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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 ===========================================================
To All USW/IAM Members at Libbey,
To All USW/IAM Members at Libbey,
On June 2nd, management presented us with an extensive list of concessions they were seeking in order to emerge from bankruptcy. By their calculations, these concessions amounted to over 26% of our wages and benefits in Toledo and 17% in Shreveport.
On June 2nd, management presented us with an extensive list of concessions they were seeking in order to emerge from bankruptcy. By their calculations, these concessions amounted to over 26% of our wages and benefits in Toledo and 17% in Shreveport.
CONTRA COSTA LABOR ENDORSEMENTS 2020Your union did the research. You decide!
FEDERAL
Joe Biden - President of the United States (website)
Kamala Harris - Vice-President of the United States
Mike Thompson - House of Representatives, District 5 (website) Jerry McNerney - House of Representatives, District 9 (website) Mark DeSaulnier - House of Representatives, District 11 (website) Eric Swalwell - House of Representatives, District 15 (website)
STATE
Bill Dodd - State Senator, District 3 (website)
No Endorsement - State Senator, District 7 (website)
Nancy Skinner - State Senator, District 9 (website)
No Endorsement - State Assembly, District 11 (website) Tim Grayson - State Assembly, District 14 (website)
Buffy Wicks - State Assembly, District 15 (website)
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan - State Assembly, District 16 (website)
COUNTY
Diane Burgis - Board of Supervisors, District 3 (website) Federal Glover - Board of Supervisors, District 5 (website)
(PITTSBURGH) – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s plan to end outsourcing and bring jobs back to the United States:
“American workers need leaders who understand that our economy cannot survive if we continue to ship manufacturing and other jobs overseas.
“Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s vision to protect and create jobs through a combination of tax incentives, infrastructure investment with strong Buy American provisions, and attention to domestic supply chains offers common sense solutions and a clear path to success.
“For far too long, American workers have borne witness to a steady stream of plant shutdowns and closures. And while the pandemic certainly contributed to the devastation of the American economy and cost millions of jobs, the sad reality is that this trend stretches back well beyond this year.
“Donald Trump’s policies have been heavy on talk and massive corporate tax cuts, but light on strategic, long-term action when it comes to truly protecting American jobs. America’s workers and industries can’t count on short-term solutions.
“It’s no wonder then that imports continue to flow into our country, jobs continue to move offshore and massive Chinese overcapacity continues to erode global prices of our manufactured goods.
“The Biden-Harris plan shows that they will prioritize domestic manufacturing and more importantly that they intend to put American workers first.”
For more on Trump’s broken promises to steelworkers, click here.
The USW represents 850,000 workers employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in health care, public sector, higher education, tech and service occupations.
On June 2nd, management presented us with an extensive list of concessions they were seeking in order to emerge from bankruptcy. By their calculations, these concessions amounted to over 26% of our wages and benefits in Toledo and 17% in Shreveport.
Your Union requested and received hundreds of spreadsheets and thousands of pages of documents in order to analyze the company’s sales, costs, profits, losses, and overall financial condition. The conclusions drawn from that analysis are included in this summary, but we recognized that in order for the company to emerge from bankruptcy, the company needed to restructure its business and that would include sacrifices from the employees.
We believe this Tentative Agreement provides the investment from the employees that the company needs, balanced with our needs to have the best standard of living given the circumstances of bankruptcy. These changes are painful, especially for our sisters and brothers in Shreveport, but the alternatives of facing the company’s demands for deeper concessions or the possibility of a labor dispute are more dire and put our members and their families at greater risk.
As you review this Summary, please note that your current Contract remains unchanged unless specifically modified by the Settlement Agreement. This Summary provides an overview of the provisions of the Settlement Agreement and you may obtain or view a copy of the Settlement from your local union.
Throughout this process the key to avoiding the dramatic concessions demanded by management and the financial lenders, has been your support and unity with your bargaining committees. Your support, and the dedication and commitment of your local union officers, has given the unions the necessary influence to fight off the demands that would have surely resulted in the failure of Libbey Glass.
A ratification vote will be held based on one member, one vote. The vote will be conducted by each USW Local Union and the majority of the combined total of votes cast by USW members will determine the results. The IAM constitution requires Lodge 105 to vote separately, and our joint USW/IAM Committee...
The next Monthly Meeting of the Chester County Central Labor Council will be held at 7:00pm Monday September 21st, 2020 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 6:00pm.
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The next Monthly Meeting of the Chester County Central Labor Council will be held at 7:00pm Monday October 19th, 2020 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 6:00pm.
The next Monthly General Membership Meeting of USW Local 1165 will be held at 5:30pm Tuesday September 22nd, 2020 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 4:45pm.
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The next Monthly General Membership Meeting of USW Local 1165 will be held at 5:30pm Tuesday October 27th, 2020 at the union hall. Executive Board meets at 4:45pm.
If you are interested in other virtual training sessions, such as Hazard Mapping, please contact your staff representative and email us at [email protected] [2].
If you are interested in other virtual training sessions, such as Hazard Mapping, please contact your staff representative and email us at [email protected] [2].
Resiliency: Overcoming Difficult Situations for USW Next Generation
This awareness-level training is designed for workers and community members to recognize signs and symptoms of stress related to disasters and pandemics. This course will also help participants to build resilience by understanding stress reduction and coping strategies.
Click here to register for Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 at 6 p.m. (EST).
