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| Source | Charles R. Engel |
| Date | 99/05/01/02:15 |
| /* Written 2:35 PM Mar 11, 1998 by jshell@netcom.com in igc:labr.all */ /* ---------- "California Worker's Comp. Unconstit" ---------- */ > From steward2@aol.com Mon Mar 9 22:13:29 1998 > Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 22:11:49 -0800 > From: The Steward > Subject: California Worker's Comp. Unconstitutional - President Clinton, NLRB not enforcing Law. > > -- > Press Release #1 of 2 - March 9,1998 > > California Worker's Compensation Law > Challenged for Constitutionality > > Oakland, Ca. - A true David vs. Goliath Story. > Charles R. Engel, a Local 78 Teamster Car washer at > United Parcel Service, without the aid of an attorney > has filed a Petition for Writ of Review with the State > of California Court of Appeals, First Appellate District. > California Law denies him the right to adequately pay > an attorney for his worker's Compensation Claim filed > on September 12th of 1996. "I tried to hire an Attorney > but they all want to be paid. My case is somewhat > complicated and the Law only allows me to pay an > attorney 12% of the final settlement. The law prohibits > me from paying the difference," said Mr. Engel. "On > the other hand United Parcel Service and Liberty > Mutual Insurance are allowed to hire as many > attorneys as they can afford to protect themselves. > This Law is a flagrant violation of the 14th Amendment > of the United States Constitution. This law denies > California workers equal protection under the law. > This injustice affects every working person and their > Families in the State of California." > > View at: http://thesteward.hypenet.com > > > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > Press Release #2 of 2 - March 9, 1998 > > Letter to President Clinton > Labor Laws must be Enforced! > > Oakland, Ca. - A letter has been sent to > President Clinton requesting that he issue an > Executive order to The National Labor > Relations Board to enforce the National Labor > Relations Act and Related Labor Laws. (view letter) at: > > http://thesteward.hypenet.com > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > Letter to Teamster Joint Council 7, San Francisco > From: Charles R. Engel, UPS Shop Steward Local 78 > > Grievance Process defunct > Laws protecting Stewards Not Enforced > > Dear Members of the Executive Board: > > I have recently learned that the National Labor > Relations Board is a victim of Congressional budget > cutting. Kenneth Ko, the NLRB deferral attorney handling > my case, has informed me that the NLRB can no longer > afford to take the necessary steps in order to cite > offenders of those portions of the National Labor > Relations Act that acknowledge the special status of and > grant protection to Union Stewards. (Continued) at: > > http://thesteward.hypenet.com > > Contact: Charles R. Engel > > E-mail: theshaman@earthlink.net |
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