http://www.cwa-union.org The latest CWA Union News. {weblog_language} Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nycosh_newsline_january_27_2012/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nycosh_newsline_january_27_2012/ NYCOSH Newsline: January 27, 2012 Health and Safety 2012-01-27T16:50:01+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/arbitration_award_cwa_local_9003_verizon_accident_plan/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/arbitration_award_cwa_local_9003_verizon_accident_plan/ This precedent-setting ruling supports CWA’s position that Verizon’s Safety Policy/Accident Plan is arbitrary and capricious- intended to be used as a method to control and intimidate Company employees. If CWA leaders and members should witness or know of Company behavior identified in this case, they should notify their Local Union president, and/or CWA Staff as well as the Union’s Occupational Safety and Health Department. Health and Safety 2012-01-23T16:47:21+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_usw_health_and_safety_conference_march_5-9_in_pittsburgh/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_usw_health_and_safety_conference_march_5-9_in_pittsburgh/ Registration is open for the 2012 CWA/USW Health and Safety Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., March 5-9. This year's conference, hosted jointly every other year by CWA and the Steelworkers, focuses on identifying workplace hazards and will offer workshops on hazard mapping, heat stress, ergonomics, hazardous materials and other topics. Health and Safety 2012-01-12T14:34:32+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/december_2011_district_3_osh_conference_call/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/december_2011_district_3_osh_conference_call/ Minutes of the CWA District 3 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Thursday, December 1, 2011. Health and Safety 2012-01-09T16:00:09+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/felony_charges_filed_in_2008_ucla_lab_fire_that_killed_cwa_member/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/felony_charges_filed_in_2008_ucla_lab_fire_that_killed_cwa_member/ The University of California and a UCLA professor are facing unprecedented felony charges in connection with a chemistry lab fire that fatally injured UPTE-CWA Local 9119 member Sheri Sangji three years ago. Health and Safety 2012-01-05T14:16:55+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_usw_regional_osh_conferences_atlanta_ga_and_phoenix_az/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_usw_regional_osh_conferences_atlanta_ga_and_phoenix_az/ Some 500 CWA and USW health and safety activists participated in the unions’ second and third 2011 regional occupational health, safety, and environment conferences conducted September 11-16 in Atlanta, Georgia and September 25-30 in Phoenix, Arizona. Inspired by CWA President Larry Cohen remarks at the Atlanta conference and District 7 Vice President Mary Taylor’s presentation in Phoenix which focused upon integrating workplace and environmental health and safety issues into the Union’s movement building efforts, activists enthusiastically involved themselves in the conference activities. Health and Safety 2011-11-18T19:51:59+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/september_2011_district_6_osh_conference_call/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/september_2011_district_6_osh_conference_call/ Minutes of the CWA District 6 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Health and Safety 2011-11-18T19:46:09+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/osha_trade_release_osha_publishes_new_and_revised_materals/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/osha_trade_release_osha_publishes_new_and_revised_materals/ WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently published new and revised information that explains workers’ and employers’ rights, as well as how to protect workers from hazards in the construction, general and maritime industries. Health and Safety 2011-11-18T19:41:00+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/september_2011_district_3_osh_conference_call/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/september_2011_district_3_osh_conference_call/ Minutes of the CWA District 3 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Health and Safety 2011-11-18T19:37:28+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_att_mobility_occupational_safety_and_health_meeting/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_att_mobility_occupational_safety_and_health_meeting/ June 9, 2011: David LeGrande (CWA) and Paul Boris (AT&T) welcomed all participants to the second contractual meeting of the CWA/AT&T Mobility Safety and Health Committee. Health and Safety 2011-11-18T18:14:55+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/public_citizen_press_release_osha_prevented_from_issuing_lifesaving_rules/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/public_citizen_press_release_osha_prevented_from_issuing_lifesaving_rules/ New report shows that OSHA has been prevented from issuing lifesaving Rules: Congress, Presidents, U.S. Supreme Court have obstructed regulatory process. Health and Safety 2011-10-12T20:22:49+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nycosh_newsline_october_7_2011/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nycosh_newsline_october_7_2011/ NYCOSH Newsline: October 7, 2011 Health and Safety 2011-10-12T20:15:26+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/house_gop_budget_threatens_workers_safety_union_rights/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/house_gop_budget_threatens_workers_safety_union_rights/ Federal programs protecting workers' safety and health on the job, as well as their right to organize, are targeted for cuts or elimination altogether in a 2012 budget proposal from House Republicans. Legislative Issues, Legislation and Politics, Health and Safety 2011-10-06T13:39:19+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/usw_tmc_weekly_blog_digest_september_21_2011/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/usw_tmc_weekly_blog_digest_september_21_2011/ Read the latest news articles from the Tony Mazzocchi Center, a project of the United Steelworkers, the Labor Institute, and the Communications Workers of America. Health and Safety 2011-09-23T14:51:16+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/verizon_technician_electrocuted_working_on_elevated_lines_in_brooklyn/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/verizon_technician_electrocuted_working_on_elevated_lines_in_brooklyn/ Doug Lalima, a beloved CWA Local 1109 member and father of four, died last week after coming in contact with power lines while working on elevated Verizon cables. Health and Safety 2011-09-22T13:24:05+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_usw_health_amp_safety_training_wins_osha_grant_extension/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_usw_health_amp_safety_training_wins_osha_grant_extension/ Federal funding that supports key elements of joint safety and health regional training being conducted by CWA and the Steelworkers has been extended for another year by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Health and Safety 2011-09-22T13:13:04+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/epa_news_release_epa_launches_green_products_web_portal_for_pollution_preve/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/epa_news_release_epa_launches_green_products_web_portal_for_pollution_preve/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is observing Pollution Prevention (P2) Week (September 19-25, 2011) by launching a new tool designed to provide Americans easy access to information about everyday products like home appliances, electronics and cleaning products that can save money, prevent pollution and protect people’s health. The new green products web portal is available at www.epa.gov/greenerproducts. Health and Safety 2011-09-20T20:38:31+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_usw_osha_grant/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_usw_osha_grant/ Last week, CWA received an announcement from OSHA indicating the CWA/USW ’s grant has been awarded $175,950 to continue its targeted occupational safety and health training during FY 2011- 2012 (October, 2011- September, 2012). Health and Safety 2011-09-20T15:20:50+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_members_join_hyatt_picket_lines_as_workers_in_four_cities_strike/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_members_join_hyatt_picket_lines_as_workers_in_four_cities_strike/ In a big show of support for Hyatt hotel workers fighting for better working conditions, CWA members enthusiastically joined picket lines as UNITE HERE staged a week-long strike in four cities. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Human Rights, Health and Safety 2011-09-15T13:52:47+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/updated_cwa_workplace_violence_booklet_now_online/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/updated_cwa_workplace_violence_booklet_now_online/ A new, updated Violence in the Workplace booklet on CWA's website is a valuable education tool to help locals identify, prevent, or head off potentially violent situations or behaviors. Public Safety Officers, Health and Safety 2011-08-04T14:00:07+00:00