May, 2004

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Safety Corner May/June 2004

Sunday, May 2nd, 2004

The newsletter is running a little late due to a myriad of meetings that we officers were required to attend and our desire to share information garnered.

The first meeting that I attended was the CWA/Qwest “ALL HANDS” meeting in Denver. MOSHC Co-chairs from each state meet at this meeting with those of us of the Regional MOSHC for a “State of Safety” within Qwest conference. At this meeting I was able to resolve the problem concerning the orange coverall situation also the issue of hand held/battery light availability is now being researched. Click to continue »

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Good and Welfare

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

Service Anniversaries

May: Terry Cupp, 25 years; James Fukuyama, 25; John Hall, 25; David Carrier, 25; Jason Pringle, 5.

June: Alan Ferguson, 30; Gary Hunt, 25; Keith McCart, 25; Robert Shannon, 25; Joseph Alonso, 5.

Correction from last newsletter; Vic Cissell, 30 not 35 years. Click to continue »

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JOB SWAP

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

Net Tech I&M Colorado Springs, CO, would like to swap with tech from Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Bremerton metros…..if interested, contact Kimball Ballard on 719-328-0201 after 4:30 PM MDT.

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Report From CWA District 7 Conference May 16-18

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

CWA 7804 officers recently attended the District 7 Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The theme of the conference was “Back to Basics”, as conferees listened to leaders who emphasized the CWA Triangle; Organizing, Community/Political Action, and Representation. The conference was hosted by the Omaha, Nebraska, and Iowa Locals. Click to continue »

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Self-managed splicing team works around the clock for ten days straight

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

A team of eight splicers from Puyallup, Washington, teamed up to splice and complete a cable reroute commonly known as a “Section Throw”. The job was for a new three-story 60,000 square foot $17 million addition to the Mary Bridge Children’s Health center in Tacoma, Washington. All done without management supervision. Click to continue »

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