International Day of Action to Stop Gap Sweatshop Death Traps
Join the Day of Action!
Gap Shadyside
5436 Walnut St
12 Noon–Friday, June 28
Student activists and unions have declared an International Day of Action to End Deathtraps on Saturday, June 28th. We will take action at Gap and Walmart stores – picketing, flyering, and conducting civil disobedience – to force the companies to take responsibility for the safety of their workers by signing onto a binding safety agreement with unions.
On May 9, the Allegheny County Democratic Committee (ACDC) presented United Steelworker (USW) Steffi Domike the Catherine Baker Knoll Award at the Committee’s Jackson-Jefferson Dinner in Pittsburgh, PA. Domike, a technician in the Education and Membership Development department of the USW headquarters and a member of USW Local 3657, spends endless hours to assist workers in Pennsylvania.
The Catherine Baker Knoll Award is presented annually to women who display exceptional achievement and further the goals of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee.
“We are grateful for your multifaceted work in the arts, academia and advocacy,” said ACDC chair Nancy Patton Mills. “Our ongoing relationship with our brothers and sisters in labor is enhanced by your contributions.”
Since April 11th, workers at Rivers Casino have been standing strong, organizing, and demanding a fair process to form a union. Rivers Casino management has continued its intimidation campaign, flagrantly disrespecting the will of the Pittsburgh community. It’s time to show Rivers Casino we just won’t tolerate intimidation and harassment in this town!
RALLY FOR JUSTICE AT RIVERS CASINO
THURSDAY, MAY 16TH
Rally Starts at 3:30 PM
Members of Local 3657 may participate in this rally during working hours with the permission of your supervisors. Meet in the lobby at 3pm SHARP to walk over to the rally.
The District 10 Family Picnic is Sunday June 9th, 2013. Discount tickets are available for purchase from Barb Pugliese in the Accounting Department (11th floor). Tickets are $19 each – cash or check. If you are paying with a check please make the check out to “District 10 Recreation Committee”
Click here to see a flyer with more detailed event information.
Here is a picture of some of the purses which were so graciously donated to the WOS Local 3657 Purse Drive. As you can see the response was overwhelming.
Since there are an overabundance of purses and personal hygiene items we will be able to “spread the wealth” as they say to a number of different organizations. Paulette Battisti has made contact with a young woman from New York City, who works directly with the hurricane victims in several area shelters. The purses will be drop shipped to a central location and hopefully the WOS will be making a road trip to visit the facilities.
Also, purses are being sent out to (2) local women’s shelters and a facility called the Center For Hope, who will give the purses out to the women who are signed up for their food pantry.
As told by Andy Zanaglio:
Click the picture to see more from the meetings
Thursday, April 18:
Meeting with Congressman Tim Murphy’s aid, Brad Grantz – Besides being rude and not even letting us sit in his office, Murphy’s aid, Brad Grantz brings up the same stuff his office always does, that the Congressman has a bill that will crack down on CHINA on trade and how they manipulate their currency. And he added that our President, Leo Gerard, Continue reading
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