CWA/USW Health and Safety Conference March 5-9 in Pittsburgh

Registration is open for the 2012 CWA/USW Health and Safety Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., March 5-9. This year's conference, hosted jointly every other year by CWA and the Steelworkers, focuses on identifying workplace hazards and will offer workshops on hazard mapping, heat stress, ergonomics, hazardous materials and other topics.

Space is limited for the conference and training, so local safety and health activists are urged to register as soon as possible. Online registrations will be completed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Participants have the option of attending only the first day, attending the first three days, or staying the full week:

• For the Monday, March 5, union plenary session and CWA activist meeting, the fee is $75.
• For Monday's events plus two days of training Tuesday and Wednesday, the fee is $200.
• For the full week, with four days of training, the fee is $400.

A free continental breakfast will be provided each day at the Westin Pittsburgh Convention Center Hotel. The hotel rate is $125 plus tax for a single/double room per night. There is a $10 charge for each additional person.

Click here to register for the conference only. To make hotel reservations by phone, call the Westin at (412) 281-3700 and identify yourself as attending the CWA/USW 2012 Health, Safety, and Environment Conference.

Click here to book a hotel room online.

If you have questions, contact CWA Safety and Health Director Dave LeGrande at legrande@cwa-union.org or by phone at (202) 434-1160.

The next issue of the CWA News will focus on workplace safety and health issues. Does your local have a story idea? Please let us know by emailing news@cwa-union.org.