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.
The Activism Committee of Local 9460 will be meeting at 5pm at the union office in the Duluth Labor Temple. Among the items on the agenda is participating in the Twin Ports Coastal Cleanup campaign, which involves different groups picking up garbage throughout our communities. All union members are welcome, and encouraged to attend.
USW Local 9460's Executive Board will be meeting at 4pm at the union office in the Duluth Labor Temple. If you are unable to attend, please let us a know ahead of time.
If you would like to join this meeting by Zoom web conferencing, please contact the office @ [email protected] to receive instructions.
- Call meeting to order
- Roll Call of Officials
- Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting
- Reading of Communications
Position open:
Unit 63 Officials
Unit Counsellor 3 year term – 2018-2021 (for remainder of term) This is an appointed position upon agreement of the existing Unit 63 officials. Expressions of interest are welcome.
Officers in our union are elected every three years. But from time to time, elected officials leave their office early, be it because of retirement, taking a job somewhere else or any of the myraid of things that sometimes come up in our lives. When that happens, the union's Executive Board generally appoints someone to fill the remainder of the term for the vacated office.
Currently we have a couple of positions that are vacant, and that we are looking for applicants to apply for. At the next meeting of our Executive Board IAugust 20) we are looking to vote on filling three vacant positions: Trustee, Unit President for the Essentia Health Ely Clinic, and Unit President for Lakeshore Ecumen. (Note: In the coming months we will will also be looking to fill Unit President positions at the Grand Rapids Itasca Hospice and the Essentia Health Blue Book, formerly known as SMUMS.)
If you are interested in any of those positions, just email us your name and a paragraph or two that you would like read out to the Executive Board about why you would like the opportunity to be appointed to the role. If you'd prefer, we can also arrange for you to personally address the E Board. But please let us know that you are interested by at least August 19.
Below is a quick summary of that the roles of Trustee and Unit President entails:
-Trustees: Our local has three elected Trustees who get together on a quarterly basis to do an audit of the Local's financials. They also keep track of the union's property, and make sure that no union dues are being used inappropriately. Audits usually take a couple of hours, and the union reimburses Trustees for the time they spend doing the audits at their regular rate of pay. Trustees are expected to attend the monthly Executive Board meetings, which are on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 4pm at the Local 9460 office. They are paid a monthly stipdend of $75.
-Unit Presidents: Each unit has its own president. They preside over any unit meetings held, appoint the unit's contract negotiating committee (as well as any other committee the Unit sets up), and represent the Unit in a variety of ways. Unit Presidents are expected to attend the monthly Executive Board meetings, which are on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 4pm at the Local 9460 office. They are paid a monthly stipend of $75.
[caption caption="Steve Hunt, Directeur du District 3 ; Michael Phillips, Secrétaire-trésorier ; Donna Hokiro, Vice-présidente ; Représentants de la Section locale Hans-Woosly Balan, Steve McWhirter, Tricia Watt et Joe Benn ; Isabelle Miller, Présidente ; et Randy Gatzka, Représentant du personnel."][][/caption]
*Comité national des griefs de la Section locale 1944 des Métallos*
*Comité national des griefs de la Section locale 1944 des Métallos*
La Section locale est fière d'avoir formé un comité des griefs ! « /La défense des droits de nos travailleurs, négociés collectivement et régulés législativement, est la pierre angulaire de notre mouvement syndical/, a déclaré la Présidente Miller. /Disposer d'un comité de griefs à l'échelle nationale nous permet de mobiliser nos membres et de leur apporter l'aide dont ils ont besoin, en les aidant à préserver leurs droits et à identifier les tendances pour se préparer à la négociation. »/
La Section locale est fière d'avoir formé un comité des griefs ! « /La défense des droits de nos travailleurs, négociés collectivement et régulés législativement, est la pierre angulaire de notre mouvement syndical/, a déclaré la Présidente Miller. /Disposer d'un comité de griefs à l'échelle nationale nous permet de mobiliser nos membres et de leur apporter l'aide dont ils ont besoin, en les aidant à préserver leurs droits et à identifier les tendances pour se préparer à la négociation. »/
[caption caption="/District 3 Director Steve Hunt, Secretary-Treasurer Michael Phillips, Vice-President Donna Hokiro, Local Union Representatives Hans-Woosly Balan, Steve McWhirter, Tricia Watt and Joe Benn, President Isabelle Miller, Staff Representative Randy Gatzka/"][][/caption]
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/District 3 Director Steve Hunt, Secretary-Treasurer Michael Phillips, Vice-President Donna Hokiro, Local Union Representatives Hans-Woosly Balan, Steve McWhirter, Tricia Watt and Joe Benn, President Isabelle Miller, Staff Representative Randy Gatzka/
*The USW Local 1944 National Grievance Committee*
*The USW Local 1944 National Grievance Committee*
The Local is proud to have formed a Grievance Committee! /"The defenses of our collectively bargained and legislated workers' rights are the cornerstone of our labour movement,"/ said President Miller. /"Having a grievance committee on a national scale allows us to engage our members and assist them in the way that is most important; by helping them preserve their rights and identify trends that will help prepare for bargaining."/
The Local is proud to have formed a Grievance Committee! /"The defenses of our collectively bargained and legislated workers' rights are the cornerstone of our labour movement,"/ said President Miller. /"Having a grievance committee on a national scale allows us to engage our members and assist them in the way that is most important; by helping them preserve their rights and identify trends that will help prepare for bargaining."/
/District 3 Director Steve Hunt, Secretary-Treasurer Michael Phillips, Vice-President Donna Hokiro, Local Union Representatives Hans-Woosly Balan, Steve McWhirter, Tricia Watt and Joe Benn, President Isabelle Miller, Staff Representative Randy Gatzka/
*The USW Local 1944 National Grievance Committee*
*The USW Local 1944 National Grievance Committee*
The Local is proud to have formed a Grievance Committee! /"The defenses of our collectively bargained and legislated workers' rights are the cornerstone of our labour movement,"/ said President Miller. /"Having a grievance committee on a national scale allows us to engage our members and assist them in the way that is most important; by helping them preserve their rights and identify trends that will help prepare for bargaining."/
The Local is proud to have formed a Grievance Committee! /"The defenses of our collectively bargained and legislated workers' rights are the cornerstone of our labour movement,"/ said President Miller. /"Having a grievance committee on a national scale allows us to engage our members and assist them in the way that is most important; by helping them preserve their rights and identify trends that will help prepare for bargaining."/
The members assigned to the grievance committee are all experienced leaders and skilled at grievance handling. Vice-President Hokiro, Chair of the committee, had this to say about the Local's new endeavour: "/I’m excited to be part of the grievance committee because I see the committee as the vehicle to improve membership engagement and that in turn will drive revitalization in the Local Union./"
The members assigned to the grievance committee are all experienced leaders and skilled at grievance handling. Vice-President Hokiro, Chair of the committee, had this to say about the Local's new endeavour: "/I’m excited to be part of the grievance committee because I see the committee as the vehicle to improve membership engagement and that in turn will drive revitalization in the Local Union./"
Each of the committee members has included thoughts of their own as to what having such a committee means to them:
Each of the committee members has included thoughts of their own as to what having such a committee means to them:
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Joe Benn: "/A grievance committee for Local 1944 is a welcome addition in advance of future rounds of bargaining for our four certifications with the grievance arbitration process is our foremost tool to fight four and embrace our entire membership./"
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Joe Benn: "/A grievance committee for Local 1944 is a welcome addition in advance of future rounds of bargaining for our four certifications with the grievance arbitration process is our foremost tool to fight for and embrace our entire membership./"
Tricia Watt: "/Having a grievance committee means having our membership fighting as one collective./"
Tricia Watt: "/Having a grievance committee means having our membership fighting as one collective./"
