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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

NW LABOR PRESS

On Dec. 5, Freeman presented her findings to a meeting attended by 30 leaders from the union, TriMet management, and Novick’s office, as well as health experts. The numbers were shocking.
TriMet workers have diabetes and high blood pressure at rates twice as high as the general population served by Kaiser Permanente. They have greatly elevated rates of depression and coronary artery disease. They go to the emergency room more often. And they smoke at a rate significantly higher than the general population.
“Data tells a story,” Freeman said. Just not necessarily a story where the sick are to blame for their illnesses. Are there things about TriMet as a workplace that are worsening worker health?

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