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With four electrocution deaths among Verizon technicians since last May and a growing list of CWA telecom members nationwide badly injured by power lines, union leaders say electrical hazards are at a critical point.

Two members of Local 1168, Nurses United, are walking the entire distance from Buffalo to the state capital, Albany, in a public awareness campaign to preserve quality patient care and thousands of health care jobs in western New York.

A CWA proposal submitted to the Verizon board of directors to provide information to shareholders on relationships between top company executives and the compensation experts advising them over the past five years will be voted on this year by shareholders.