Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai is a long time medical doctor from Bayview-Hunters Point community who has been investigating the contamination of workers and health problems near the shipyard. Here father was also an ILWU Local 34 member and died from asbestosis.
At a Workers Memorial Day in San Francisco at ILWU Local 34 on April 29, 2018, she discusses the life and struggle of Chris Carpenter who was a Tetra Tech worker who blew the whistle on the contamination that was taking place near a neighborhood school. He was physically attacked by a manager, fired and later got cancer from his work at the shipyard.
The drive for profits by the developer Lennar, Tetra Tech, Test American and the criminal cover-up by Pelosi, Feinstein, Newsom, Willie Brown, London Breed and Gavin Newsom continues.
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Sly burn at 9:55. Outright obvious burn at 10:37. She is wonderful.
Thank you for posting this.
A luta continua!