On the recordMay 21, 2024
To my colleagues, even though we have the evidence, RECA excluded those who were exposed after 1971 and experiencing the ever deepening damage of Government sanctioned uranium mining.
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Lujan highlights the exclusion of post-1971 uranium mine workers from compensation despite evidence of harm.
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