April 28 seminar: Protecting worker health

On March 25, 1911, a massive fire killed 146 mostly female and immigrant workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York’s Lower East Side. When the fire broke out, many workers were trapped behind doors that had been locked to prevent them from taking breaks or stealing scraps of fabric. Those who died either burned to death or jumped from the upper floors to escape the flames.

The fire was the largest industrial disaster in New York City’s history and laid the groundwork for a movement devoted to improving working conditions and worker's rights. Now, 100 years onwards, and 40 years after the doors to the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) opened, UCLA is sponsoring a panel discussion on worker's rights.

Center Director, E. Richard Brown, along with Ellen Widess, the newly appointed chief of Cal/OSHA, as well as Linda Delp, director of UCLA's Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program, will speak, followed by a panel discussion by leading state and local advocacy groups.

Date: April 28, 2011

Time: Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Topic: "Worker health and public policy: still a burning issue?" (PDF)

Location: UCLA James West Alumni Center Conference Room [Map]

Speakers:

Linda Delp, director, UCLA‐LOSH
E. Richard Brown, director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Ellen Widess, chief, Cal/OSHA

Panelists:

CHIRLA/Domestic Workers Alliance California Bill of Rights
CLEAN Carwash Campaign
Don’t Waste LA Campaign

Sponsored by: UCLA-LOSH, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, UCLA School of Public Health.

Learn more (PDF).