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TNG-CWA Condemns Deadly Violence in Philippines, Pledges Support for Journalists

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The Newspaper Guild-CWA, on behalf of its 30,000 members in Canada and the United States, expresses its solidarity with the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in condemning the violence that has led to the loss of at least 57 lives, including a reported 22 journalists, two days ago.

Microwave & Radio Frequency Radiation Hazards: Cellular Telecommunications Equipment

News
November 23, 2009
Since World War II, many significant technological advancements have occurred within the telecommunications and other industries. One of these is the increased use of radio frequency, i.e., microwave and radio wave radiation equipment. Such equipment is widely used in the broadcasting and communications fields in the form of cellular telephones and towers; in the health care industry for medical treatment; in the food industry for the processing and cooking of food; in the wood, textile, and glass fiber industries for drying materials; and in the automotive, electrical, rubber, and plastic products industries for fusing and sealing operations.