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Also in Spring 2012
- Notice Regarding Union Security Agreements and Agency Fee Objections
- Safe-Patient-Handling Program Reduces Workers' Injuries
- In New Mexico, Patient Control is Challenge for Mental Health Workers
- "Prevention 360" Targets Workplace Injuries in Manufacturing
- Only in the Aircraft Cabin Can a "Workday" Equal 16 Hours
- Media Workers Put Their Safety on the Line
- Violence in the Workplace, New Manual
- Protecting AT&T Technicians from Street Violence
- Cal OSHA Report Contradicts UCLA on Lab Incident
- Working Together: Our Work Environment and How We Change It
- First-ever Criminal Charges Proceeding in UCLA Lab Fire
- Electrical Hazards: An Everyday Danger for Telecom Technicians
- Heat Stress, a Burning Issue for Outside Telecom Techs
- For N.J. Child Protective Services Workers, Violence Comes with the Job
- Strong New Workplace Violence Language At Kaleida Healthcare
A day of stress and a long drive home
 CWA members working at West Virginia's corrections and regional jails system, and juvenile services, have a tough job, made harder by staff shortages and jail overcrowding. |
In West Virginia, CWA members of Local 2055 work in corrections, juvenile services and at regional jails. They face a tough job every day, one that’s getting harder due to staff shortages and overcrowding, especially at the regional jails.
From working long hours to commuting long distances to dealing with inmates at their worst, and even worrying about needle sticks in medical units, these 1,400 CWA members juggle stress and dangerous working conditions.
Following a recent incident where an inmate attempted to disarm a corrections officer, CWA is fighting for a bill that would make this kind of assault a felony.