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USW and CWA officers, staff and members have identified occupational and environmental safety and health as an important element within the ongoing work of both unions. As an initial step toward achieving common goals and visions, USW and CWA and their respective safety and health departments have pledged to work together to develop and deliver training and education as well as resolve workplace and environmental hazards.

David Michaels, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist and is currently Research Professor at the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. He has conducted numerous studies of the health effects of occupational exposure to toxic chemicals, including asbestos, metals and solvents, and has written extensively on science and regulatory policy. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Michaels served as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety and Health, responsible for protecting the health and safety of workers, neighboring communities and the environment surrounding the nation?s nuclear weapons facilities.

CWA District 4 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call, conducted Wednesday, July 22, 2009 from 10:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M.

CWA District 1 Occupational Safety and Health Conference Call, conducted Monday, July 13 from 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

AT&T Customer Services Technician Bobby Click was on a service call, working outside a home in Vidor, Texas, near Beaumont, when he heard a troubling commotion coming from the customer's backyard pool.