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rui JQrUJU WORKERS' INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH MAIN OFFICE: 271 EAST STATE STREET. COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215 - 614/224-8271 WASHINGTON OFFICE: U20 16th St., Washington, D.C. 20036 - 2Q2/463-6C May 12, 1980 TO: Peter Bommarlto Jacob dayman Fred Hoehler William Lucy -^George M. Parker George Perkel Sheldon Samuels Leonard Smith George Taylor J. C. Turner FROM: SUBJECT: Warren J. Smith, Chairman of the Board Board of Trustees Meeting r in \^ r:7 . i *. i T'1 ' . `' 3 * : `1 ` ', ' . V. : 7 J L. : : . A meeting of the Board of Trustees was originally scheduled for June 6, 1980, in Washington, D.C. Due to conflicting schedules, this mooting will be rescheduled for late July. Wo will inform you of die new dace shortly. Enclosed please find a Board of Trustees Membership List. If any of the information is incorrect, please contact Jane Hall of our office on 202/463-6081. Also enclosed is a Description of the Workers* Institute for Safety and Health. In response to the first Board meeting, last August, the Board has been completed by nominating seven additional members (list attached). They have accepted the nomination, and to expedite our efforts (as well as to limit the number of Board mootings) Jane will be in touch with you Cor a phone ballot next week. Upon your approval, the nominated members will be asked to attend the next Board meeting. I hope this procedure is acceptable to you. Enclosures cc: Knuc Ringon Board Secretary 7" Bb" 0000995"7 ------ -------- 01 3337 rui / H)/HO WORKERS' INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH MAIN OFFICE: 271 EAST STATE STREET. COLUMBUS. OHIO 43215 - 61 4/224*0271 WASHINGTON OFFICE; 11^6 16th St:., Urn. 100, NW, Wash., DC 20036 202/463-6081 WORKERS' INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH BOARD OF TRUSTEES Membership List Warren J. Smith (Chairman) Secretary-Treasurer Ohio AFL-CIO *>. -r f" T ] \ s -- HPCU 271 East State Street^A*\ * 1' Columbus, Oil 43215 1 FROW (614) 224-8271 ^\\\\ \j\JiS\ Peter Bommarito President United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America UKWA Building 87 South High Street Akron, OH 44308 (216) 376-6181 Jacob dayman President National Council of Senior Citizens 1511 K Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 347-8800, ext. 339 Fred Hoehler Director George Meany Center for Labor Studies 10000 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20903 (301) 431-6400, ext. 370 or 321 William Lucy International Secretary-Treasurer American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 1625 L Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 452-4834 George M. Parker President American Flint Glass Workers Union 1440 South Byrne Road Toledo, OH 43614 (419) 385-6687 George Perkel 23 Old Colony Lane Great Neck, NY 11023 (212) 650-7811 Sheldon W. Samuels Director Health, Safety & Environment Industrial Union Department 815 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 393-5583 Leonard Smith Executive Secretary-Treasurer Kentucky State AFL-CIO 706 E. Broadway Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 584-8189 7"Bb"0000996 | George Taylor -------- --------------- ---- Director Dept, of Occupational Health & Safety AFL-CIO 815 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 637-5175 01 333 Workers' Institute for Safety & Health Board of Trustees J. C. Turner General President ' International Union of Operating Engineers 1125 17th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 347-8560 Ho/ird Secretary Knut Ringen Workers' Institute for Safety & Health 1126 16th Street, NW Room 100 Washington, D.C, 20036 (202) 463-6081 Membership List Page Two BB 000099? J. 01 331" WORKERS INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH DESCRIPTION The Workers Institute for Safety and Health fills the critical need to (1) identify information concerning the special safety and health hazards of workers and their families, and (Z) marshal human, monetary and material re sources to assist in their control. The Institute accomplishes these purposes through research and education, in collaboration with other elements of the labor movement and the scientific community, as an independent, not-for pro fit, tax-exempt organization. To prevent exposure to hazards that are factors of disease and injury, to intervene in the process that results in such effects, and encourage the de velopment of effective treatment of diseased and injured workers and their fam ilies, the Institute accepts, administers and coordinates resources from the labor movement, government and private sector organizations. It is empowered to focus these resources on behalf of, and in fulfillment of, organized labor and the needs of the working men and women of this nation, through a board of governors elected from the ranks and officers of American unions and labor . NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT DID bodies by the founding trustees. The Institute is incorporated in Columbus, Ohio, Founding trustees arc Jacob dayman. President, Industrial Union Department (AFL-CIO); Warren Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio AFL-CIO; Peter Bommaxito, President, United Rubber Workers; J, C, Turner, President, The Operating Engineers; William Lucy, Secretary-Treasurer, State, County ana Municipal Employees; George Parker, President, Flint Glass Workers; George Ferkel, Director of Health and Safety, Clothing and Textile Workers; George Taylor, Director of | BB 0000998__| j H altfa. and Safety, AFL-CIO; Fred Hoehler, Director, George Meany Center for Labor Studies; Leonard Smith, S cretary-Treasurer, Kentucky AFL-CIO; and Sheldon W. Samuels, Director of Health, Safety and Environment, Indus trial Uni# Department (AFL-CIO), In collaboration with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the Institute's initial project will assist workers who have a high risk of cancer because of past exposure to cancer-causing agents such as beta- Naphthylamine and asbestos. Scientific Advisory Committee ': To ensure the utmost scientific quality in its programs of research and development, WISH is establishing a Scientific Advisory Committee to evaluate the design and execution of programs. Members of the Scientific Advis ry Con mittee will include outstanding scientists in the fields of occupational and envi: onmental health and medicine, community medicine, and labor and health edu cation. Professor Irving J. Selikoff, Director of the Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, has accepted to serve as chairman of this committee. Other leading scientists will be appoint Facilities Facilities for the project are being provided by WISH in its secretariat in Columbus, Ohio, and in its satellite office in Washington, D. C. Both sites are housed in AFL-CIO buildings, which have excellent facilities in terms ox office equipment, communication technology and access to academic and tech nical resources. j BB 0000999 | 01 334* NOMINATED BOARD MEMBERS 4/28/80 Francis Burkharde Research Director International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades David Fitzmaurlce President International Union of Electrical Workers Keith Johnson President International Woodworkers of America Odessa Komer Vico President United Auto Workers Joseph Odorcich Vice President United Steelworkers of America Howard D. Samuel President Industrial Union Department Also nominated as Chairman of Program Committee William Wlnpislnger President International Association of Machinists | BB Q001000_j t j/ 01 3?42