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STAMFORD, Conn. Asbestos poses many risks if not properly removed, and Asbestos, Lead & Hazardous Waste Laborers' Union Local 78 made that point clear Wednesday with a display set up at UBS in Stamford of two coffins bearing signs that say, Asbestos Kills.
In addition to the two coffins, a union member was handing out fliers saying the international investment bank is not properly handling asbestos removal. The fliers say New York Insulation, a company hired by UBS, is substandard and has a history of violating laws that keep people, including its own workers, safe from asbestos. The flier also gives examples of how the company has violated the law.
The New York-based union also encourages people to call UBS Chief Executive Officer Bob McCann to protest the hiring of the company. Tell him what every first-grader knows: Peoples health is more important than the bottom line, the flier says.
The protest is an appeal to the public, not a threat to stop work or deliveries, the flier said.
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