multiple listings
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, (AFL-CIO)
815 16 St. NW,
Washington DC 20006
Phone: 202-637-5000
Website:
AFL-CIO
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, (AFSCME)
Publisher of:
"Safe Jobs Now"
1625 L St. NW,
Washington DC 20036
Phone: 202-429-1000
TTY: 202-659-0446
Fax: 202-429-1293
Email: osha@afscme.org
Website: AFSCME
American Lung Association of Maine
122 State St.,
Augusta, Me 04330
Phone: 207-622-6394
Website:
American Lung Association of Maine
American Public Health Association Occupational Health Section, (APHA/OHS)
Publisher of a free, email newsletter at
Website:
Free E-Newsletter
800 I St. NW,
Washington DC 20001
Email: rddobbin@worldnet.att.net
Website:
APHA/OHS
Construction Hygiene & Ergonomics Program, (CHEP)
Mount Sinai -Irving J Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine
1 Gustave Levy Place,
Box 1057,
NewYork NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-7573
Fax: 212-987-6407
Email: contactus@thecep.org
Website: CHEP
Center to Protect Workers' Rights, (CPWR)
The research arm of the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department,
Focuses on safety and health in the construction industry, but can help with many
other safety and health issues
8484 Georgia Ave.,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 202-962-8490
Email: cpwr@cpwr.com
Website: CPWR
Communications Workers of America, (CWA)
Occupational Safety and Health Department
501 Third St. NW,
Washington DC 20001
Phone: 202-434-1160
Website:
CWA
The Data Center, (DC)
Public-interest library and research center conducts research for nonprofit
groups
Phone: 510-835-4692
Fax: 510-835-3017
Email: datacenter@datacenter.org
Website:
The Datacenter
Duke University Medical Center, (DUMC)
Department of Community and Family Medicine, publisher of the free Occupational
and Environmental Medicine listserve, an email bulletin board and communications
link
Website:
Free Email Listserve
Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety, (EOHS)
Phone: 301-638-3152
Email: ilopubs@pasco.com
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA)
401 M Street SW,
Washington DC 20460
Website: EPA
EPA Region 1
EPA New England, Region 1
1 Congress St.,
Suite 1100,
Boston, MA 02114-2023
Phone: 888-372-7341
Environmental Research Foundation, (ERF)
Publisher of:
"Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly"
a free on-line newsletter on the environmental health and justice
P.O. Box 5036,
Annapolis MD 21403
Phone: 410-263-1584
Fax: 410-263-8944
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, (IBT)
Safety and Health Department
25 Louisiana Ave. NW,
Washington DC 20001
Phone: 202-624-6960
Fax: 202-624-8740
Institute for Labor and the Community, (ILC)
541 E. 12 St.,
New York, NY 10009
Phone: 212-505-3184
Fax: 212-505-3194
Email: ilc@pipeline.com
International Labour Organization, (ILO)
International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre
Website:
ILO
Jobs With Justice, (JWJ)
A national labor, community and religious coalition dedicated to fighting for
the rights of working people
New York City chapter: 330
W 42nd St., Room 1905,
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-631-0886
Fax: 212-947-0835
Website: Jobs
With Justice
Labor Notes, (LN)
A monthly magazine covering rand-and-file activism, union reform, progressive
struggles, international solidarity and resource information
Labor Education & Research Project
7435 Michigan Ave.,
Detroit MI 48210
Phone: 313-842-6262
Fax: 313-842-0227
Email: labornotes@igc.org
Website:
Labor Notes
Labor Research Association, (LRA)
A research group and publisher of Economic
Notes and Trade Union Advisor
145 W. 28 St,
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-714-1677
Fax: 212-714-1674
Email: info@lra-ny.com
Website:
LRA
Maine AFL-CIO
157 Park St,
Bangor, Me 04401
Phone: 207-947-0006
Fax: 207-945-9984
Maine Bureau of Health
11 State House Station,
157 Capitol St.,
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-8016
Maine Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Standards
45 State House Station,
Augusta, Me 04333-0045
Phone: 207-624-6400
Fax: 207-624-6449
9 to 5 National Organization of Working Women, (9to5)
National grassroots membership organization for unorganized low-wage working
women
231 West Wisconsin #900,
Milwaukee WI 53203
Phone: 414-274-0925 or 800-522-0925
Fax: 414-272-2870
Website: 9to5
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, (NIOSH)
A federal agency that conducts research and publishes information about occupational
safety and health. NIOSH maintains a large and useful website at
Website:
NIOSH
and also distributes several hundred publications by mail. Single copies of the
NIOSH publications listed in the guide (or a complete list of available publications)
can be obtained from:
NIOSH Publications
4676 Columbia Parkway, C-13,
Cincinnati OH 45226
Phone: 800-356-4674
Fax: 513-533-8573
Email: pubstaff@cdc.gov
NIOSH publishes Worker Health Chartbook 2000, a thorough overview of occupational
safety and health in the U.S., at
Website:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Labor Committee, (NLC)
in Support of Worker and Human Rights - Monitoring sweatshop conditions in
overseas factories supplying apparel to U.S. corporations
275 7th Ave.,
New York NY 10001
Phone: 212-242-3002
Fax: 212-242-3821
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, (NYCOSH)
275 7th Avenue,
New York NY 10001
Phone: 212-627-3900
Fax: 212-627-9812
Email: nycosh@nycosh.org
Website:
NYCOSH
Occupational Hazards, (OH)
A free on-line e-mail newsletter at
Website:
Occupational Hazards
Online Manual of Corporate Investigation: Building Profiles of Public and Private Companies Food and Allied Service Trades (FAST) AFL-CIO
Phone: 202-737-7200
Fax: 202-737-7208
Email: fast3@igc.org
Website:
Fast AFL-CIO
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (OSHA)
A federal agency with jurisdiction over safety and health of private-sector
workers and federal government workers. OSHA maintains a very extensive collection
of information about safety and health on its website at WS: www.osha.gov. OSHA
also distributes more than 70 publications (single copies are free). Single copies
of all the OSHA publications are listed in this Guide (or a list of all the available
publications) can be obtained from OSHA Publications
P.O. Box 37535,
Washington DC 20013
Phone: 202-693-1888
Fax: 202-693-2498
There are two OSHA offices in the State of Maine (Portland and Bangor). You
can contact any local OSHA office toll-free at
Phone: 800-321-OSHA
When you call that number, you will be asked for the zip code of the workplace.
You are then connected to the area office with jurisdiction over that zip code.
OSHA Region I
JFK Federal Building
Room E340,
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: 617-565-9833
Fax: 617-565-9827
Safety - A free on-line bulletin board and communications link for people working
in the safety and health field.
Website:
OSHA Region I
Steward Update, (SU)
A newsletter for stewards published by Union Communications Services
165 Conduit St.,
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 800-321-2545
Email: unioncomm@compuserver.com
Website:
Steward Update
Transport Workers Union, (TWU)
80 West End Ave.,
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-873-6000
Fax: 212-721-1431
Website:
Transport Workers Union
United Auto Workers, (UAW)
8000 E. Jefferson Ave.,
Detroit, MI 48214
Phone: 313-926-5563
Fax: 313-824-4473
Email: uawhs@earthlink.net
Website: UAW
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, (UFCW)
1775 K St. NW,
Washington DC 20006
Phone: 202-223-3111
Fax: 202-446-1562
Website: UFCW
United Federation of Teachers, (UFT)
260 Park Avenue South,
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-777-7500
Website:
UFT
The Union Steward's Complete Guide
(1998, $19.95), Union Communications Services
165 Conduit St.,
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 800-321-2545
Email: unioncomm@compuserve.com
Website:
The Union Steward's Complete Guide