Labor Department Reaches Out to Former Nuclear Weapons Workers

A two-day outreach event on compensation and medical benefits available for former nuclear weapons workers, families and survivors is scheduled March 29-30 by the U.S. Department of Labor in Bridgeton. The event, which will be staffed by department representatives, will be held at the International Union of Operating Engineers Hall in Bridgeton, which is part of the St. Louis metropolitan area. Staff from the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation will provide information on the benefits program, which has paid $193 million in Missouri and $12.2 billion nationwide, ac...