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From: skyler@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Patricia Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.society.women
Subject: VDTs again
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Date: 11 Sep 88 18:39:08 GMT
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Approved: skyler@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Moderator -- Trish Roberts)
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There was a massive system failure on Saturday morning and unread
mail was lost.  So if you mailed an article to me, you should
definitely try again.

On another matter, some unions are requesting that it be written
into the contracts that pregnant women may request a transfer or
sick leave or various other things rather than work with VDTs.
I found this troubling.  It has not been shown that there is a
cause-effect relationship between VDTs and miscarriage; there have
been clusters of miscarriages which may be due to things other than
VDTs.  I wonder if such contracts make women much less attractive
employment prospects--at least women in the child-bearing ages.
What do the rest of you think?

-Trish