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CWA, Environmental Group Seek to Stop Use of Toxic Wood Preservatives

Washington, D.C. -- The Communications Workers of America has joined Beyond Pesticides, a leading environmental group, in a federal lawsuit to stop the continued use of the highly toxic wood preservatives chromated copper arsenate (CCA), pentachlorophenol (penta) and creosote.

Settlement Gains Contraceptive Coverage for Dow Jones Workers

A settlement was reached with Dow Jones & Co., to provide contraceptive coverage in all medical plans for all its employees, plus retroactive reimbursement for contraceptive coverage bought by current and former employees back to Jan. 1, 2001.