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.
Scott McCormick is one of two elected Guards for USW Local 1899. Scott also participates in several programs throughout our local. Scott is an appointed Safety Representative for Zone 30. Scott has 39 years of service to his union and throughout the plant. He currently works as a Mechanic in Utility, Services, and Yard.
Dan Drennan is currently one of two elected Guards for USW Local 1899. Dan also participates in several programs throughout our local union. Dan has 39 years of service within the union and throughout the plant. He currently works as a Mechanic out of Utilities, Services, and Yard.
Walt is currently elected as Local 1899 Financial Secretary. Walt has 38 years of service to the local union and throughout the plant. Walt is also the Contracting Out Coordinating Chair. The Contracting Out Coordinator deals with contractual matters concerning all "outside contractors" in accordance to the negotiated language throughout the contract.
Randy Virgin is currently appointed as full-time Benefits and Joint Efforts Coordinator. Randy is also elected as the Recording Secretary for the local. Randy has 31 years of service to the local union and throughout the plant.
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Randy Virgin is currently appointed as full-time Benefits and Joint Efforts Coordinator. Randy is also elected as the Recording Secretary for the local.
The current position of Vice President is open. All nominees will be placed on the ballot during our spring elections in hopes of becoming the next Vice President of USW Local 1899.
President Simmons has been our elected President since 2009. Previous to being elected President, he served as an elected Grievance Chairman for several years. President Simmons is a Mechanic at the Cold Mill Mechanical Department. President Simmons also has 39 years of service to the local union as well as throughout the plant.
Eddie Lance is one of three elected Trustees. Eddie was recently appointed to the vacancy in this position because of a retirement. Eddie has 3 years of service to the Union and throughout the plant. Currently Eddie is an incumbent of the Cold Strip Mill in production. Eddie also volunteers on several committees throughout the local union.
Jason Fernandez is one of three elected Trustees within the local. Jason was appointed to fulfill the open position from a retirement. Jason has 9 years of service with the Union and throughout the plant. Jason is part of production with the 80" Hot Strip Mill. He is also elected as a Grievance Committeeman, representing members from Zone 67.
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Robert Ford is one of three elected Trustees within the local. Robert has 13 years of service with GC Works.
USW Local 1944 shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to USW Local 1944 for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. USW Local 1944 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
USW Local 1944 shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to USW Local 1944 for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. USW Local 1944 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
2. CONTEST PERIOD.
2. CONTEST PERIOD.
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The Contest entry period shall start on August 6, 2020, and end on September 9, 2020, after which time the Contest will be closed and no other entries shall be accepted.
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The Contest entry period shall start on August 6, 2020, and end on September 15, 2020, after which time the Contest will be closed and no other entries shall be accepted.
3. HOW TO ENTER.
3. HOW TO ENTER.
There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. Entries must be received prior to the end of the Contest Period to be eligible for entry.
There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. Entries must be received prior to the...
Granite City Works will be conducting a school supply drive for local children in need. This year due to Covid-19 restrictions, we will only accept cash donations which will be used to purchase remote learning supplies. Students will no longer be able to share supplies, so the need this year is even greater.
A gate collection will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
The members of USW Local 12160 provide an essential service for our community. We are there for our community and customers even in the midst of a deadly pandemic.
Our members are on the frontlines performing vital work for our community every day. We enter homes and offices not knowing if the people we serve may be transmitting covid-19. On a daily basis we interact with customers and contractors who are not wearing masks or observing basic safety protocols. We do essential work which has the potential to sacrifice our health and lives.
Water is an essential public service and with more people confined to home we’ve seen an increase in demand and usage from residential customers. Yet RWA management has chosen this moment to scale back our hours, reducing public service.
Any cut to public service potentially impacts the health and safety of our community. Reduced hours for customer service representatives, for example, may make it more difficult and time-consuming for the public to report problems ranging from discolored water to back-ups which produce floods.
RWA management imposed these cuts after our union rejected demands to set aside our contract and go without negotiated pay increases. Management made these demands even while padding their own pension payments and adding a number of highly-compensated management positions.
Cuts to employee hours harm public service and cannot be justified by the RWA’s financial situation or the state of the business. While there may be legitimate concerns about the future impact of covid on our community, RWA leaders have reported at recent Board meetings that the company is weathering the storm.
Management’s decisions on how to deploy our work force have led to cutbacks and increased customer complaints. At a time when we should all be focused on the needs of our community, management is waging war on its own workforce. The union lives up to its contractual obligations and management should do the same.
We are committed to the RWA’s mission of providing the best possible service for our community. Management should be working with the union to scale up our collective efforts in support of our customers, not looking to inflict cuts in vital services.
