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Verizon Business in Running for 'Grinch of the Year'

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December 13, 2007
You're a mean one, Verizon Business. But are you the meanest? CWA members can help decide by voting in Jobs with Justice's annual "Grinch of the Year" contest, which pits five of the meanest, greediest employers – as nominated by visitors to the JwJ website -- against each other.

Federal OSHA Issues Employer-Paid Personal Protective Equipment Standard

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December 13, 2007
After nine years, a lawsuit filed by the AFL-CIO and UFCW, and nearly a half-million workplace injuries, in November, 2007, the Bush OSHA Administration issued its Final Rule or Standard on general industry Employer-Paid Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The standard requires private sector and public sector employers- located in states having ?state plans?- to provide and pay for most types of PPE (as long as PPE has been previously required) used to comply with OSHA standards.

Ask the Experts: Permissions

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December 12, 2007
Do I need permission to use cartoons, artwork or photos that I see in other labor publications? Click "Read More" to see the answer...