"New York thermometer factory workers exposed to mercury accuse employer of prioritizing profits,"

Workers at a thermometer factory in West Babylon, New York who were exposed to airborne mercury blame their employer for "prioritizing profits over people." 

Their boss at the Kessler Thermometer Corporation on Long Island pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment on Friday as they recounted their health scares...

The workers, mostly immigrants from Poland and Guyana, lacked personal protective gear and proper ventilation amid the toxic fumes. 

"My health has been compromised. I feel betrayed," said Wanda Pawlowska, one of the workers. "I continue to battle respiratory distress."...

Robert Peyser, their employer, pleaded guilty in Central Island to first-degree reckless endangerment for exposing his workers to airborne mercury...

Some employees were critically injured, including one who has been on life support for two months, according to Wanda Pawlowska.

"I trusted that the employer would give me a safe working place," she said. 

Everyday, they worry about a cancer diagnosis...