LOCAL 670 BULLETIN BOARD

YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

OUR DEMOCRACY IS AT RISK

THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN THE CITIZENS UNITED v. FEC

OVERTURNED LONGSTANDING PRECEDENT PROHIBITING CORPORATIONS

FROM SPENDING THEIR GENERAL TREASURY FUNDS IN OUR ELECTIONS.

THE KEY WORD BEING OUR.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED YOURSELF POLITICAL

OR YOU HAVE NEVER TAKEN THE TIME TO WRITE TO YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS,

NOW IS THE TIME

AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, CONTACT YOUR ELECTED CONGRESSMEN

AND CALL UPON THEM TO PASS AND SEND TO THE STATES FOR RATIFICATION

A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO RESTORE THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND

FAIR ELECTIONS TO THE PEOPLE.

THE CITIZENS UNITED DECISION WILL ALLOW CORPORATIONS TO INFLUENCE ELECTIONS

THROUGH THEIR SPENDING ON A LEVEL THAT IS UNPRECEDENTED.

THEY WILL ESSENTIALLY BE UNCHALLENGED IN THEIR ABILITY TO FUND THE

CAMPAIGNS OF THEIR CHOICE.

NO OTHER VOICES WILL BE HEARD ABOVE THEIR CAMPAIGN CHOICES.

THE FIGHTS FOR UNION RIGHTS, FOR FUNDING OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

AND FUNDING OUR SCHOOLS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.

IF HAVING A CHOICE IN CANDIDATES WHO RUN FOR OFFICE

AND HAVING A CHOICE IN THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF GOVERNMENT

MATTER TO YOU, AND IT SHOULD, THEN PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES

AND MAKE THE EFFORT TO FIGHT THIS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE.

IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE SPEAK OUT NOW!

IT WILL CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY FOR THIS COUNTRY!

THE ADDRESS TO CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN CAN BE FOUND

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TIPS PAGE. YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT THEM VIA THEIR

PERSONAL WEBSITES OR THE OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL WEBSITES.

IT IS NOT IMPORTANT HOW YOU DO IT, BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT

THAT YOU DO IT

WORK INJURY REPORTING

PLEASE REMEMBER

REPORT ANY INJURY, NO MATTER HOW INSIGNIFICANT IT MAY SEEM AT THE TIME

SOMETIMES THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN INJURY ARE NOT FULLY APPARENT UNTIL HOURS OR DAYS HAVE PASSED

EMPLOYERS ARE RELUCTANT TO GIVE WORKERS COMPENSATION

IF AN INJURY IS NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORTED

YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVE YOUR INJURY ACTUALLY OCCURRED

ON THE JOB RATHER THAN AT HOME, IF YOU DO NOT REPORT RIGHT AWAY

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

SUPPORT USW JOBS AND THE LOCAL PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMY

We can be both energy efficient and supportive of our USW brothers and sisters by buying US made products. This is just one example. Make the effort to find out where the products you buy are manufactured. It may take a little extra effort to avoid the 'made in China' label, but it can make a difference!

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

CURRENT EVENTS

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