NOVEMBER 05 CAMPAIGN TOXIC AND CHEMICAL INJURY

DURING NOVEMBER:

1. Email all the Florida representatives and senators a short note about toxic and chemical injury and how the law does a very poor job of addressing it.

Read the Toxic and Chemical Injury Talking Points to make sure you are making sense when you write. We all understand how hard it is to speak about things we know about but may not be exactly sure of the details. The talking points can assist you in clarifying your letters.

Click here for a list of all the Florida legislators. Copy and paste the addresses into your email and send them. (You may also have the ability to put these addresses in your own email address book.)

Avoid copying the addresses into the TO: section of your email message. The recipients will be able to tell who else you sent the email to, and this is just none of their business and can even undermine your message! Instead copy and paste them into your BCC (blind copy) address section. Avoid using the CC: section as well.

2. Send a copy of that note to Eric Koli from the New York Times at koli@nytimes.com.

3. Tell them that injured workers have waited long enough for legislative action that is specifically for injured workers.

4. Ask them to refer to last year's Senate Bill 2416. Ask them to support legislation that will further reform for injured workers.

5. Include a sentence such as "You may want to look at this website to get a better picture of the workers compensation world from the point of view of injured workers: www.voicesflorida.com."

6. Click here to read the message sent to lawmakers by Mary Bailey that you may use for ideas or even copy and paste it into your email message, if that is what you need to do. Try to customize the beginning and ending of your message for stronger impact.

7. Be sure to sign your name (with title...Mr., Miss, Dr., etc.), your address including zip code and your phone number. Without the address, lawmakers tend to pay less attention to your message.

REMEMBER:
Do NOT say that you are speaking for VOICES. Mentioning that you are a member - if you are - is fine, but please be very clear - you are not to speak FOR the organizattion.

This has caused serious and negative confusion with lawmakers in the past, so be careful out there, okay? If the lawmaker wishes to hear "the official line", refer him/her to Mary Bailey at crs012001@cs.com.

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Here is an example of how you can lay out your letter.

Honorable Lawmakers,

(Insert message here)

Please listen to our concerns and act today to make injured workers whole
again. We can't wait any longer.

Please visit this website for more information from the injured worker's point of view: www.voicesflorida.com.

Sincerely,

(Put your title like Mr., Dr., etc.) Your Name
Your Address including zip code
Your phone number including area code

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