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.
March 8, 2022 - Your Bargaining Committee would like to announce that we reached a tentative agreement with MAP Communications on March 1st, 2022 following talks on February 4th , 25th and March 1st .
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Your Bargaining Committee would like to announce that we reached a tentative agreement with MAP Communications on March 1st, 2022 following talks on February 4th , 25th and March 1st .
As we stated in the Bargaining Update #2, after the Company tabled some concessionary items, the parties began to proceed with bargaining on the scheduled days.
As we stated in the Bargaining Update #2, after the Company tabled some concessionary items, the parties began to proceed with bargaining on the scheduled days.
After much discussion, the Company’s concessionary proposals were removed and the parties agreed to the addition of a Domestic Violence leave and an improvement to your Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment payout amount.
After much discussion, the Company’s concessionary proposals were removed and the parties agreed to the addition of a Domestic Violence leave and an improvement to your Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment payout amount.
March 4, 2022 - Your Bargaining Committee would like to announce that we reached a tentative agreement with MAP Communications on March 1st, 2022 following talks on February 4th, 25th and March 1st.
As we stated in the Bargaining Update #2, after the Company tabled some concessionary items, the parties began to proceed with bargaining on the scheduled days.
After much discussion, the Company’s concessionary proposals were removed and the parties agreed to the addition of a Domestic Violence leave and an improvement to your Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment payout amount.
In addition, we were able to achieve adding the Truth and Reconciliation Holiday plus wage increases in each year of a 3-year agreement.
Unit 63 MAP Communications Bargaining Committee endorses this agreement and encourages members to support its ratification.
Further details will be sent to you about the ratification meeting process once they are finalized.
We thank you for your support!
In Solidarity,
Your Unit 63 MAP Communications Bargaining Committee
Louise Davis Perry Pasqualetto, Local Union Representative Steve McWhirter, Local Union Representative
*« Les progrès accomplis en faveur des femmes sont des progrès accomplis pour nous tous. Accorder la priorité aux femmes n'est pas un choix à faire. C'est une obligation. Investir dans la femme est plus qu'une simple question de droits : c'est également un choix judicieux d'un point de vue économique. »
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**Michelle Bachelet*
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« Les progrès accomplis en faveur des femmes sont des progrès accomplis pour nous tous. Accorder la priorité aux femmes n'est pas un choix à faire. C'est une obligation. Investir dans la femme est plus qu'une simple question de droits : c'est également un choix judicieux d'un point de vue économique. »*
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*Michelle Bachelet*
En cette Journée internationale des femmes, nous remercions, honorons et célébrons les générations qui nous ont précédées et qui se sont courageusement battues, ont travaillé fort et lutté pour l'égalité dont nous bénéficions aujourd'hui.
En cette Journée internationale des femmes, nous remercions, honorons et célébrons les générations qui nous ont précédées et qui se sont courageusement battues, ont travaillé fort et lutté pour l'égalité dont nous bénéficions aujourd'hui.
« /L’égalité des sexes aujourd’hui pour un avenir durable/ » est le thème de cette année, je suis très fière que notre Section locale soit si progressiste et continue de l'être avec maintenant près de la moitié des membres de notre Bureau exécutif qui sont des femmes.
« /L’égalité des sexes aujourd’hui pour un avenir durable/ » est le thème de cette année, je suis très fière que notre Section locale soit si progressiste et...
“Progress of women is progress for all of us. Giving priority to women is not an option. It is a necessity. Giving more opportunities to women, besides being a matter of rights, is also a manifestation of good economic sense.” Michelle Bachelet
This International Women’s Day we thank, honour and celebrate the generations before us who bravely fought, toiled and struggled for the equality that we enjoy today.
With Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow being this year’s theme, I am so proud of how progressive our Local has been and continues to be with nearly half of our executive board members now being women.
And while Local 1944 was one of the first unions to have taken up and won the fight for pay equality many decades ago, the fight sadly continues within our country today.
Women in Canada are still fighting for basic protections, struggling to access equality, and maybe most importantly, for respect. Benefits Canada reports that Canadian women earned 23% less than men in 2020: report.
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As the generation of today, we must continue to stand up against inequality in any form.
We must harness that same resilience and unshakable courage of the generations before us. And while many global ills are unfortunately outside of our immediate control, we can take action against the wrongs and inequalities that we may encounter – especially in the workplace.
Why? Because, we all pay a price for inequality and oppression. As Dr. Valerie Hudson argues in her book The First Political Order, societies that treat women badly are poorer and less stable.
So, it’s on us, the generation of today, to lay down an even stronger foundation towards a more tolerant and equitable future. And we have it within us.
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To me, International Women’s Day is a reminder of the power of unity.
I am so proud to stand with you, my brothers and sisters, having seen the sheer bravery, grit and resilience that you displayed during the pandemic. COVID has proved that...
« Les progrès accomplis en faveur des femmes sont des progrès accomplis pour nous tous. Accorder la priorité aux femmes n'est pas un choix à faire. C'est une obligation. Investir dans la femme est plus qu'une simple question de droits : c'est également un choix judicieux d'un point de vue économique. »
Michelle Bachelet
En cette Journée internationale des femmes, nous remercions, honorons et célébrons les générations qui nous ont précédées et qui se sont courageusement battues, ont travaillé fort et lutté pour l'égalité dont nous bénéficions aujourd'hui.
« L’égalité des sexes aujourd’hui pour un avenir durable » est le thème de cette année, je suis très fière que notre Section locale soit si progressiste et continue de l'être avec maintenant près de la moitié des membres de notre Bureau exécutif qui sont des femmes.
Bien que la Section locale 1944 ait été l'un des premiers syndicats à avoir entrepris et remporté la lutte pour l'égalité salariale il y a plusieurs décennies, malheureusement le combat se poursuit dans notre pays aujourd'hui.
Les femmes au Canada se battent toujours pour des protections de base, luttent pour accéder à l'égalité et peut-être plus important encore, pour le respect. Le site internet Benefits Canada rapporte que les Canadiennes gagnaient 23 % de moins que les hommes en 2020 : rapport.
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Étant la génération d’aujourd’hui, nous devons continuer à lutter contre les inégalités sous toutes leurs formes.
Nous devons faire preuve de la même résilience et du même courage inébranlable des générations qui nous ont précédés. Et tandis que de nombreux troubles mondiaux sont malheureusement hors de notre contrôle immédiat, nous pouvons prendre des mesures contre les injustices et inégalités auxquelles nous pouvons être confrontés – en particulier dans le milieu de travail.
Pourquoi ? Parce que nous payons tous le prix de l'inégalité et de l'oppression. Comme le démontre Dr Valerie Hudson dans son livre The First Political Order, les sociétés qui maltraitent les femmes sont plus pauvres et moins stables.
C’est donc à nous, la génération d’aujourd’hui, de mettre en place des bases encore plus solides pour un avenir plus tolérant et équitable. C'est en chacun d'entre nous.
Members of United Steelworkers Local 8888 today decisively ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries covering nearly 10,000 shipbuilders at Newport News Shipbuilding.
The union's Tellers Committee announced the results of the mail ballot count early this morning:
YES -- 3,678 NO -- 533
Local 8888 President Charles Spivey, a strong champion of the new contract, praised the overwhelming "Yes" vote. "Our members have spoken -- decisively. They have ratified a contract that broke new ground and enhanced gains from previous negotiations. Now it's time to move this union forward, understanding that a good contract is no better than the members who know what it says and what it means."
The new 5-year (or 60-month) contract will be effective February 7, 2022 and will expire on February 7, 2027. The agreement contains over $22,000 in new money based on a 40-hour week. It also features a first-time $2,000 Essential Pay bonus; a new Domestic Partner benefit; an additional 8 hours of annual leave, and a monthly boost to the pension payment to future retirees.
Members rejected the initial tentative agreement last November. The mail-in ballot used in the second vote more than doubled the number of members who voted in person in November. USW Chief Negotiator Fred Redmond called the mail ballot "a game-changer." Redmond, who is also USW International Vice President for Human Affairs, said, "It engaged thousands more members and allowed their voices to be heard and their votes to be counted. This is a proud union with a new generation emerging in the shipyard. This contract gives them solid footing to flourish."
President Spivey, who has been a Steelworker for more than 40 years and survived two strikes, added, "Essential Shipbuilders are now permanently recognized in writing and we are not going back."
USW Local 8888 represents more than 10,000 workers at the Newport News shipyard.
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 believe in better. We stand up and fight back for better. We work for working families around the world.
