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Osha Faults Verizon In Death Of Brooklyn Technician Douglas Lalima
Press Release
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that its investigation into the death of Verizon technician Douglas Lalima ? who was electrocuted while working on a utility pole in Brooklyn last September ? has resulted in 10 citations against Verizon and fines totaling $140,700 for serious and repeated failures by the company to abide by critical safety rules. The fines in the citation are the maximum penalties under the law for such egregious conduct.
Health, Safety and Environment Conference: Review and Photos
News
March 19, 2012
More than 1,200 CWA and USW safety and health activists participated in the first USW/CWA National Health, Safety and Environment Conference conducted March 5-9, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Highlighting the conference activities was a panel presentation involving CWA President Larry Cohen and USW President Leo Gerard.
AT&T Premise Tech Saves Life of 4-Month Old Baby
News
February 17, 2012
AT&T Premise Technician Andrel Reid has been on the job for just six months, but he will always remember his Feb. 1 visit to the Lansing, Mich., home of customer Christine Duffy. The Local 4034 member was dispatched to fix Duffy's U-verse service, but he ended up saving the life of Duffy's four-month old baby girl.