More WTC Injustice

While politicians (like Giuliani) fall all over themselves to get political capital from anything 9/11, plenty of people are being screwed from the aftermath of the attack. The latest report of injustice was served up cold by cleaning companies that had contracts to clear debris. While certain firms grew rich, their workers were handed scraps as well as not being adequately protected in the toxic air of Lower Manhattan. Well those employees are finally fighting back.

From 1010 WINS:

Nine of the workers filed a suit Wednesday seeking class-action status against a dozen private companies and employers who hired people to clean dust and debris from private office buildings and apartments after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The suit claims that workers "risked their health and safety'' to clean the buildings filled with dust or debris from the towers' collapse.

The lawsuit said one company, Maxons Restorations Inc., increased its revenue from $10 million in 2000 to up to $50 million in 2001 due to their work around ground zero.

The lawsuit seeks damages for all workers who weren't paid overtime for the jobs cleaning private buildings.

When you are talking about revenues in the tens of millions, it isn't fair to leave the people who cleaned affected buildings in the dust (no pun intended). Anyone who risked their health while company suits stayed far away need to be adequately compensated. If firms such as Maxons Restorations isn't going to heed amicably, then fire those lawsuits up.