USW LOCAL 387

UNION MEETING

Febuary

The Union meeting will be on Monday Feb. 5th

                              PLACE:

At the American Legion Post #20 in the basement meeting room.

Quarry Road (Beekmantown Road), Plattsburgh NY

                              TIME:

5:15 pm Shop Stewards meeting.

6:00 pm for the regular meeting.

                              AGENDA:

                                          Regular Business   

See you There!!!!!!!!!!!!!    

Local #387 Wellness Fund

Purpose:

The purpose of this porposal is to fund,consolidate and better manage charitable contributions that the union gives.

Payouts:

There will be a donation given for:

1.)Death in the family as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Father,mother,spouse,siblings,children,grand childern,mother/father in-law,step parents,or grandparents of the union brother or sister ($200.00).

2.) Retirements $125.00 and a "United Steel Workers"watch.($200.00)

3.) Good and Welfare (missing work due to illness) ($100.00)

4.) Bibles for death in the family.

5.) Other donations (fires,serious illness,any charitable reason,for Union Brothers and Sisters that must be approved by vote at an union meeting. ($100.00)

Cost:

$1.00 per week per union member.

Funds will be in an active account seperate from all other union accounts.

The union will review this program every year.

The account must have a minimum of $3,000.00 in the account before making payouts.

UNITED STEEL WORKERS LOCAL 387 IS LOCATED IN PLATTSBURGH NY. WE ARE THE FIRST MILL TO PRODUCE TOILET TISSUE FOR GEORGIA PACIFIC IN 1963. WE ARE LOCATED ON THE SHORES OF BEATIFUL LAKE CHAMPLAIN. WE ARE 21 MILES SOUTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER AND ONE HOUR FROM MONTREAL.WE ARE PART OF THE GREATER OLYMPIC REGION AND 45 MILES FROM LAKE PLACID HOME OF THE 1980 WINTER OLYMPICS AND THE MIRACLE ON ICE. EAST OF US ACROSS THE LAKE IS BURLINGTON VERMONT AND ONLY A 21 MILE TRIP TAKING THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN FERRY WHICH RUNS YEAR AROUND. INTERSTATE 87 IS JUST A MILE AWAY AND WE ARE IN THE HEART OF THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS.WE ARE A VPP STAR MILL AND THE LEADER IN CLINTON COUNTY FOR SAFETY. WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGER EMPLOYERS IN CLINTON COUNTY. WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 40 YEARS IN THE CITY OF PLATTSBURGH WHICH ALSO IS HOME OF PLATTSBURGH STATE SUNY AND CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE. PLEASE ENJOY OUR SITE AND SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK.  IN SOLIDARITY USW LOCAL 387.                                                                  

Most of us never had to build our union.  Others who came before us organized it.  Today, workers trying to organize are often subjected to illegal activities by the boss to stop them from forming a union. 

Most companies today whose workers want to exercise their right to form a union hire “union busters.”  These high priced lawyers are specialists at intimidation of workers.  They routinely advise their clients to break the law by terminating union leaders, knowing they may never even be punished.  Then, even if workers overcome all of the scare tactics and illegal firings, chances are the boss will never negotiate a contract with the workers. 

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) will give workers the ability to form a union in the workplace freely.  This bill that was nearly passed in the House last session will:  1) Guarantee that if a majority of workers in a workplace sign a union card they have their union; 2)  Provide stiff penalties for employers who break the law during organizing campaigns by their workers, and 3)  Mandate that any first contracts not approved in a reasonable amount of time go to an arbitrator for final decision.  Take action today to pass the EFCA.

When you call, tell your Representatives and Senators:

1 in 5 leaders of union organizing campaigns are illegally fired.

The EFCA will level playing field for workers to organize.

This is America and no one should fear for their job just for trying to form a union!

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