WTC Health Program • Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund
Ground Zero Construction Workers Eligible for Health Care and Compensation
By Michael Barasch
After the terrorist attacks on 9/11, rescue teams searched for survivors amidst millions of tons of debris – the wreckage of the World Trade Center. To help these teams locate survivors and, ultimately, identify victims, thousands of union construction workers worked around the clock at Ground Zero. These ironworkers, carpenters, steamfitters, boilermakers, machinists, cement and […]
