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OSHA Faults Verizon in Death of Technician Douglas Lalima
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March 22, 2012
Federal officials slapped Verizon with a heavy fine Monday for "repeat and serious" workplace safety violations linked to the death of technician Douglas Lalima, a member of CWA Local 1109, last fall.
AFL-CIO Executive Board: Action Needed On Worker Safety and Health Safeguards
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March 21, 2012
At its March, 2011 meeting, the AFL-CIO Executive Council adopted the following statement calling for increased and aggressive actions to ensure U.S. employers provide workers with safe and healthful working conditions.
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Develops Policy on Employee Participation
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March 21, 2012
Led by the efforts of the New Jersey Work Environment Council, CWA, other unions, and our environmental allies, the U.S Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has just issued an important policy to engage workers and union representatives during their investigations of major chemical accidents.
Osha Faults Verizon In Death Of Brooklyn Technician Douglas Lalima
Press Release
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that its investigation into the death of Verizon technician Douglas Lalima ? who was electrocuted while working on a utility pole in Brooklyn last September ? has resulted in 10 citations against Verizon and fines totaling $140,700 for serious and repeated failures by the company to abide by critical safety rules. The fines in the citation are the maximum penalties under the law for such egregious conduct.
Health, Safety and Environment Conference: Review and Photos
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March 19, 2012
More than 1,200 CWA and USW safety and health activists participated in the first USW/CWA National Health, Safety and Environment Conference conducted March 5-9, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Highlighting the conference activities was a panel presentation involving CWA President Larry Cohen and USW President Leo Gerard.