On May 5-6, District 7 and the Union's Occupational Safety and Health
Department conducted the District's Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
Retreat. The retreat was held for the primary purposes of bringing local
OSH health activists together to:
- Discuss, coordinate, and develop tactics and strategies focused upon
identifying, preventing, and/or resolving member workplace safety and
health hazards and related illnesses, injuries, and fatalities,
- Share information on successes and failures, and
- Establish and further communication and networking between and
among national, district, and local OSH activists.
Participants included thirty-nine OSH activists from 20 District 7 locals,
District 7 Headquarters (Vice President Annie Hill and CWA Representative
Joe Petersen), and CWA Headquarters (David LeGrande, Charlie Barrett,
and Chris Witkowski, AFA-CWA). Of these,
- Twenty-seven activists (representing 15 local unions) were employed
within/represented the Telecommunications Sector;
- Three from CWA Local 7781 which represents ski patrol workers
and;
- Two each from local unions within the Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA and the National Coalition of Public
Safety Officers.
The District 7 OSH Retreat targeted several important issues including:
- The roles and responsibilities of employers as well as the Union's
OSH activists in addressing workplace safety and health issues;
- Hazards associated with contaminated indoor air, potable water,
and pesticides used on airplanes, as well as the Transportation
Safety Administration's decision to allow passengers to carry
once-prohibited items (e.g., blades and scissors) on airplanes;
- Workplace hazards associated with methamphetamine labs as
experienced by public safety officers, i.e., police officers;
- Occupational safety and health issues unique to ski patrollers;
- Workplace ergonomics issues faced by telecommunications
computer and craft workers;
- Using joint and union occupational safety and health committees
to identify and resolve safety and health concerns; and
- Developing occupational safety and health education and
training activities and programs.
The district retreat successfully achieved its primary objectives, i.e.,
to identify local union needs, develop and continue the use of
ongoing safety and health networks, and coordinate safety and
health projects with the Union's leaders and safety and health
activists. These goals were primarily achieved through the delivery
of ten presentations by selected OSH activists during four defined
panel sessions, as well as follow-up discussions involving all
retreat participants. Presentations targeted real-life, day-to-day
activities of CWA leaders, members, and OSH activists.
Going beyond the District retreat, in coordination with the Union's
Occupational Safety and Health Department, District 7
Headquarters will work with local union leadership and OSH
activists to develop and implement identification and resolution efforts.
Where possible, this work will place emphasis upon identifying and
resolving workplace safety and health concerns/problems within the
collective bargaining environment.
Attached are the retreat agenda and participant list.
CWA District 7 CWA Occupational Safety and Health Retreat
May 5-6, 2006
The Yarrow Hotel
Park City, Utah
Friday, May 5, 2006
7:00-9:00 p.m. Reception
Saturday, May 6, 2006
8:30-9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Annie Hill, Vice President, CWA District 7
Kent Anderson, President, CWA Local 7704
Lee Linford, CWA President, CWA Local 7705
David LeGrande, CWA Occupational Safety
and Health Director
9:15-10:00 "Workplace Safety and Health: Who's Responsible"
Joe Petersen, CWA Representative
10:00- 10:15 Break
10:15-12:00 Local Union Issues (Panel Session)
"Flight Attendant Safety and Health Issues",
Karyn Kobe, Chair, MEC Air, Safety, Health,
and Security Committee- Alaska Airlines,
AFA-CWA
"Public Safety Officer Workplace Safety and Health
Hazards,"
Dirk Roesler and Shawn Roberts, Salt
Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Federation,
NCPSO-CWA
"Ski Patrol Safety and Health Issues,"
Noah Keller, Unit Vice President,
CWA Local 7781
"Repetitive Motion Health Disorders and
Employer Costs,"
David LeGrande, CWA Occupational Safety
and Health Department
12:00-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-2:45 Using Joint and Union Occupational Safety and Health
Committees to Identify/Resolve Safety and Health
Issues (Panel Session)
"Making the Joint/Union Occupational Safety and
Health Committee Work on Behalf of CWA"
Dennis Garrett, Vice President,
CWA Local 7804
Chuck Mitchell, President,
CWA Local 7790
"Workplace Ergonomics,"
Terry Wich, CWA Local 7019
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:30 Developing Occupational Safety and
Health Education and Training
Activities/Programs
"Occupational Stress" and "Workplace
Ergonomics"
David LeGrande, CWA Occupational Safety
and Health Department
Participatory Session: "Local Union Needs,"
Joe Petersen, CWA Representative
4:30-4:45 Closing Remarks and Participant Comments
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SIGN-IN SHEET |
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Last |
First |
LOCAL |
CITY |
STATE |
Email |
PHONE NO. |
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Garrett |
Dennis |
7804 |
Tacoma |
Wahington |
garrett4913@msn.com |
253-640-1253 |
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McKinney |
John |
7777 |
Englewood |
Colorado |
mckinney@gmail.com |
303-781-8700 |
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Fisher |
Charles |
7743 |
Grand Junction |
Colorado |
chasefisher!msn.com |
970-596-0181 |
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Livingston |
Max |
7705 |
Ogden |
Utah |
Max.Livingston@qwest.com |
801-668-4705 |
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Mitchell |
Charles |
7790 |
Denver |
Colorado |
cmitchell@lucent.com |
303-238-2668 |
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Martinez |
Carolyn |
7702 |
Pueblo |
Colorado |
cwa7702@aculink.net |
719-544-7702 |
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Maher |
Michael |
7708 |
Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
michaelmaher@qwest.net |
719-459-3385 |
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Wich |
Terry |
7019 |
Phoenix |
Arizona |
terrywich12000@yahoo.com |
602-672-5533 |
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Harsh |
Dodie |
7812 |
Vancouver |
Wasshington |
Harshdodie@msn.com |
360-721-0108 |
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Keller |
Noah |
7781 |
Park City |
Utah |
theark_10@yahoo.com |
435-649-7705 |
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Reynolds |
David |
7781 |
Park City |
Utah |
drailwavy@hotmail.com |
435-649-7705 |
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Santana |
Paul |
7781 |
Park City |
Utah |
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435-649-7705 |
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Linford |
Lee |
7705 |
Ogden |
Utah |
lee7705@msn.com |
801-393-7705 |
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Anderson |
Kent |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
kewnt@cwa7704.org |
801-364-9361 |
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Cunningham |
Annette |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
Annette@cwa7704.org |
801-364-9361 |
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Armstrong |
Darrell |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
Darrell@cwa7704.org |
801-364-9361 |
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Karlson |
LeeAnn |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
lkarlson@cwa7704.org |
801-250-7349 |
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Phillips |
Carl |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
realitycheck@redrocks.net |
435-673-0728 |
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Eysser |
Roland |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
RWYSER1@MSN.COM |
435-654-9335 |
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Ipsen |
Randall |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
RANDY14U@MSN.COM |
801-250-7349 |
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Wilcox |
Randi |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
Randi.Wilcox#@msn.com |
801-364-9361 |
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Bair |
Gary |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
Qwest-6Bair@msn.com |
801-364-9361 |
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Kana |
Chris |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
Qwest-Ckana@msn.com |
801-364-9361 |
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Ronquillo |
Tony |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
tronquia@qwest.com |
801-364-9361 |
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Gordon |
Gordon |
7704 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
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801-364-9361 |
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Costello |
Thomas |
7717 |
Boulder |
Colorado |
President@cwa7717.com |
303-257-9246 |
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McAleer |
Bill |
7400 |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
wandaaw@cwa7400.org |
303-257-9246 |
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Packer |
Ryan |
7621 |
Pacatello |
Idaho |
Cablerepair@msn.com |
208-589-5026 |
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Hill |
Annie |
District 7 |
Greenwood Village |
Colorado |
ahill@cwa-union.org |
303-770-2822 |
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Petersen |
Joe |
District 7 |
Greenwood Village |
jpetersen@cwa-union.org |
303-770-2822 |
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Kobe |
Karyn |
AFA-CWA |
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Ordonez |
Shali |
AFA-CWA |
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Roesler |
Dirk |
COPS |
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droesler@slcdsf.org |
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Roberts |
Shawn |
COPS |
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Barton |
Tony |
7603 |
Boise |
Idaho |
abarton@qwest.com |
208-336-7603 |
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Hall |
Robert |
7401 |
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weimtime@hotmail.com |
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Witkowski |
Chris |
AFA-CWA |
Washington |
DC |
cwitkowski@afanet.org |
202-434-0593 |
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LeGrande |
David |
Headquarters |
Washington |
DC |
legrande@cwa-union.org |
202-434-1160 |
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Barrett |
Charlie |
Headquarters |
Washington |
DC |
cbarrett@cwa-union.org |
202-434-9511 |
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