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With the Senate about to consider President Obama's nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, Democrats and labor groups are growing concerned that Republicans will block the administration's left-leaning nominations, rendering the board inoperable once a current member's term expires in August.

The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)'s email alert from May 10 is available on their website.

The AFL-CIO Occupational Safety and Health Department released its 2013 Death on the Job report on May 7. The full report and individual files can be downloaded here.

CWA believes that the TTIP provides a singular opportunity for the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to negotiate an agreement that enhances the standard of living and rights of workers, democratic governance and a prosperity that can be broadly shared among nations, workers and businesses.

EGPAF
This week, we?re reading about why one New York Times writer says the word ?cure? is still premature when discussing HIV, thinking about how working for EGPAF in Malawi has benefitted a Global Health Corps Fellow, and learning about a recent study that argues an infrequently used treatment regimen might be more effective than current practices for treating pediatric HIV.