2016 CWA/USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference

The 2016 CWA/USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference (HSE) will be held September 12-16, at the Westin Convention Center and Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference is designed for participation by local union occupational health and safety activists.

The national conference will emphasize:

• Increasing participant knowledge and skills; 
• Developing strategies to improve day-to-day member working conditions; and 
• Sharing knowledge and experience between/among members.

The HSE Conference convenes on Monday, September 12, with an all-day, union-only session. Immediately after the close of the Monday plenary session and workshops, there will be a special CWA meeting. Beginning Tuesday, September 13, through Friday, September 16, all plenary sessions/workshops will be labor-management. (Per collective bargaining agreements between the USW and represented employers, management health and safety representatives participate in the conference.) The conference will adjourn Friday by noon.

Workshop sessions conducted Tuesday through Friday will target various specialized topics such as a Union Approach to Health and Safety Committees, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, Heat Stress, Lead, and Labor and the Environment.

Click here for registration website and conference logistics.

Occupational and environmental health and safety remains a key concern for our members and the HSE Conference will expand our opportunities to improve the Union’s health and safety programs.