On Mon., Aug. 30, 2021, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler sent a letter to ExxonMobil's Board of Directors urging them to review the safety risks of continuing the operations in Beaumont with temporary workers during the lockout.

In the letter Shuler says, "We believe that ExxonMobil's decision to continue to operate these facilities with temporary replacement workers creates potential safety risks. I urge you to review ExxonMobil's labor relations practices at the Beaumont complex and seek to resolve the lockout for the mutual benefit of all parties."

Click the link to read the full letter.

https://m.usw.org/news/media-center/articles/2021/afl-cio-sends-letter-to-exxonmobil-board-of-directors-urging-them-to-end-lockout-in-beaumont?fbclid=IwAR1jjt4kLe49pZGIXao-6GAkZKIMyEnAkiE_0bfRj3j5mbm59lhi_WL7W-0

1. Certains membres auront droit à un congé rémunéré, à la discrétion des gestionnaires (naturellement, il n’est pas certain que cela s’applique à la majorité des membres)
2. Certains membres seront invités à travailler le jour férié ; plutôt que de recevoir une prime de jour férié, ils recevront un salaire normal et un jour de congé à un autre moment de l’année, comme convenu avec la direction.
3. Si vous n’aviez pas de quart de travail prévu ce jour-là, vous ne bénéficiez ni de rémunération de jour férié, ni d’aucun autre jour de congé, comme ça aurait été le cas si vous aviez un jour de congé prévu pendant un jour férié. Dans ce scénario, vous n’avez droit à rien.

September 2, 2021 - The federal government recently made September 30th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a statutory holiday, as a small step toward reconciliation with the First Peoples of Canada. It is intended as a day off from work that we can use to learn and grieve together as a country. 

1. Some members will receive the day off with pay, at management’s discretion (naturally it is uncertain if this will be a significant portion of members)
2. Some members will be asked to work on the holiday and rather than receiving holiday premium pay, they will receive straight time pay and a day off at some other point in the year, as mutually agreed to with management
3. If you already had the day off, you don’t receive any stat holiday pay, or any other day off, as you would have if you had a stat holiday as a scheduled day off. In this scenario, you get nothing.

HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT MEETING 

 NOMINATION MEETING NOTICE 

 MEMBERSHIP MEETING 

ZOOM DETAILS

When: September 15, 2021 - 2:30 pm

Topic: USW 6500 General Membership Meeting

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When: September 15, 2021 - 7:30 pm

Topic: USW 6500 General Membership Meeting

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DAILY BARGAINING UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Today the Alliance released a new analysis of KP’s two-tier wage proposal. If implemented, the KP proposal would see newly-hired USW mobility techs, housekeeping attendants, and dietary aides in the Inland Empire earning less than California minimum wage! KP’s proposed two-tier system would only make the wage injustice in the Inland Empire worse.

Lower-wage scales have negatively impacted our members in the Inland Empire for decades. The practice of wage injustice has been going on for so long, it’s normalized, and Kaiser Permanente does not see it as an issue. We know this isn’t just about wages. Decades of wage disparity become missed opportunities to invest in a home, in education, and in our local communities.

Not only is KP on the wrong side of history but their irresponsible wage proposals rest on flawed research and fake data. The execs behind these shameful proposals have obviously not grasped the patient care and quality implications of a wage rate that would literally pay KP workers less than fast-food workers.

KP Proposal Will Worsen Wage Injustice

Hundreds of Alliance members showed up to work on Tuesday wearing union t-shirts, buttons, and stickers to express their solidarity with our National Bargaining team.

We will continue to wear our union t-shirts and buttons every Tuesday till we win a fair contract! For our members in Colorado, you can wear your union gear for Mobilization Mondays.

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FIRST UNION SOLIDARITY TUESDAY IS A SMASH

We must continue to take action in solidarity with our national bargaining team to show KP we are serious about wage justice and patient care.

Each of the national bargaining subcommittees met today to finalize their recommendations and a series of meetings took place to review hundreds of unresolved local bargaining issues. On Wednesday morning the CIC will review recommendations from the majority of the subcommittees.

Make sure you attend our next USW 7600 town hall for more information.

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