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House Passes Long-Sought Health Bill for Ground Zero Workers
News
September 30, 2010
A health care bill for Ground Zero workers that House Republicans blocked in July was passed 268-160 on Wednesday, when 13 Republicans joined Democrats to support it.
The 9/11 Health and Compensation Act would provide federal funds for medical monitoring and treatment for first responders, recovery crews and other workers exposed to Ground Zero toxins, including about 1,500 CWA members in telecom, the public sector, newspapers and broadcasting.
Iowa Hospital Workers, Alabama AT&T Mobility Techs Join CWA
News
September 30, 2010
Seeking strong representation, 90 employees at Hamilton (County) Hospital in Webster City, Iowa have voted to join CWA. The nurses, therapists, technicians and other direct patient care workers were formerly affiliated with the Iowa Nurses Association but said they'd received little support from INA, especially at the bargaining table.
St. Louis Guild Helps Build Home for Single Mom and Daughter
News
September 30, 2010
Members of TNG-CWA Local 36047 in St. Louis spent last Saturday working on a Habitat for Humanity house that will soon be a real home for a single mother and her six year old daughter.
President Cohen Talks One Nation on MSNBC
News
September 30, 2010
Yesterday, CWA President Larry Cohen was MSNBC's The Ed Show to discuss the One Nation march.
CWA: Waxman/Boucher Approach Right Way to Move Broadband Build Out Forward
Press Release
The Communications Workers of America sees the proposal by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Representative Rick Boucher (D-Va.) to clarify the FCC?s authority to safeguard an open Internet as resolution to national challenge.