LOCAL 670 BULLETIN BOARD

CURRENT EVENTS

THE LOCAL 670 PICNIC

THE LOCAL APPROVED A BUDGET FOR THE ANNUAL PICNIC AT THE JANUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING. WE HOPE TO GET INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PICNIC OUT EARLY ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND. WE HOPE TO EXPAND THE MENU THIS YEAR AND ADD MORE ENTERTAINMENT. THE SAME VENUE HAS BEEN RETAINED. KEEP WATCHING HERE. AS DETAILS ARE RELEASED THEY WILL BE POSTED HERE.

IMPORTANT!

THE SURVEY THE UNION WAS CONSIDERING CONCERNING HOW VACATION PAY WAS RECEIVED HAS BEEN DELAYED. THE COMPANY IS CHANGING TO A NEW TIME AND ATTENDANCE REPORTING SYSTEM AND IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THAT WILL AFFECT THE PAYROLL ISSUES. THE SURVEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE NEEDED DEPENDING ON HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS. KEEP WATCHING HERE AND ON THE BULLETIN BOARDS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

IMPORTANT!
WITH THE CURRENT DEBATE ON HEALTH CARE IN WASHINGTON, A LOT OF MISINFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE BILL CONTAINS IS BEING DISTRIBUTED BY THOSE WHO WISH TO SEE REFORM FAIL AND WHO WISH TO SEE THE PRESIDENT FAIL. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS OPENED A WEBSITE TO HELP EXPLAIN WHAT THE BILL CONTAINS AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE CONSUMER AND THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. A LINK FOR THIS SITE HAS BEEN PLACED ON THIS WEBSITE. GO TO THE INTERNET LINKS PAGE UNDER GOVERNMENT AND CLICK ON HEALTH CARE REFORM.

ISSUES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED CONCERNING THE REED
GROUP AND HOW THEY ARE HANDLING FMLA AND DISABILITY CASES. PLEASE
REPORT ERRORS AND CONCERNS TO THE UNION LEADERSHIP AND TO THE
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

PLEASE KEEP WATCHING YOUR PAYCHECKS AS ERRORS CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED

THE HEALTH/WEALTH CONNECTION

USE THE LINK BELOW TO FIND OUT!

COULD THE SIZE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF YOUR LIFE?

A HELPING HAND

This is a copy of a letter received by your website administrator. If you can assist with any information, please e-mail the website postmaster. Links can be found on the Welcome page and the Internet Links page. All information gathered will be forwarded to the USPA Secretary Treasurer.

We Need Your Help

Foreclosures, Shut-downs, Layoffs and Unemployment

Many of us know a friend or family member who is laid off or out of work. Maybe it is you.

It may be a while before this incoming government can pass legislation that will stem the flow of job losses and reverse this downward trend.

The United Steelworkers (USW), with the help of the United Steelworkers Press Association (USPA) members, would like to begin a project to assist those members and their families who are laid off or could be laid off. The project would involve the collection of information of state, municipal, community or non-profit agencies that could assist workers who are displaced and make this information available them on the USW Web site.

The project will be listed state-by-state to make it easier for people to find. Since this is such a massive project, we are asking for your help to retrieve any and all information that you can about your state, municipality or community agencies and then pass it along to the USPA Secretary Treasurer, jcoleman@usw.org.

It may be locations of food banks, or programs for the unemployed. It could be assistance programs or places that provide low-cost or free clothing. Do not be concerned about duplicating another person's information. We will sift through everything to make sure all information is made available.

In return, your information will be arranged by state and will be placed on a new Action page being developed for the USW Web site. This information will be downloadable for communicators to use in newsletters and on their Local Union Web sites. We all can play a part to help our brothers and sisters who could be struggling in their time of need.

The USPA Executive Board commends all members for their work during the 2008 elections and the donation of goodwill stories and articles over the holiday season. We urge all members to get involved with this worth-while project and thank members in advance.

So, here is what is required:

· Exact name of agency, address and city. What the agency provides.

· Web site of any agencies

· Your name and contact information (if we need to get in touch with you

On behalf of the USPA Executive Board

Jim Coleman
USPA Secretary Treasurer
USW Communications Department
5 Gateway Center, #802
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 562-2446
(412) 562-2445 fax

USW EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND 24-HOUR HOTLINE

OUR PURPOSE:

The USW Emergency Response Team supports local unions and our members after catastrophic accidents or fatalities.

OUR MISSION:

To provide family members and co-workers with critical incident stress debriefing and/or grief counseling
To investigate the root causes of the accident
To provide both legal information and assistance to the families

In the event of any fatal or life-altering injury to any of our members, the USW local should notify the staff representative (in this case, for local 670, Howard Miller) and the emergency response team immediately!

Please have the victim's name and local union number available when calling the hotline, as well as the name of the employer. For help with other questions about workplace health and safety, please call the USW Health, Safety and Environmental Department at 412-562-2581.

Please do not use the hotline for routine requests

1-866-526-3480