Volume 72, Issue #1 | Spring 2012
Electrical Hazards: An Everyday Danger for Telecom Technicians
Working around electrical power lines is an everyday hazard for thousands of CWA telecom technicians. Ensuring worker safety means comprehensive training, training that emphasizes safe clearance and approach distances for techs working in buckets near power lines.
Heat Stress, a Burning Issue for Outside Telecom Techs
Last September, Brent Robinson, a Verizon field technician, started feeling sick while installing phone service at a customer's house in Cucamonga, Calif. Working outdoors in 100-105 degree heat, the Local 9588 member called his supervisor and asked to be released to go home. That request was denied, and Robinson continued with the installation.
For N.J. Child Protective Services Workers, Violence Comes with the Job
Child care workers face many of the same risks of violence as law enforcement officers. They work in high-crime neighborhoods at all hours of the day, and they don't always know what to expect when entering a home.
Strong New Workplace Violence Language At Kaleida Healthcare
Health care workers in New York State's Kaleida network of hospitals and health care centers won a new workplace violence committee and a first-time commitment from Kaleida management to address the issue as part of contract negotiations last year.