ASBESTOS - TRADES MOST AT RISK CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING TRADES
The Wilentz Toxic Tort Team has represented members of various
AFL-CIO unions for two decades.
Union members and retirees of many trades encountered hazardous
asbestos products in doing their work, as well as the asbestos
products being used by other trades working nearby, during the
construction, renovation, and repair of various industrial, commercial,
military, education, government, and other job sites in the New
York and New Jersey area. Mechanical systems, including piping,
duct work and equipment, were assembled with, sealed with and/or
insulated with asbestos products. Structural steel and decking
were fire proofed and sound proofed with asbestos sprays. Components
of walls, roofing, and flooring contained asbestos through the
1970's and, in some cases, even later. For further descriptions
of the many varied asbestos products, see the Asbestos
Products section.
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» Insulators
» Sheetmetal Workers
» Steamfitters
» Plumbers & Pipefitters
» Masons & Bricklayers
» Ironworkers
» Roofers
» Carpenters & Joiners
» Boilermakers
» Tilesetters
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» Shipfitters
» Electricians
» Operating Engineers
» Painters
» Plasterers
» Lathers
» Millwrights
» Laborers
» Machinists
» and others
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» Click here for a full list,
in alphabetical order, of all types of jobsites where asbestos
products were used:
Union Members at Risk:
Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers Union
Locals: 12, 32, 89, 91, 93
Sheetmetal Workers
Locals: 13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 38, 55, 73, 83, 104, 111,
137, 149, 246, 265, 400, 447, 501, 559
Boilermakers
Locals: 1, 5, 19, 21, 23, 28, 29, 33, 35, 38, 67, 200, 237, 316,
553, 614, 801, 802
Bricklayer and Allied Craftworkers/BAC
Locals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 33,
34, 35, 38, 41, 46, 52, 66, 88, 237, 526, 1004
Steamfitters and Pipefitters
Locals: 475, 638
IBEW
Locals: 3, 25, 30, 52, 102, 164, 581
Your Legal Rights
If you or someone you know is suffering from lung cancer and/or lung disease asbestosis, mesothelioma or other asbestos related diseases caused by asbestos or asbestos containing products, you may be eligible to file a claim.
CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE ASBESTOS & MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS NOW FOR A FREE CASE EVALUATION, OR CALL US AT 1-800-955-0815.
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