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8378's MySpace
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8378's FacebookSign up for 2010 Women in Trades Career Fair
Submitted by Joe on February 7, 2010 - 6:49am.Last year in McMinnville, only 12 High School girls went to this Career Fair. Two years ago Cascade participated on the last day with a booth on the “Careers for Women Day”. This year United Steelworkers Local 8378 is trying to get support to fill a 55 student bus with girls from Media Arts & Communications Academy (MACA) and McMinnville High School (MHS).
Put Oregonians Back to Work!
Submitted by Joe on January 31, 2010 - 11:06pm.TIRED OF BEING UNEMPLOYED?
LOST YOUR JOB RECENTLY?
TIRED OF LOOKING FOR A JOB?
JOB CREATION BILLS ARE PENDING
TELL THE LEGISLATURE:
OREGON’S WORKING FAMILIES WANT ACTION
USW members, children eligible for Union Plus scholarships
Submitted by Joe on January 26, 2010 - 4:16am.Union Plus Scholarships
Fact Sheet: COBRA Premium Reduction
Submitted by Joe on January 22, 2010 - 11:42am....Eligible individuals pay only 35 percent of their COBRA premiums and the remaining 65 percent is reimbursed to the coverage provider through a tax credit. To qualify, individuals must experience a COBRA qualifying event that is the involuntary termination of a covered employee's employment. The involuntary termination must occur during the period that began September 1, 2008 and ends on February 28, 2010.
In Trade, too often, the Victim is Blamed?
Submitted by Joe on January 21, 2010 - 6:29pm.
United Steelworkers Local 8378 Supports a "YES" on 66 and 67
Submitted by Joe on January 21, 2010 - 11:56am.
At Tuesday's General Meeting our members voted unanimously to support Ballot Measures 66 and 67.
Cascade Steel cuts another 17 jobs
Submitted by Joe on January 6, 2010 - 4:25pm.cross-posted by NewsRegister.com Staff Report
McMinnville's Cascade Steel Rolling Mills is about to embark on its fifth round of layoffs in a little more than a year, President Jeff Dyck confirmed Tuesday in response to a union press release.
Management at the mill, one of the largest employers in Yamhill County, notified the United Steelworkers that it plans to lay off an additional 17 union workers Sunday.
D5: Mobilization Against the World Trade Organization
Submitted by Joe on November 30, 2009 - 5:14pm.Saturday, December 5th * Downtown Portland
Wauna Mill Lays Off 15 Workers
Submitted by Joe on November 17, 2009 - 8:01am.Layoffs will come from labor pool; union offered alternatives, but company declined Starting this week, 15 workers will be laid off from Georgia-Pacific's Wauna Mill for an extended period. The layoffs will come from the labor pool, a group of workers who fill vacancies as needed in a variety of jobs at the mill. Kristi Ward, public affairs manager for the company, said it's the first time in "many years" the mill has had to impose involuntary layoffs.
Union-Made Halloween Treats
Submitted by Joe on October 23, 2009 - 12:48pm.Why Steelworkers Should Care About Healthcare Reform?
Submitted by Joe on October 23, 2009 - 12:40pm.“I Have Great Insurance . . .
Why Would I Want Healthcare Reform?”
USW 8378 in the news
Submitted by Joe on October 17, 2009 - 8:33am.I must have missed posting these.
USW and CWA Locals Endorse HR 676
Steelworkers support Buy American effort
Letter on Riverbend Expansion
Submitted by Joe on October 8, 2009 - 2:22pm.Ethics Complaint Filed
Submitted by Joe on October 3, 2009 - 5:02am.New STEELWORKERS
Submitted by Joe on September 6, 2009 - 3:39pm.On Thursday the workers at CRT Processing in Clackamas voted 16-8 to become STEELWORKERS. Congratulations to them and special thanks to District 12 Organizer Pete Passerelli for all his work on this. Also, thanks for the support of Senator Merkley's Labor Liaison and the members of 7150, 6163 and Blue Oregon. Good luck in negotiations.
Green jobs in Oregon should be fair jobs, too.?
Submitted by Joe on August 28, 2009 - 4:41pm.Go check this out (More>>) and help organize for good quality Green Jobs. Please call these executives and post a comment to support the workers at CRT Processing.
Green jobs in Oregon should be fair jobs, too.
Gerard: We Need Employee Free Choice
Submitted by Joe on August 18, 2009 - 6:43pm.On the latest newscast by the Real News Network, United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo Gerard checks in on the fight for the Employee Free Choice Act »
American Protectionism is a Myth
Submitted by Joe on August 4, 2009 - 10:46am.by Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers International President and Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing
Our nation faces rising unemployment, staggering debts, shrinking trade, and no sense of when (and if) a real recovery — one that reaches Main Street and working families — will take hold.
Check out this video
Submitted by Joe on July 26, 2009 - 2:49pm.Dan Dimicco (CEO, Nucor) - "We didn't fire any, we don't lay people off in our company, we never have...you don't tell people there important to you when things are good, and tell them to get lost when things are tough...". Click here for the video
