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Union construction workers...
On 9/6/11 5:40 PM, BeachBum wrote:
On 9/6/2011 4:53 PM, wrote: On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:19:36 -0400, John wrote: When compared to any other occupation, union construction workers demonstrate among the highest heavy alcohol and illicit drug use. Damn, I didn't know that. That explains a lot of the problems with our infrastructure. Maybe we should give union workers more money. Might be true, but I suspect it isn't and you are just trolling, otherwise you would have mentioned a source. Look at the abstract of the new Doctor's dissertation. Are you calling her misinformed, or worse, a liar like her husband. Sadly, substance abuse is far worse among non-unionized construction workers, most of whom work on projects where employees are not subject to random drug tests. It has been known for many years that a substantial percentage of construction workers abuse substances. A lot but not all of this is a result of a need to self-medicate. Construction workers sustain a lot of back, leg, muscular type injuries during their work years, and these take a toll. For some workers, self-medication becomes the only avenue for pain relief. This is not a country where an injured worker gets adequate compensation for work-related injuries and illnesses, or even reasonable access to retraining. The purpose of my wife's research was not to point out that construction workers abuse substances, but to explore the barriers they encounter to seeking proper treatment for their abuse problems. It is one hell of a document, and is being considered for publication in a professional journal. Now, about your wife's educational and professional accomplishments, flajim...Are there any? -- I'd much rather be a champion of the powerless than a lickspittle of the powerful. |
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