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Ground Zero Responders Bill Remains Blocked by Abuse of Senate Rules
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December 22, 2010
As this CWA Newsletter closed out, some Senate Republicans led by Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) were continuing to stall discussion of the bill to provide health care and compensation to Sept. 11 responders at Ground Zero. The legislation would help ailing police officers, firefighters, telecom workers and others ? including many CWA members -- who were on the ground in the earliest days following Sept. 11.
Obstruction Watch Cont'd: Senate Republicans Block Debate on Health Care Bill for Ground Zero Worker
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December 9, 2010
Months ago, the House of Representatives voted to cover medical treatment and monitoring for workers exposed to toxins at Ground Zero, where workers, including hundreds of CWAers, were on the job following the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
AFA-CWA Flight Attendants Continue to Push for Screening Improvements with TSA
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December 9, 2010
As a result of a Nov. 19 meeting with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator, John S. Pistole, AFA-CWA members saw immediate improvements to their airport screening process.
November 2010 District 9 OSH Conference Call
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December 8, 2010
Minutes of the CWA District 9 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call conducted on Monday, November 29, 2010.
Act Now to Help Pass Public Safety Bargaining Bill
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December 2, 2010
CWAers nationwide are working hard to push the U.S. Senate to act on a measure giving public safety officers collective bargaining rights. Hundreds of phone calls and handwritten letters have been sent to Senators, pressing for a vote on the bill.