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2015 Local 3657 Scholarship Letter

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To All Dues Paying Members of USW Local Union 3657:

The 3657 Scholarship Committee would like to notify you of this year’s Scholarship Program.  The Local annually grants six (6) Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) scholarships to sons, daughters or legal wards of our active local union members for study at a college, university, trade school or other establishments offering post-secondary education. The members of the Scholarship Committee are Lisa Nutter, Lori Bookwood, and Pam DelBianco.

Per our Local Union By-Laws, three (3) Academic and three (3) Technical Scholarships will be awarded.  All undergraduate and graduate students who qualify for the USW Social Insurance Program and have not previously been granted a Local Union 3657 Scholarship are eligible to participate in the drawing.  Please note on your entry if this would be an Academic or Technical Scholarship; what school your child will be attending and mail it to:

Lisa Nutter, Recording Secretary
USW Local Union 3657
60 Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA  15222

Your entry must be postmarked no later than July 10, 2015.

Winners will be chosen by lottery drawing at the regular membership meeting on July 23, 2015.  Please contact Lisa Nutter at 412-562-2377, or at lnutter@usw.org if you have any questions regarding this matter.  Thank you.

In Solidarity,

John Lepley, President

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Health & Safety Report

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HSE Committee Report

February 2015 

Tuesday, February 24, 2015:  fumes in the HQ building

At 9:00 AM the lobby smelled like diesel. It was probably from a furniture delivery truck that idled at the loading dock. We need to remind the garage attendants, Matt Becker and the International of the 5 minute limit on idling enacted by Allegheny County in 2010.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015: accessibility issues in the HQ building

A letter was sent from the HSE Committee recapping our efforts to improve accessibility for restrooms, ramps and doorways throughout the Headquarters building. We will keep revisiting this until we see some improvements. Our next communication will give them a deadline after which we will schedule our outside ADA evaluator to come in for a tour.

Rapid Response Report

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Rapid Response

Committee Report

Please sign any online petition or sign any letter that opposes current FAST TRACK legislation !!!

This legislation, FAST TRACK trade authority cuts out Congress from the negotiating process, limiting its ability to influence decisions that will have real and significant impacts throughout our state and nation. It will send more of our jobs overseas.

It is time for a new approach to trade where we all can benefit.  Unfortunately the current FAST TRACK proposal does not achieve that goal.  We strongly urge our members to oppose FAST TRACK !

By-Laws Report

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By-Laws

Committee Report 

The by-laws committee met this week and discussed a few potential changes to the by-laws based on the survey results. These changes include, but are not limited to;

  • Updating the language outlined for International Convention Delegates, as well as researching the constitutionality of changing said language.
  • Possibly eliminating compensation for executive board members, as well as determining whether or not the desire for such a change exists.
  • Updating the language prohibiting communist membership and any other such outdated language.

The by-laws committee would like to have input from the membership regarding these or any other possible changes, prior to the changes being formally introduced and read. If anyone has any issues with the by-laws as currently written (a copy can be downloaded through the local website) please contact John Lepley or Joshua Keirsey.