Obama and Biden Will Protect Your Rights!
Vessel crewmembers are working people. They don’t benefit from tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. They need the benefits and protection sought by labor unions and the party of labor, the Democrats. They need affordable health care and Social Security. They need good public schools for their children. They need an intelligent energy policy and environmental protection. They need the right to organize and the right to fair compensation when they are injured.
The Republican party has been in control of the federal government for eight years, during which time no progress has been made to meet the needs of vessel crewmembers.
The cost of health insurance has sky-rocketed. Social Security is in jeopardy. Public schools have languished. There has been no concerted effort to deal with problems of energy and the environment. The Republicans continue to mount their attack upon labor, often under the guise of tort reform which would erode the injured seaman’s right to compensation.
Anderson, Connell & Carey has been fighting for the rights of injured seamen for more than 30 years, in the courtroom and in the public square. In 1986, Dave Anderson actively opposed so-called “tort reform” and urged seamen to do likewise.
Continue reading "Obama and Biden Will Protect Your Rights! " »
