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Brother Tim hired on at the Goodyear Topeka Plant 21 years ago in the Maintenance Department and served as Steward in 1999 to 2003. He was elected as Vice Chairman for Maintenance in 2003 and held the office through 2009. After a break from union representation, he was elected to Maintenance Chairman in the spring of 2018. Tim has also served on the Skilled Trades Committee multiple times throughout his career.
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Tim and his lady Sherry live happily together. They have six wonderful children and have also been blessed with fifteen grandchildren.
Please dont be afraid to report a supervisor for any type of misconduct. US Steel has a well written policy on workplace misconduct. If we must abide by it, they do too.
Last Thursday we received great news! The U.S Department of Commerce made their final ruling and have decided to cut the countervailing duty on Posco’s hot-rolled steel to .55% from 41.57%. Now we have to wait until this Thursday (6/20) to get the final ruling for the Anti-Dumping.
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Last Thursday we received great news! The U.S Department of Commerce made their final ruling and have decided to cut the countervailing duty on Posco’s hot-rolled steel to .55% from 41.57%. Now we have to wait until this Thursday (6/20) to get the final ruling for the Anti-Dumping.
We received the scores back on the MTM assessment and have posted them on the Local 1440 web site. If you would like to see how well you did, log onto the web page and you can look up your sign in number or there is a QR link on the next page.
We received the scores back on the MTM assessment and have posted them on the Local 1440 web site. If you would like to see how well you did, log onto the web page and you can look up your sign in number or there is a QR link on the next page.
This week we are starting negotiation with UPI. Updates will be posted on our web site and Facebook. If you want to know what is going on during our talks sign up for the contract updates and you will receive an email when they are posted. We have done a lot of preparation for this and I feel we are well prepared.
This week we are starting negotiation with UPI. Updates will be posted on our web site and Facebook. If you want to know what is going on during our talks sign up for the contract updates and you will receive an email when they are posted. We have done a lot of preparation for this and I feel we are well prepared.
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Last Thursday we received great news! The U.S Department of Commerce made their final ruling and have decided to cut the countervailing duty on Posco’s hot-rolled steel to .55% from 41.57%. Now we have to wait until this Thursday (6/20) to get the final ruling for the Anti-Dumping.
We received the scores back on the MTM assessment and have posted them on the Local 1440 web site. If you would like to see how well you did, log onto the web page and you can look up your sign in number or there is a QR link on the next page.
This week we are starting negotiation with UPI. Updates will be posted on our web site and Facebook. If you want to know what is going on during our talks sign up for the contract updates and you will receive an email when they are posted. We have done a lot of preparation for this and I feel we are well prepared.
The last month in safety has been a tough one as I’m sure you have seen. There is a lot going on this time of year with summer, Vacation, Kids out of school, the heat wave along with other things. We all need to remember to take the time and make sure we are keeping ourselves and others safe. Everyone wants to go home to our families like we arrived to work. I hope you and your family’s enjoy safety day. Local 1440 will be there at a booth selling T-shirts and will have a call to action card for the safe working conditions in Hospitals and medical field that I hope you can fill out to give our support. Ever worker deserves safe working conditions no matter what job they are doing.
Today we met with the company for the negotiations kickoff, where the company gives a presentation on the state of the business, trade and where the company stand to-date. Bob La venture our district director is here for the presentation.
We will start passing proposals back and forth on Wednesday so more updates to follow.
Please talk with your brother and sisters of the union around you to make sure they too are signed up for these email notices. We will be sending out updates after every meeting, along with updating our website.
https://uswlocals.org/local-1-689/member-change-informationThere is now a form on the Member Information tab to update your personal information for the Union.
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There is now a form on the Member Information tab to update your personal information for the Union. [1]
https://uswlocals.org/local-1-689/member-change-information [1]There is now a form on the Member Information tab to update your personal information for the Union.
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https://uswlocals.org/local-1-689/member-change-informationThere is now a form on the Member Information tab to update your personal information for the Union.
