Tell President Bush to Stop the Attack on Workplace Safety

Decades of struggles by workers and their unions have made workplaces safer. But the fight to protect workers is getting more difficult. The Bush administration has joined with business groups to roll back and block key worker protections—taking America in the wrong direction. Please send President Bush a message about workplace safety. Let him know how you feel about his actions.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Subject: I care about workplace safety

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I am writing to express my support for strong workplace safety standards in America. Every year, millions of workers are killed, maimed or injured on the job. Our jobs shouldn't injure us. I want you to support working families on this issues - not employers who put workers at risk.

America is going in the wrong direction when we gut workplace safety rules and cut funding for the government agency that enforces those rules.

I want you to know that workplace safety is something I care about. I will use this issue to evaluate your commitment to working families in November.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
April 28, 2004

Background Information

The Bush administration has the worst record on safety rules in the entire history of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the federal workplace safety agency.

Here are the facts about Bush's record on workplace safety.

Bush killed workplace ergonomic protections. On March 20, 2001, President Bush signed legislation repealing the ergonomics standards designed to protect workers from repetitive motion and back injuries.

He rolled back or blocked dozens of workplace safety and health rules. In December 2001, the Bush administration announced the withdrawal of 29 rules that would have protected workers from serious hazards at work.

The Bush administration favors employers over workers. The administration's fiscal year 2005 OSHA budget proposed cutting safety training programs for workers by 65 percent, while increasing funding for employer programs.

This week, on April 28, we observe Workers Memorial Day-a day to remember the millions of America's workers who are killed, maimed or injured on the job every year. Each year more than 60,000 workers die from job injuries and illnesses and another 6 million are injured. But President Bush is taking America down a path that would lead to more injuries and more deaths on the job.