Apr 7, 2011
With unions under vicious attack in many states, the annual Workers' Memorial Day commemoration April 28 is especially critical this year, and CWA is urging locals to begin planning events now.
Apr 5, 2011
On April 4, CWA leaders and activists stood with other unions and allied organizations to honor Dr. King who died in Memphis, Tennessee, while fighting to bring collective bargaining rights and respect for 1,300 public sanitation workers. On April 28, we continue that fight for dignity and respect as CWA and the U.S. labor movement will celebrate and observe Workers’ Memorial Day.
Mar 24, 2011
CWA has been in contact with President Tomoyasu Kato of the Japanese Federation of Information and Communications Technology Service Workers, which, along with NWJ, Japan's telecom workers union, is helping workers and family members in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Mar 17, 2011
CWA has joined with union leaders around the world in extending solidarity and support to Japanese workers and their families in the wake of the cataclysmic events that have devastated northeastern Japan, leaving millions homeless, and claiming at least 6,000 lives, with thousands more still missing.
Mar 15, 2011
In memory of one of the most tragic and sinful workplace tragedies, please join in marking the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Mar 8, 2011
NIOSH has reached out to CWA for assistance in collecting information from healthcare workers on the health and safety practices in working with chemicals on the job. NIOSH has created a voluntary online survey designed to obtain confidential information from healthcare workers on the nature and extent of exposure to chemicals and current practices that are being used for reducing and controlling exposures.
Mar 7, 2011
On February 11, 2011, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced its policy for engaging workers and their union representatives during Risk Management Program Inspections under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r). This policy supersedes their interim policy issued on April 2, 2010 and is effective immediately. The document clearly lays out the obligation of EPA (and employers) to afford workers and union representatives the opportunity to participate during EPA inspections and audits at approximately 13,000 facilities using high hazard chemicals.
Mar 7, 2011
Minutes of the CWA District 3 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Friday, February 11, 2011.
Feb 24, 2011
An interactive timeline commemorating 40 years of progress protecting the safety and health of working men and women illustrates milestones from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and its state partners’ efforts to reduce injuries, illnesses and deaths.
Feb 3, 2011
Giving in to pressure from businesses, OSHA has halted plans to restore a rule requiring employers to keep a record of job-related ergonomic injuries by simply checking a box on a form they already fill out.
Feb 1, 2011
Remarks by Dr. David Michaels, at the Public Citizen 40th Anniversary Speakers Series. Washington, DC, Tuesday, January 18, 2011.
Jan 19, 2011
Beginning February 1 through April 30, 2011, employers must post a summary of the total number of work-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2010. This information, contained on the OSHA 300A Log or an equivalent form, will provide an indication of the employer’s provision of safe and healthful working conditions.
Jan 10, 2011
Minutes of the CWA Districts 2 and 13 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Monday, December 13, 2010.
Jan 3, 2011
On December 22, with the urging of the AFL-CIO, several unions (including CWA, IAFF, AFSCME, and the Laborers) and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted to pass legislation that would fund medical monitoring and treatment for emergency workers who responded to the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, to workers involved in the demolition and cleanup, and to nearby residents.
Dec 23, 2010
Train the Trainer Program on Workplace Safety and Health, February 6 - 11, 2011 at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, MD
Dec 23, 2010
Minutes of the CWA Districts 2 and 13 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Wednesday, December 1, 2010.
Dec 23, 2010
Minutes of the CWA District 6 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Thursday, December 2, 2010.
Dec 22, 2010
As this CWA Newsletter closed out, some Senate Republicans led by Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) were continuing to stall discussion of the bill to provide health care and compensation to Sept. 11 responders at Ground Zero. The legislation would help ailing police officers, firefighters, telecom workers and others – including many CWA members -- who were on the ground in the earliest days following Sept. 11.
Dec 9, 2010
Months ago, the House of Representatives voted to cover medical treatment and monitoring for workers exposed to toxins at Ground Zero, where workers, including hundreds of CWAers, were on the job following the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
Dec 9, 2010
As a result of a Nov. 19 meeting with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator, John S. Pistole, AFA-CWA members saw immediate improvements to their airport screening process.
