Missouri JwJ Workers’ Rights Board releases a report on the American Red Cross
On Thursday, Oct. 8 We told the American Red Cross "Our blood supply is too important to cut corners!"
Missouri Jobs with Justice Workers’ Rights Board released a national report today that raises concerns about donor safety and the security of the nation’s blood supply at the country’s largest supplier of blood and blood products. Members of the Workers’ Rights Board also hand delivered the reports to the St. Louis Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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The investigative report, which also details the treatment of Red Cross employees and the impact this has on the organization’s work, underscores the need for a new round of reforms at the troubled organization.
“Few national institutions have a prouder name or a more storied history than the American Red Cross,” writes Philip Dine, an award-winning labor reporter and the author of the report. “But many frontline blood workers see the Red Cross as an employer that is increasingly determined to cut expenses and increase revenues, even to the potential detriment of donor safety, employee wellbeing and the security of the nation’s blood supply.”
Speakers at the event include State Representative, the Reverend James Morris, Missouri House District 58, Red Cross Workers James Plotts and Mary McDougall, and Joan Suarez, Missouri Jobs with Justice Workers’ Rights Board Chair.
Read the full report here.
