COVID-19 Pandemic

March 14, 2020

Brothers and Sisters,

The locals E-Board would like to encourage all our members to work safely during this pandemic.  The locals E-Board has also been working with Nokia local management to ensure the safety of all the represented employees that are essential within the jurisdiction of the local.  It is the locals understanding that we as installers can make purchases of PPE for $20.00 or less and submit it on our time ticket worksheet for reimbursement along with a copy of the receipt.  If a purchase for PPE is going to be more than $20.00 then the installer must discuss and get approval from their OAM.  Also, we as installers should be taking the time to read and follow the monthly Job Safety Huddles.  The April Safety Huddle was specifically for COVID-19 and provided us rules for working at customer sites as well as having us carry soap, water, paper towels, disinfectants, in our vehicles.  All of us should be following the rules and guidelines for working during this pandemic that are provided to us by Nokia as well as following the guidelines of OSHA, the CDC, CWA, and State and Local Governments.  We would also like to remind everyone that “No job is so important or so urgent, that we cannot perform our work safely”, and if you have questions or concerns then contact your Nokia Manager or Local Officer.

Here are some useful links for information regarding COVID-19

https://nokia.sharepoint.com/sites/healthandsafetyservices/SitePages/Corona-virus.aspx

https://cwa-union.org/covid-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/

Stay Healthy & Stay Safe,

R.K. Ferdinandsen

President

CWA Local 7590