British Columbia steelworkers support public disclosure and reductions on Environmental Toxic Waste pollutants

Edited by John Stokes

The United Steelworkers support the Right to Know Act and Toxics Use Reduction Act in British Columbia, calling upon MLA's to support legislation designed to protect public health and the environment.

Workers have been exposed to toxic chemicals in their workplace and suffered the very negative consequences of death and chronic diseases. The Steelworkers have fought for legislation to protect worker health and want the right to know what they are being exposed to in the workplace extended to the community. This Bill would ban and reduce the use of toxic chemicals that the public is unknowingly being exposed to.

That's also why the United Steelworkers sponsored the CancerSmart 3.0 Consumer Guide, produced by the Labour Environmental Alliance Society, to help consumers identify toxic ingredients in common household and personal care products such as; carcinogens, reproductive toxins and endocrine disrupting chemicals. The CancerSmart Guide provides sound science and practical alternatives to products containing ingredients linked to cancer and other diseases linked to exposure to toxins.

The United Steelworkers have also launched a North America-wide campaign to Stop Toxic Imports, distributing a lead testing kit so people can test their Children's toys to make sure they do not contain this toxic chemical.

Steelworkers are proud to help you get the lead out of your home, because toxic trade hurts everyone: kids, workers, the community and the environment. To learn more, check out, LINK.

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