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With four electrocution deaths among Verizon technicians since last May and a growing list of CWA telecom members nationwide badly injured by power lines, union leaders say electrical hazards are at a critical point.

Last week, we posted a document outlining the transition of the CPG (Career Placement Group) website. The CPG website housed the ATS/ARS Information Package and Job Briefs. It also provided a link to view jobs being advertised in ATS

Updated Lucent-Alcatel Board of Directors

Gordon Davis of NABET-CWA Local 52031, a veteran cameraman on the overnight "hot-spot" beat for WJLA-TV 7 and its partner station, NewsChannel 8, was struck by a motorist while covering a fire in Upper Marlboro, Md., on Dec. 20. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Pressure from CWA and the rest of the labor movement helped force Goodyear's hand at the bargaining table, ending a three-month strike with a contract.