Osha Faults Verizon in Death of Brooklyn Technician

CWA Members at 2nd Ave. during the strike.

Yesterday OSHA (Office of Safety and Health Administration) issued a press release charging Verizon with five (5) counts of safety violations with three (3) of the five (5) violation being repeat violations stemming from the death of our Brother from Local 1109 who was killed in job.

These violations of safety are for inadequate training and for not having the proper life saving equipment on the trucks of the outside plant Brothers and Sisters.

This clearly shows that this corporation is more concerned with money and lining their own pockets than they are with the safety of their employees. They prefer to contract the work to less skilled underpaid scabs than train their employees properly with the proper equipment. Read the news release

CWA News Article
Verizon Hit with Maximum Fines for 10 “Serious” and “Repeat” Violations of Safety Rules Totaling $140,700

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