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The AFL-CIO Occupational Safety and Health Department released its 2013 Death on the Job report on May 7. The full report and individual files can be downloaded here.

CWA believes that the TTIP provides a singular opportunity for the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to negotiate an agreement that enhances the standard of living and rights of workers, democratic governance and a prosperity that can be broadly shared among nations, workers and businesses.

EGPAF
This week, we?re reading about why one New York Times writer says the word ?cure? is still premature when discussing HIV, thinking about how working for EGPAF in Malawi has benefitted a Global Health Corps Fellow, and learning about a recent study that argues an infrequently used treatment regimen might be more effective than current practices for treating pediatric HIV.

CWA's New Jersey area director Hetty Rosenstein talks with Bloomberg about Republican Gov. Chris Christie's plan to overhaul the state's employment rules for civil-service workers.

More than 100 people attended the workshops about the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) held at CWA?s Convention in Pittsburgh last month. We will be posting answers to questions brought up during those workshops, and others as they arise, here on the CWA Health Care web page. Today we'll look at anti-discrimination laws around benefits offered exclusively to highly compensated employees.