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Deputies cleared to Return to Duty 04/19/19 - Deputy Sheriff's Association of Bexar County Two more deputies have been cleared to return to duty after their charges have been dropped due to insufficient evidence or false allegations.  Welcome back deputies!!!  DSABC supports its membership and strongly believes they are innocent until proven guilty. We know the men and women of BCSO have been, are, and will continue to be a Super Bowl team.

Elimination of Multi-Purpose Tools 04/19/19 - IUEC Local 10 The below attached letter was forwarded to Local #10 from the IUEC Safety Directors.  Please take a moment to read it for your safety. Work safe and thank you.

OREGON INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES 04/19/19 - IBEW Local 659 The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences is dedicated to health and safety in the workforce. Our mission is to promote health, and prevent disease and disability among working Oregonians and their families during their employment years and through retirement. We do so through basic and applied research, outreach and education.

May 1st Day of Action 04/19/19 - Charlotte Area Local APWU Interested in joing teachers from all over NC as they March on Raleigh? The Charlotte Area Local will be traveling to Raleigh to support our teachers. We will be leaving from the Union office at 5:00 am and returning after the rally is over. If you want to take the ride to Raleigh please call the office at 704-394-5104, extension 0, by April 25th to reserve a spot. https://www.ncae.

First 100 Days Letter 04/18/19 - TWU Local 568 Our local President Luis Rodriguez has released a letter to the membership regarding his administration's first 100 days in office. The letter can be found under "Members Resources", section "President's Message" and "First 100 days. Also, you can go into our FB Group TWU LOCAL 568 OFFICIAL MEMBERS FORUM and download the pdf file.

WILL HCPS LEADERS KEEP THEIR WORD? 04/18/19 - Hillsborough School Employee Federation Will HCPS Leaders Keep Their Word? District administrators are now saying exactly what they said June 20, 2017... Deputy Superintendent of Operations, Chris Farkas, sent a letter today to HCPS Custodial Staff letting them know no decisions have been made and the district is RESTATING what was said in the summer of 2017.

Convention 2019 04/18/19 - CWA 2201 THE ELECTION COMMITTEE COUNTED BALLOTS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 FOR DELEGATES TO THE CWA 77TH CONVENTION.

Convention 2019 04/18/19 - CWA 2201 THE BALLOTS WERE COUNTED ON THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 FOR DELEGATAES TO THE CWA 77TH CONVENTION IN JULY 2019.

Emergency Responder Trauma Retreat 04/18/19 - Colorado State Lodge F.O.P. Emergency Responder Trauma Retreat Sunday May 19 – Saturday May 25, 2019 Black Forest Retreat Center, Colorado Springs The ERTR is available for eight (8) Colorado Emergency Responders. The ERTR is a clinically based retreat that is experiential and trauma focused involving Trauma Informed clinicians, peers and chaplain.

THANKS FOR OUR MEMBERS SUPPORT 04/18/19 - Teamsters Local 786 Dear Brothers and Sisters,   On behalf of the local 786 Executive Board, we would like to thank you for your overwhelming support of the officers and Local 786 at the hearing conducted this past Saturday.  Over 500 members attended the meeting and over 900 members signed the petition supporting Local 786.  Your support was the best evidence we had and was the most important.

Get Your Kids to Pay for Their College Education 04/18/19 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 21 Now that the deadline to file your taxes has passed another deadline is quickly approaching and your kids could be costing you an opportunity to put money back in your pocket.  The deadline to apply for an IBEW Local Union 21 scholarship is Friday, May 3rd. Our Local union is proud to offer, on an annual basis, the IBEW Local Union 21 Scholarship Program, available to all IBEW Local Union 21 members and their immediate family. Each year, our Local awards up to ten winners scholarships of $1000 each.

New Call Stewards Call Queue is LIVE. 04/17/19 - IATSE Local 33 Dear Brothers & Sisters- When you call in for work you will be experiencing the new Call Stewards call queue. You will hear the following message; “Please hold, you are in the Local 33 call queue. Your call will be answered by the next available call Steward in the order it was received.

HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT CITY OF CANYONVILLE 04/17/19 - IBEW Local 659 IBEW Local Union 659 Membership, Please help support our members of City of Canyonville by writing the attached letter and mailing it to: IBEW Local Union 659 Attn: Vicki Williamson 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy Suite 3 Central Point OR 97502 If you have any questions or would like more information please contact me at (541) 601-0844 or email jeff@ibew659.org.

School shootings' effects on police officers understudied 04/17/19 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — The first SWAT team members to see the horror in the Columbine High School library had to step around bodies and ignore a wounded student's plea for help as they searched for shooters they didn't know had already died by their own hands.

Red Cross Award 04/17/19 - Teamsters Local 776 The American Red Cross Central Pennsylvania Chapter honored local heroes during an award reception...

General Membership Meeting 04/16/19 - CWA Local 1103 April 18, 2019 General Membership Meeting , 5:30pm Teamster's Union Hall Elmsford NY

IBEW Sporting Clay Shoot 2019 04/16/19 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 194 Just a reminder that we will be holding our IBEW sporting clay shoot on April 27th at Los Paloma in Benton. The safety meeting will start at 8 and the shooting will start at 8:30. Please contact the Union Hall to RSVP.

Faculty Issue Vote of No Confidence in State Chancellor 04/16/19 - Los Angeles College Faculty Guild - Local 1521 Citing a lack of transparency and failure to engage in collegial consultation with faculty stakeholder groups, the CFT approved a vote of no confidence in State Chancellor Eloy Oakley.

CFT Convention Highlights 04/16/19 - Los Angeles College Faculty Guild - Local 1521 Over 50 AFT 1521 members were among the nearly 500 delegates and 200 visitors and staff who attended the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) Convention at the downtown L.A. Biltmore Hotel March 22-24. This year’s convention celebrated the 100th anniversary of the statewide union. A sign at a W.

Privacy Is At Stake as Surveillance Tech Monitors Workers’ Every Move 04/16/19 - Teamsters local 570 Apr. 16, 2019 | WORKPLACE | The emergence of sensor and other technologies that let businesses track, listen to and even watch employees while on company time is raising concern about corporate levels of surveillance. Privacy advocates fear that, if the new technology is not wielded carefully, workers could be at risk of losing any sense of privacy while on the job.

The Largest Private Sector Strike in Years Is Playing Out Supermarkets Across the Northeast 04/16/19 - Teamsters local 570 Apr. 16, 2019 | STRIKES | [Note: East Coast supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant Food are owned by Amsterdam-based retailer Ahold.] More than 30,000 grocery store employees in the northeastern US are refusing to return to work for the second day in a row.

Clinic closed 04/16/19 - UA Local 23 Plumbers & Pipefitters .

The Largest Private Sector Strike in Years Is Playing Out Supermarkets Across the Northeast 04/16/19 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 15, 2019 | STRIKES | [Note: East Coast supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant Food are owned by Amsterdam-based retailer Ahold.] More than 30,000 grocery store employees in the northeastern US are refusing to return to work for the second day in a row.

PD Family Mourns death of Dispatcher and Family Members 04/16/19 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association extends its deepest condolences to the famiy, colleagues and friends of Police Dispatcher Margarita "Margie" Tamayo Garcia #C880.

Privacy Is At Stake as Surveillance Tech Monitors Workers’ Every Move 04/16/19 - Teamsters Local 888 Apr. 16, 2019 | WORKPLACE | The emergence of sensor and other technologies that let businesses track, listen to and even watch employees while on company time is raising concern about corporate levels of surveillance. Privacy advocates fear that, if the new technology is not wielded carefully, workers could be at risk of losing any sense of privacy while on the job.

Critical weather approaching MIA? 04/15/19 - TWU Local 568 Critical weather approaching MIA? Log on to the MIA Radar to stay updated and safe. After some discussion with the company, we were able to release the login details for the MIA Lighting detection system for the benefit of the membership. Do not wait for the ramp to be closed to take cover from you feel unsafe do not hesitate and look for shelter.

Rest In Peace Brother 04/15/19 - IBEW Local 191 A memorial is being held for Phillip “Big Mike” Bentley in Welcome Minnesota on Sept 6th.  Graveside service will be at 1:00 pm at The Welcome Cemetery with a reception to follow  at the Trinity Lutheran Church.

The Largest Private Sector Strike in Years Is Playing Out Supermarkets Across the Northeast 04/15/19 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 15, 2019 | STRIKES | More than 30,000 grocery store employees in the northeastern US are refusing to return to work for the second day in a row.

Safe at Work? Not in Construction or Driving a Truck 04/15/19 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 15, 2019 | HEALTH & SAFETY | […] Overall government statistics don't reflect how hazardous this corner of the workplace has become. Workers compensation insurers, which have to pay when someone gets injured or killed on the job, report that 2015 to 2018 were four banner years when revenue exceeded business costs and losses by more than 5 percent.

In Case You Missed It 04/15/19 - Teamsters Local 992   • Is Mexico on the brink of a labor revolution.

371 fallen officers to be honored during 31st Annual Candlelight Vigil 04/15/19 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Hundreds of fallen officers will be honored during the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s 31st Annual Candlelight Vigil in May. The names of 371 officers in U.S. law enforcement will be formally dedicated on May 13 at the National Mall.

2019 TWU LOCAL 568 FAMILY PICNIC VIDEO 04/15/19 - TWU Local 568 TWU LOCAL 568 FAMILY PICNIC Brothers and Sisters of Local 568! We want to send a huge THANK YOU to all the 568 members for coming out to celebrate this year's annual picnic.

Priority #1: Safety On Set Expo and Workers Memorial Day Event, April 27th, Portland 04/15/19 - IATSE Local 488 Join your I.A.T.S.E. Local 488 for Priority #1: Safety On Set Expo & Workers Memorial Day Event. April 27th from 12:30-5 PM at the Perfectionists’ sound stages, 11245 SE Highway 212, Clackamas, OR,  97015. Everyone in the Oregon Film Prodcution Community is invited to attend. See presentations and displays on keeping our workplace safe & healthy.

2019 KC Labor Car & Bike Show 04/15/19 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO Download Registration Form here.

The Largest Private Sector Strike in Years Is Playing Out Supermarkets Across the Northeast 04/15/19 - Teamsters Local 888 Apr. 15, 2019 | STRIKES | [Note: East Coast supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant Food are owned by Amsterdam-based retailer Ahold.] More than 30,000 grocery store employees in the northeastern US are refusing to return to work for the second day in a row.

New incentive money from DHS 04/14/19 - AFSCME Local 132 We want to make providers aware of new incentive pay available for providers that work odd hour of care. There will be a mailing coming out to explain more so please watch your mail. We will also email you the form so please watch your email from Oregon CCPT. If you don't get it in your email message us to make sure we have your current email.

New incentive money from DHS 04/13/19 - AFSCME Local 132 Queremos asegurar que proveedoras y proveedores son conscientes del nuevo programa de pago de incentiva para proveedoras y proveedores que provean cuidado durante horas alternativas. El Departmento de Servicios Humanos (DHS) esta mandando una carta para explicar mas de este programa, entonces por favor mirar su corrreo.

NDA For Health Reimbursement CenturyLink 04/13/19 - CWA Local 3176 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Attached are two list of names of individuals whole qualify for the reimbursment of the health premium from 2016. You had to be on the payroll for 1 full year at the end of 2016 to be eligble for payment.

2019 Election Information 04/13/19 - AFSCME Local 2067 Convention Delegates At the Februray 14, 2019 membership meeting the following members were elected to represent AFSCME 2067 at the Council 75 Convention: Steve Hall Robin Jennings DeeDee Jacks Richard Swyers Officer Nominations Nominations for 2019 officer positions were accepted at both the March and April membership meetings.

APWU Launches New Ad - "We Deliver Almost Anything" 04/13/19 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO The lighthearted video below makes a crucial point – of all the many things the Postal Service will accept from the public, tax dollars are not one of them. The video advertisement's release is in coordination with Tax Day actions all over the country on Monday, April 15. https://youtu.

YRCW Teleconference Call 04/12/19 - Teamsters Local 776 A recording of the YRCW Members Teleforum from April 10, 2019 has been uploaded...

Local 568M FMCS Training 04/12/19 - GCC/IBT District Council 4 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, came in to train Local 568M union members on Sunday, April 7, 2019.  It was a very informational class some of the topics discussed included the Nation Labor Relations Act, Contract Negotiations, and Grievance handling.  We had members from Springfield, Bloomington, and the Peoria area attend the class.

Southern States Savings & Retirement 1st Qtr 04/12/19 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 577 Please be advised those members hired at Tyson Foods prior to January 1, 2003, the Southern States Savings and Retirement Fund has posted a 9.92% increment to all members accounts for the 1st Quarter, January 1 through March 31, 2019.

In Case You Missed It 04/12/19 - Teamsters local 570   • Is Mexico on the brink of a labor revolution.

In Case You Missed It 04/12/19 - Teamsters Local 355   • Is Mexico on the brink of a labor revolution.

WINEMA ELECTRIC, INC 3RD ANNUAL SAFETY CELEBRATION 04/12/19 - IBEW Local 659 Winema Electric, Inc 3rd Annual Safety Celebration This year we are pleased to welcome Andy Erickson of Humanus Solutions! Humanus Solutions shares our vision of leadership and safety in the electrical industry. Join us at The Lodge At Riverside at 12:00 PM for an outstanding class led by Andy.

Stand with UFCW Members asThey Fight for a Fair Contract 04/12/19 - Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen At Stop & Shop supermarkets across Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island 31,000 workers have gone on strike. Management at Stop & Shop presented its “final offer” to workers, which included significant cuts to health care, massive increases (more than 100% in some cases) to workers’ health care premiums and replacing wage increases with so-called bonuses.