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laughingliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 01:20 AM
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Hilda Solis: BP Needs To Stop 'Killing Your Employees'
DENVER — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Friday lambasted BP PLC and coal mining company Massey Energy for their recent disasters, saying they need to enact better safety measures and not make a profit "at the expense of killing" their employees.

"We are not saying go out of business. Do your job better. Make an investment in your employees. We want you to make a profit but not at the expense of killing your employees," Solis said at a conference of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.

She said workers cleaning up BP's oil spill on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico include minorities who often don't have the interpretation services they need to understand how to handle contaminants.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/25/solis-bp-killing-employees_n_626422.html?ir=Politics
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 02:19 AM
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1. Talk is cheap. What is she going to DO?
What can she do?
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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 05:19 AM
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2. SUE them to make the spraying of dispersant STOP.
Just an idea... :hide:
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:36 AM
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3. Yet it appeals to me.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 05:36 PM
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4. It's a great idea, but I'll bet you $$ that she'll stop short of that
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