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United States House of Representatives concerning the 

 terrible conditions that the workers had to endure before, 

 during and after the strike and APC ' s blatant disregard for 

 the environment. I believe this to be a violation of my 

 civil/ and human, rights by a foreign-owned corporation. 



I have also been fired from a subsequent job with an APC 

 subcontractor, because I continued to testify before 

 Congress in favor of the Tongass Timber Reform Act, and to 

 speak out publicly against APC ' s unlawful, discriminatory 

 labor practices and their continued pollution of the 

 environment . 



Notwithstanding excellent qualifications, an exemplary work 

 record and good job recommendations, APC has conspired with 

 others to "black-list" me to the point where I cannot obtain 

 any kind of employment, not even as a part-time dogcatcher 

 for the City of Sitka, even though I was the only person vho 

 applied for that position. 



These actions against me, and other working men and women, 

 have served only to further strengthen my resolve to stand 

 up for the cause of justice that is so sorely lacking in the 

 Tongass, and indeed, throughout the State of Alaska. 



