Meeting Reminder, Union Label, Pay for Knowledge and Wellness@USW

Meeting Reminder!

As a reminder, our regularly scheduled local union meeting is on Thursday, September 27th at 12:30 eastern time in the lobby conference room at the USW Headquarters.  If you’re in the building please try to attend, if you’re not in the building you can watch the meeting live in the members only section of our local union websitewww.USWlocal3657.org.
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Meeting Reminder

Meeting Reminder.

As a reminder, the Local 3657 Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 30 at 12:30 eastern in the lobby conference room at the International Headquarters.  If you’re in town please plan on participating.

If you’re not in Pittsburgh, you can participate in the meeting via live stream in the Members section of our local union’s website at http://www.USWLocal3657.org.

If you have something that you would like to add to the agenda under New Business for the local union meeting, please e-mail Patrick Young at pyoung@usw.org.

We look forward to seeing you at the local union meeting this month!!

Local 3657 Solidarity Dinner!

Aside

5 pm Thursday, July 26th

Lobby Conference Room/Court Yard Outside Headquarters

 

On Thursday, July 26th Local 3657 stewards from all 9 US districts will be in town for a stewards meeting and training.  This is a great opportunity for those of us in the building to get a chance to meet our sisters from the field offices across the country.

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July Civil Rights Committee Meeting Minutes

Civil Rights Committee

USW Local 3657

Meeting Minutes

7/30/12

  1. Call to order

USW Local 3657 Civil Rights Committee called to order a regular meeting of the Civil Rights Committee at 12:30pm on 7/30/12 in the 9th floor conference room.

  1. Attendees

Guillermo Perez

Janet Hill

Doug Ward

Shirley Bellamy

Janene Hogan

  1. Approval of minutes from last meeting

N/A

  1. Open issues

a)     What is the role of the USW Civil Rights Committee

b)    What issues did the Civil Rights Committee become involved in  previously

a)     Promotions

b)    Fair testing

c)     Discrimination in all areas

c)     Does USW report employee demographics to the EEOC annually and what information is provided

d)    Issues the committee would like to address

a)     Pressing International into developing demographics on employees to make sure that the staff reflects diversity, as the staff should reflect the union

b)    Equal opportunity for promotions

c)     Getting more disabled individuals employed by the International

d)    Clearly defining what is and isn’t a civil/human rights violations

e)     Clearly defining what is and isn’t sexual harassment

  1. Next Steps

a)     Review constitution for language regarding civil rights issues

b)    Review constitution and by-laws to see if there is anything regarding the Civil Rights Committee

c)     Review contract for civil rights language

d)    Research EEOC to see if there are employer reporting guidelines

  1. Next Meeting

Monday, August 27, 2012                    12:30 pm                           10th Floor Conference Room

Minutes submitted by:  Janene Hogan

Minutes approved by: