Sep 25, 2012
On September 16, 2012, Frank Tanner, a long-time member of CWA Local 9410, San Francisco, California, and employee of Pacific Telephone succumbed to asbestos-caused lung cancer.
Sep 6, 2012
OSHA just confirmed what workers have been saying for years: Verizon ignores worker safety.
Sep 6, 2012
Workers often ask, "Can this chemical affect my health?" and "Are there safer alternatives?" Now those answers are available at the touch of a button.
Sep 4, 2012
USW Health, Safety & Environment Department and Tony Mazzocchi Center Digest, 8/24/2012
Aug 30, 2012
American workers assigned to duties overseas don’t give up their right to health and safety on the job, according to a recent OSHA case.
Aug 23, 2012
A new CWA case study examines three successful efforts to decrease telecommunications technicians’ exposure to hazardous asbestos-contaminated materials.
Aug 16, 2012
Recently, three specific examples of potential member exposure were brought to the attention of the Union’s Occupational Safety and Health Department. The creativity and strident determination of CWA Local union officers and occupational safety and health activists to ensure the Union’s members are provided safe and healthful working conditions is demonstrated in each of these cases.
Aug 10, 2012
Minutes of the CWA District 6 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Thursday, July 19, 2012.
Aug 10, 2012
CWA is a member of the BlueGreen Alliance. Read their newsletter here.
Aug 9, 2012
More than 100 new members have joined CWA through two recent organizing drives in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Jul 18, 2012
This blog documents the Tony Mazzocchi Center's (TMC) efforts in training a new generation of health & safety activists within the CWA in the spirit of the Occupy Wall Street movement: CWA Health & Safety Activists/Trainers Blog
Jul 12, 2012
Verizon technicians, members of CWA locals across Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, have been racing to restore service to the Mid-Atlantic region after a series of fatal, power-cutting thunderstorms.
Jul 10, 2012
Minutes of the CWA District 4 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Thursday, May 3, 2012.
Jul 10, 2012
OSHA and NIOSH issue hazard alert on ensuring workers in hydraulic fracturing operations have appropriate protections from silica exposure
Jul 10, 2012
During the early part of the 21st Century, safety and health hazards associated with cell tower installation and repair work began to attract attention from safety and health activists and regulators.
Jul 10, 2012
As reported by Dugg Harrison, President and long-time occupational safety and health activist, recently, a Local 3411 member employed as a technician by AT&T suffered numerous health symptoms from exposure to carbon monoxide.
Jun 29, 2012
Minutes of the CWA District 6 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Friday, April 13, 2012.
Jun 29, 2012
On June 5, Tony Mazzocchi, formerly with the OCAW and a genuine safety and health hero, was inducted into the U.S. Department of Labor's Hall of Honor.
May 31, 2012
CWA and 200 allies are urging President Barack Obama to use his executive power to “prevent the catastrophic release of extremely hazardous chemicals.”
May 8, 2012
USW Health, Safety & Environment Department and Tony Mazzocchi Center Digest, 5/1/2012
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