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> men in their 40s who worked in the dioxin plant looked like they were in their 80s. Many hard-working people died young there There are still pockets of this
by kryogen1c 1y ago
> men in their 40s who worked in the dioxin plant looked like they were in their 80s. Many hard-working people died young there
There are still pockets of this. In the big US Navy shipyards, the exotic metals welders are not known for living very long.
- armonster 1y agoA quick google search didn't return anything on this for me, do you have any additional details you could pass along?
- ryukoposting 1y agoHah, funny, my grandfather actually left the Navy shipyards to go to Dow. He was also one of the folks who went on strike in 1974: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/947016 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/947016 https://www.ourmidland.com/lifestyles/article/Throwback-Dow-strike-protests-during-1970s-17404999.php https://www.ourmidland.com/lifestyles/article/Throwback-Dow-... https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/02/archives/50-pickets-at-dow-held.html https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/02/archives/50-pickets-at-do...