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Crystal Lee Sutton, the Real-Life "Norma Rae," Is Dead at 68

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October 9, 2009

Crystal Lee Sutton, the union organizer whose real-life stand on her worktable at a textile factory in North Carolina in 1973 was the inspiration for the Academy Award-winning movie "Norma Rae," died recently in Burlington, N.C. She was 68.

Letter to the Department of Labor

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September 28, 2009
On September 28, 2008 CWA Health and Safety Director Dave LeGrande wrote and sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) concerning the "Requirements for Department of Labor Agencies' Assessment of Occupational Health Risks."

NYCOSH UPDATE

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September 28, 2009
Check out the latest "NYCOSH UPDATE"

Letter From President Cohen: Occupational Safety & Health Conference -- Extension of Registration

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September 25, 2009
The 2009 CWA Occupational Safety and Health Conference will be held on Saturday, October 3 through Monday, October 5, 2009, at the Holiday Inn On-the-Bay, San Diego, California. This year's conference will feature a number of important topics for the union's leaders and safety and health activists. We will highlight a number of positive occupational and environmental safety and health changes initiated by the Obama Administration.