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Safety Conference Draws Unionwide Participation
The union's Occupational Safety and Health Conference, June 1-3 in Baltimore, drew unprecedented participation from every CWA district as well as TNG-CWA, IUE-CWA, AFA-CWA, NABET-CWA and the Public, Health Care and Education Workers Sectors.
More than 200 safety and health activists participated in panel discussions, shared success stories and planned strategies for the improvement of safety and health in their workplaces.
"It was just great to see IUE-CWA member experts present alongside flight attendants, telecom leaders, public and health care leaders and others," said CWA Executive Vice President Larry Cohen. "Our health and safety work clearly distinguishes what it means to work union, whether pushing for safety and health improvements in a lead acid battery plant, a hospital, on the police force, or as an outside technician or service rep."
CWA Vice Presidents Pete Catucci of District 2, Jeff Rechenbach of District 4 and Brooks Sunkett of the Public, Health Care and Education Workers, also participated and listened to workers' experiences.
Success stories included collective bargaining achievements in safety and health, workers' compensation, behavior based safety programs, coalition building and more.
Just a few examples:
** The California Organization of Police and Sheriffs, Local 9111, lobbied successfully to get cancer, blood-borne diseases and heart disease to be presumed job-related and covered by workers' compensation for police officers in California.
** AFA-CWA has been instrumental in winning improvements in aircraft that benefit both passengers and crew members such as the elimination of smoking on flights and increased survivability of airplane accidents. They continue to fight to keep cell phone use banned during flight.
** Local 7800 conducts an annual Safety Rodeo where all installer trucks and buckets are inspected. Unsafe trucks are "red tagged" for dangerous equipment such as failing brakes, bald tires, and cracks in lifting devices.
Complete coverage with more success stories will appear in the July/August CWA News.
More than 200 safety and health activists participated in panel discussions, shared success stories and planned strategies for the improvement of safety and health in their workplaces.
"It was just great to see IUE-CWA member experts present alongside flight attendants, telecom leaders, public and health care leaders and others," said CWA Executive Vice President Larry Cohen. "Our health and safety work clearly distinguishes what it means to work union, whether pushing for safety and health improvements in a lead acid battery plant, a hospital, on the police force, or as an outside technician or service rep."
CWA Vice Presidents Pete Catucci of District 2, Jeff Rechenbach of District 4 and Brooks Sunkett of the Public, Health Care and Education Workers, also participated and listened to workers' experiences.
Success stories included collective bargaining achievements in safety and health, workers' compensation, behavior based safety programs, coalition building and more.
Just a few examples:
** The California Organization of Police and Sheriffs, Local 9111, lobbied successfully to get cancer, blood-borne diseases and heart disease to be presumed job-related and covered by workers' compensation for police officers in California.
** AFA-CWA has been instrumental in winning improvements in aircraft that benefit both passengers and crew members such as the elimination of smoking on flights and increased survivability of airplane accidents. They continue to fight to keep cell phone use banned during flight.
** Local 7800 conducts an annual Safety Rodeo where all installer trucks and buckets are inspected. Unsafe trucks are "red tagged" for dangerous equipment such as failing brakes, bald tires, and cracks in lifting devices.
Complete coverage with more success stories will appear in the July/August CWA News.