USW LOCAL 9346

Union Updates

UPDATED - Friday, February 17, 2012 - 10:10am

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*Check Calendar for Upcoming Meetings and Dates*

Show Your Union Card  -  Participating Businesses

Click Here for 2011 CBA

A Batch of Membership Cards arrived February 16, 2012

Please make arrangements to pick them up - Click for List

Next Membership meeting

• Executive/General Membership Meeting is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
 
    Executive Meeting  
        Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 4:30pm
    Membership Meeting
        Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 5:30pm

Attention Hunters

Remember to send in your photos to the Union Hall with a brief description of your hunt.

At the end of hunting season we will put the names of the hunters - who submitted photos - into a draw for some USW prizes (Jackets, t-shirt, ect.)

WOS Project:

We are collecting shampoo and soap for the Women's Resource Centers and Safe Houses in our Communities.

Next time you stay in a hotel that provides shampoo and soap that you don't use - would you please put them in a bag and give them to a Sister on your crew, drop them off at the Union Hall, or Gertie Banks in Payroll on 3rd floor - Read more in September's Newsletter

We would like to Thank Everyone who donated to the WOS - “School Supplies for Kids” It was a huge success - Read more in September's Newsletter

Local 9346 Women's Committee.

 WOS "Women of Steel" Committee - Open to all women

The purpose of the Women's Committee is to: 

· Help build solidarity and mutual respect amongst our membership

·  Encourage our brothers and sisters to work together and help get our Local more involved in community activities

· Organize activities for our members and their families

 Educating and encouraging women to take on more active and leadership roles within our local...read more in Heather J. Kelloway's article in July's Newsletter...Watch for the Pink Paper at work for WOS activities, announcements, updates,...

• Vacation Allocation Agreement

• We just received Great News on the Vacation Grievance from May 12,  Arbitrator  Dave McPhillips award came out on May 24, 2011.

• Last Paragraph of the award reads as follows:

  • "The Union's policy grievance in this matter is upheld and a declaration is hereby issued that the vacation entitlement for employees for this year will be pro-rated to account for the loss of 67 days due to the labour strike which occurred between January 30 to April 8, 2011.  None of the other declaratory relief sought by the Union is necessary or appropriate in these circumstances.  It is so Awarded.  Dated this 24th day of May, 2011."

• The Seven Eligible Financial Institutions for Employee RRSP Contributions:

  1. Canada Life

  2. Investors Group

  3. Toronto Dominion Bank

  4. Sun Life

  5. East Kootenay Credit Union

  6. Scotia Bank

  7. Royal Bank

• Click here for Information on the list of Providers and the Contact Person

• MEMO OF SETTLEMENT - APRIL 2, 2011