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Telecom Workers: Protect Your Health and Your Future by Taking Advantage of Your Employer's Blood Lead Testing Program
September 14, 2023
Our Health and Safety department has been following up with employers about their voluntary blood lead testing programs after recent news reports that highlighted concerns around lead in telecommunications.
Worker Power Update
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September 14, 2023
Missouri 911 dispatchers receive recognition as first responders and CWA District 9 members participated in a Runaway Inequality training.
Fund the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023
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September 12, 2023
We must address the funding shortfall for the World Trade Center Health Program and expand eligibility to cover 9/11 responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville crash sites who were active-duty Department of Defense military or civilians, or other federal employees currently excluded from the program.
CWA’s Health and Safety Department Releases Updated Fact Sheet on Lead Exposure in Telecommunications
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August 3, 2023
Recent news reports have highlighted concerns about exposure to lead-sheathed telecommunications cables.
Worker Power Update
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July 27, 2023
CWAers are taking a stand for workers' rights to water breaks and to regulate AI in the workplace.