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After a nine-year battle that CWA helped lead, a bill to ensure medical monitoring and treatment of workers exposed to toxins at Ground Zero has passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

CWA members in Richmond, VA., rally at the Massey Energy shareholders meeting, to show their respect for miners killed at the company's operations in West Virginia and to put Massey on notice that the company's criminal behavior won't be tolerated any longer.

CWA and a network of activists have launched a public campaign and petition drive to pressure the company to protect its Korean workers from deadly toxins.

On Tuesday, May 25, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. This action follows nine years of struggle to have meaningful legislation put forward and passed.

UPTE recently published a newsletter focusing upon the fatality of Shari Sangji, member of Local 9119 and UCLA lab technician, and the local's excellent response.