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August 6, 1925
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Matt Puro recounts quitting a deadly Stone and Webster construction job in Philadelphia after witnessing worker deaths, criticizes media silence and company indifference, calls for worker solidarity to improve safety. (178 characters)
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DO YOU WANT TO DIE? THEN WORK FOR THIS BOSS
Stone and Webster in Philly Death-Trap
By MATT PURO
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., I have been working at a Stone and Webster job about a month. But the other day when one man got killed alongside me, I quit. The day before three men lost their lives and every day someone gets killed or injured.
In spite of this astounding loss of life of the workers, nobody sees anything about it in the papers. Only one time did I see the Philadelphia papers say that a man was killed at Delaware avenue and Lewis street, but they did not say who the contractor was, they kept Stone and Webster's name out of it.
If any fellow worker wants to get killed, just let him come here and work for Stone and Webster. I didn't believe it myself at first but when I saw it with my own eyes I had to believe it.
If the men who work there would get together, they could make things more safe, but as long as the men don't make it safe, the bosses won't. There are always lots of other men to take the place of one who gets killed. A man's life means nothing to Stone and Webster.
Stone and Webster in Philly Death-Trap
By MATT PURO
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., I have been working at a Stone and Webster job about a month. But the other day when one man got killed alongside me, I quit. The day before three men lost their lives and every day someone gets killed or injured.
In spite of this astounding loss of life of the workers, nobody sees anything about it in the papers. Only one time did I see the Philadelphia papers say that a man was killed at Delaware avenue and Lewis street, but they did not say who the contractor was, they kept Stone and Webster's name out of it.
If any fellow worker wants to get killed, just let him come here and work for Stone and Webster. I didn't believe it myself at first but when I saw it with my own eyes I had to believe it.
If the men who work there would get together, they could make things more safe, but as long as the men don't make it safe, the bosses won't. There are always lots of other men to take the place of one who gets killed. A man's life means nothing to Stone and Webster.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Workplace Deaths
Stone And Webster
Philadelphia Construction
Labor Safety
Worker Unity
What entities or persons were involved?
Matt Puro
Stone And Webster
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia, Pa.
Story Details
Key Persons
Matt Puro
Stone And Webster
Location
Philadelphia, Pa.
Story Details
Matt Puro works a month at Stone and Webster job site in Philadelphia, quits after a man killed beside him, following three deaths the day before; daily killings and injuries unreported in papers except once without naming contractor; urges workers to unite for safety as bosses won't and replacements are plentiful.