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As Wildfire Season Approaches, It's Time to Protect Outdoor Workers from Smoke Exposure
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May 16, 2019
CWA District 9 has submitted comments to Cal/OSHA urging them to strengthen proposed emergency standards to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke exposure.
Register for the 2019 CWA Health, Safety and Environment Conference
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May 3, 2019
The 2019 CWA Health, Safety and Environment Conference will be held September 9-13 at the Westin Convention Center and Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa.
On Workers' Memorial Day, CWA Remembers Workers Killed on the Job
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May 2, 2019
In 2017, 275 workers died each day due to job injuries and illnesses, on average, according to a report released this week by the AFL-CIO.
Bill Introduced to Protect Journalists
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March 14, 2019
The NewsGuild-CWA and NABET-CWA are renewing support for the Journalist Protection Act, introduced this week in the Senate by Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Robert Menendez, and in the House by Rep. Eric Swalwell.
Aviation Safety at Risk if Government Shutdown Resumes
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February 14, 2019
At a press conference this week, CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens and AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson called on Congress and the White House to avoid another federal government shutdown in order to keep workers and the flying public safe.