' risk of cancer is
more than double that of other Bay Area residents.

Join the Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports, the California Labor
Federation & Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa

Demonstrate Support for Good Jobs and Clean Air at the Port of Oakland

March and Rally in Support of a Comprehensive Clean Trucks Program
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2:00pm
Meet at Oakland Marriott, 10th Street and Broadway

For more information contact:
Aditi Vaidya at (510)893-7106 ext. 324, Aditi@workingeastbay.org
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Source URL:
http://www.transportworkers.org/node/851