May 14, 2021 - Your Bargaining Committee continues to meet to review language, build proposals and do the work necessary prior to negotiations with Telus. We had a very successful last few days.

We had District 6 Director Marty Warren stop by to pledge his support. We have recently learned that Canadian National Director Ken Neumann, after a long and successful career with the Steelworkers, will be retiring. Brother Warren has thrown his hat into the ring in the hopes of being elected to succeed Brother Neumann.

Brother Matt Rizzo, elected as BC – Craft Rep onto the Bargaining Committee, has had to step down owing to personal reasons. In his place is alternate Brent Armstrong as seen in the photo below, a BC Craft brother hailing from Williams Lake. 

The committee is scheduled to meet again in July and August.

Remember, your engagement and participation is key to our success.

In Solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee
#RiseUp

Le 14 mai 2021 - Votre comité de négociation continue de se réunir pour examiner le langage, élaborer des propositions et faire le travail nécessaire avant les négociations avec Telus. Nous avons fait de grandes avancées au cours des derniers jours. 

Marty Warren, Directeur du District 6, a pris le temps de nous témoigner son soutien. Nous avons récemment appris que Ken Neumann, Directeur national pour le Canada, s’apprête à prendre sa retraite après une longue et brillante carrière chez les Métallos. Le confrère Warren a annoncé sa candidature et espère être élu pour succéder au confrère Neumann. 

Le confrère Matt Rizzo, élu au comité de négociation au poste d’usine en C.-B., a dû démissionner pour des raisons personnelles. Brent Armstrong, comme on le voit sur la photo ci-dessous, le remplace, en tant que confrère d’usine de la C.-B. originaire de Williams Lake.

Le comité se réunira de nouveau en juillet et en août.

N’oubliez pas que votre engagement et votre participation sont la clé de notre succès.

Solidarité
Votre comité de négociation
#LevonsNous

International Vice President Fred Redmond and other representatives from the bargaining committee will be there to update you on everything that has happened so far, answer your questions and discuss the latest proposal.

The meetings will be held at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. We are doing a meeting at 7:45 AM, 12:30 PM, and 3:45 PM (to accomodate different schedules) in the hotel ballroom, with enough space for social distancing. We hope to see you there.

Opportunities to attend:
7:45 AM or
12:30 PM or
3:45 PM

Our local bargaining committee this week continued its work on effects bargaining. We received the company’s response to our opening proposal on April 22, and this week, after much careful, deliberation, we submitted our counterproposal.

Please plan to attend the monthly membership meeting on Tuesday, May 25, to hear more about the effects bargaining process. International Vice President Fred Redmond and other representatives from the bargaining committee will be there to update you on everything that has happened so far, answer your questions and discuss the latest proposal.

The meetings will be held at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place at 7:45 AM, 12:30 PM, and 3:45 PM in the hotel ballroom, with enough space for social distancing. We hope to see you there.

Learn about TAA

We also want to make sure you are aware of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), a program that is available for workers displaced as a result of increased imports. Please watch this video in which USW Legislative Director Roy Houseman discusses the program and how to access its benefits. In addition to helping countless USW members access training through TAA, Roy himself used TAA benefits when his USW-represented paper mill in Montana shut down.

Again, you can watch the video here.

Job fair announced

We also recently uploaded information onto our website about a job fair being conducted by the Region VI Work Force Development Board next Thursday, May 20, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Fairmont, W.Va. Click here to learn more.

You can find this and other important information on our updated local union website: www.usw8-957.org. We will continue to keep you posted on any updates or actions. Please stay in touch by texting USW8957 to 77820.

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