We are the United Steelworkers, North America’s largest industrial union. We’re 1.2 million members and retirees strong in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. We proudly represent men and women who work in nearly every industry there is.
We have some safety issues at the plant that will affect where you may be working.
This started with an issue at Montreal's, St Patrick’s plant with their hoist rails.
A particular brand called, “Cleveland Tram rail” was found to be compromised. They informed Hamilton East as we have many of these hoist rails, about 9 job centers. The rails at St Patrick’s have what’s called, “micro fractures” and are in need of welding repair. They are basically shut down.
Maintenance did a check on our hoists this afternoon and identified what job centers have the “Cleveland hoist rails”. At this point, all those hoists are now locked out and job centres are down.
The hoists that are down are, all motos, 54/55, 13/14, most of bundling, upender, Straight and Cut, #1 Oil temp.
What will happen now is a structural engineer will be in tomorrow to determine if the rails need repair, replace or good to go.
Most that are scheduled on those jobs will be moved to another frame, utilities, may be given the option to go home or assist other jobs to keep running. For example, a tractor driver for straight and cut to lift off the pieces, booms weigh up driver will take coils off of 13/14, #1 oil temp will shutdown every second round to load coils by tractor. 65 frame will be used as bundle station, two people on upender to manually load large size carriers.
The company says no layoffs with this!! I’ll update the findings tomorrow as they info comes in and communicate.
-The United Way campaign scheduled for the next few weeks has been moved to March.
-Next monthly Union membership meeting is Thursday February 13 at 5:00pm.
We are finished meeting for today with the company. We are close to a possible agreement, but it is not done and nothing has been signed as of yet. We will be meeting with the Company tomorrow morning if we get a signed agreement we will let the membership know as soon as possible.
We are the United Steelworkers, North America’s largest industrial union. We’re 1.2 million members and retirees strong in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. We proudly represent men and women who work in nearly every industry there is. Our members are leaders in your communities, in your work places, in our governments and more. We have a presence in the United Kingdom, Ireland, England, Scotland, Mexico and many other places around the world.
We are the United Steelworkers, North America’s largest industrial union. We’re 1.2 million members and retirees strong in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. We proudly represent men and women who work in nearly every industry there is. Our members are leaders in your communities, in your work places, in our governments and more. We have a presence in the United Kingdom, Ireland, England, Scotland, Mexico and many other places around the world.
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USW Local 307 was originally chartered as a United Rubber Local in 1945. Locally we serve our members at the Goodyear - Topeka tire factory.
We believe in better. We stand up and fight back for better. We work for working families around the world.
We believe in better. We stand up and fight back for better. We work for working families around the world.
3rd shift has there monthly membership meeting at 7:30 am. 1st shift will meet at 3:30 pm. 2nd shift will meet at 11:30 pm. All meetings will be held at the Union Hall. All Union members are encouraged to attend a meeting. Stay up to date and involved. You are the Union!
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3rd shift has there monthly membership meeting at 7:30 am. 1st shift will meet at 3:30 pm. 2nd shift will meet at 11:30 pm. The Women of Steel Committee will be drawing the winners for their Valentine's Day raffle at this meeting.
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All meetings will be held at the Union Hall. All Union members are encouraged to attend a meeting. Stay up to date and involved. You are the Union!