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Obama Achievements for Working Families?Submitted by Joe on August 16, 2010 - 5:49pm.(Click Here Download in PDF format)
As we head toward the halfway mark of President Obama’s first term in office, many labor activists feel a mix of frustration and accomplishment. STEELWORKERS Endorse Sokol-Blosser for House District 24Submitted by Joe on August 4, 2010 - 5:51pm.USW Local 8378, is proud to announce our endorsement of Susan Sokol Blosser for HD 24 by a unanimous vote of the members at a recent general meeting. Your Young Adult Children May Gain New Coverage Option?Submitted by Joe on June 10, 2010 - 4:55am.What does this mean for you: According to the law, it comes into effect six months after the law passed. Under our plan, your children who meet all the requirements, will be eligible for enrollment the first day of the plan year thereafter, which is July 1, 2011. So open enrollment would be allowed at that point. Schwab Retirement Plan MeetingsSubmitted by Joe on June 8, 2010 - 5:24am.Thursday, June 10th SEMINAR: Make the most of your Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Salary Deferral Retirement Plan Workshop by Good Grief AmericaSubmitted by Joe on May 31, 2010 - 2:58am.Union Members: Are you or any of your friends or family members facing foreclosure or worried about holding on to a home? Are you interested in working to support people in your community who are in trouble because of job loss and bank and mortgage company fraud? Steelworkers Approach Cascade Steel and Offer a One Year Pay FreezeSubmitted by Joe on March 31, 2010 - 10:31am.Union Says in exchange for a one year contract extension it will voluntarily forego a scheduled pay increase.
MCMINNVILLE, OR — Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc., the largest private employer in Yamhill County, reached an agreement with the Steelworkers to voluntarily give up a scheduled pay raise. In what may be seen as a sign of the times, United Steelworkers (USW) Local 8378 in McMinnville voted March 22 to give up a scheduled pay raise in order to extend their union contract by one year. What’s the state of the steel industry in the U.S.?Submitted by Joe on March 26, 2010 - 6:33pm.Posted by SCapozzola on March 26th, 2010Steel industry leaders met in Washington yesterday to talk about the current state of the steel industry at a Congressional Steel Caucus hearing. The consensus: the trade imbalance between the United States and other countries needs to be fixed in order to improv DISLOCATED WORKER AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOLARSHIPSSubmitted by Joe on March 4, 2010 - 12:29pm.Enterprise for Employment and Education Annual Sparkle of Excellence Award Dinner will be held Thursday, April 15, 2010 at which multiple Scholarships will be awarded. Tell White House to Make Recess Appointments to NLRB?Submitted by Joe on February 15, 2010 - 8:35pm.The email below was sent out by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Below Sign up for 2010 Women in Trades Career FairSubmitted by Joe on February 7, 2010 - 7:49am.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 February 1, 2010 - 12:06am.TIRED OF BEING UNEMPLOYED? JOB CREATION BILLS ARE PENDING USW members, children eligible for Union Plus scholarshipsSubmitted by Joe on January 26, 2010 - 5:16am.Union Plus Scholarships
Fact Sheet: COBRA Premium ReductionSubmitted by Joe on January 22, 2010 - 12:42pm....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 - 7:29pm.United Steelworkers Local 8378 Supports a "YES" on 66 and 67Submitted by Joe on January 21, 2010 - 12:56pm.
At Tuesday's General Meeting our members voted unanimously to support Ballot Measures 66 and 67. Cascade Steel cuts another 17 jobsSubmitted by Joe on January 6, 2010 - 5:25pm.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 OrganizationSubmitted by Joe on November 30, 2009 - 6:14pm.Saturday, December 5th * Downtown Portland
Wauna Mill Lays Off 15 WorkersSubmitted by Joe on November 17, 2009 - 9:01am.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 TreatsSubmitted by Joe on October 23, 2009 - 1:48pm. |
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