- ADMIT that government officials lied and
covered-up the 9/11 toxic fallout
- FUND a comprehensive long-term health
study and treatment program
- PAY monetary compensation to
workers/residents suffering from permanent
9/11 health damage and subsequent
economic hardship
- PROVIDE quality health insurance to all 9/11
affected workers & residents
- GUARANTEE immediate & lifetime Workers’
Compensation monetary benefits and medical
treatment
SPEAK OUT FOR OUR HEALTH!
On Wednesday, September 6, 2006, Ground
Zero clean-up workers, Lower Manhattan
residents and other workers with 9/11-related
illnesses will speak out near the World Trade
Center site to demand that Governor Pataki
immediately address their growing health and
economic needs arising out of 9/11.
The upcoming fifth anniversary of the
September 11th disaster marks a tragic
moment for our city and nation. Thousands of
forgotten victims – immigrant clean-up workers
and low-income residents from the Lower East
Side and Chinatown – continue to suffer
debilitating injuries as a result of their exposure to
the poisonous dust of 9/11.
To date, there is no government funded
treatment program to meet the increasing
needs of residents and local workers caught
in the WTC dust. The government’s failure to
guarantee specialized, long-term medical
treatment for all 9/11-affected workers and
residents reflects the overall dismal response by
government at all levels. Governor Pataki’s
recently signed Workers’ Comp law does nothing
to address the bigger obstacles that Ground Zero
workers will face at the broken NYS Workers
Compensation Board. The future is very bleak for
workers who have become unable to work due to
9/11 illnesses and a lack of timely, quality medical
treatment – they face years of endless hearings
and fraudulent tactics by insurance companies to
delay, deny and slash benefits.
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Endorse the Demands
Contact the Beyond Ground Zero Network
at (212) 358-0295 for more information.
