Countless tens of thousands of telecom workers spent their careers in close contact and handling lead cables — only later in life to have unanswered health questions.
In the latest episode of The Bell Effect podcast, we share a presentation from our 2026 Annual Member Meeting in Stamford, Connecticut presented by IBEW Local 2324 Business Manager John Rowley Sr.
Drawing on field testing with leading medical and public health experts, Rowley reveals why federal OSHA standards set nearly 50 years ago fail to protect workers and retirees to this day, what the science shows about lead accumulation in the body, and why the fight for accountability is far from over.
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