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Just before the sixth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, CWA members and leaders gathered with hundreds of other union activists at Ground Zero in New York to demand government help for workers, rescuers and others affected by the toxic air and other health risks in the aftermath

A new booklet is available to all CWA technicians and telecom locals describing how to safely work near electrical power sources. The handy 6x9-inch manual, "Reducing Electrical Hazards," will fit in your toolboxes and glove compartments.

Thrown to the floor, kicked in the head and beaten, Cathy Donatos, then a New Jersey social worker, has become a staunch advocate for safety in a dangerous profession.

Under a settlement in Indiana that Verizon has agreed to extend throughout the Midwest and ultimately nationwide, outside technicians as well as central office techs and engineers will receive potentially life-saving electrical safety training.

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