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Health and Welfare Updates
04/09/20 - IBEW Local 6 The Trustees of the San Francisco Electrical Workers Health & Welfare Plan (Inside Wiremen) and IBEW/NECA Sound and Communications Health & Welfare Plan have each made amendments to their respective plans that will bridge coverage for members who would fall out of coverage due to COVID-19 virus and the associated jobsite closures. |
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Nomination Notice
04/09/20 - Charlotte Area Local APWU The attached Nomination Notice will be mailed to each member's home on April 10, 2020. |
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CDC Issues New Guidance For Essential Workers Exposed to COVID-19
04/09/20 - Teamsters local 570 Apr. 9, 2020 | SAFETY & HEALTH | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday issued new guidelines aimed at getting workers who have been exposed to the coronavirus in critical fields back to work faster. Under the old guidance, workers were told to stay at home for 14 days if they were exposed to someone who had tested positive for the coronavirus. |
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CDC Issues New Guidance For Essential Workers Exposed to COVID-19
04/09/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 9, 2020 | SAFETY & HEALTH | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday issued new guidelines aimed at getting workers who have been exposed to the coronavirus in critical fields back to work faster. Under the old guidance, workers were told to stay at home for 14 days if they were exposed to someone who had tested positive for the coronavirus. |
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The Business Agents are in the Hall
04/09/20 - IUEC Local 10 
Mike has asked me to let everyone know that there is a Business Agent in the Hall every day from 6 to 3:30 pm. If you need to come to the Hall for some reason either call ahead or knock loudly on the door so that they can come to the front door and help you. |
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Midwest LIUNA - COVID-19 resources
04/09/20 - Great Plains Laborers' District Council Midwest Region LIUNA is keeping up to date with COVID-19 information: check it out at https://www.midwestlaborers. |
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CDC Issues New Guidance For Essential Workers Exposed to COVID-19
04/09/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 9, 2020 | SAFETY & HEALTH | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday issued new guidelines aimed at getting workers who have been exposed to the coronavirus in critical fields back to work faster. Under the old guidance, workers were told to stay at home for 14 days if they were exposed to someone who had tested positive for the coronavirus. |
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US Companies Criticized for Cutting Jobs Rather Than Investor Payouts
04/09/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 9, 2020 | JOBS | U.S. companies laying off workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic but still paying dividends and buying back shares are drawing criticism from labor unions, pension fund advisers, lawmakers, and corporate governance experts. While most U.S. |
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General Membership Meeting Cancelled
04/09/20 - Teamsters Local 249 
Due to concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 virus and Governor Wolf's Stay-At-Home order, Teamsters Local 249 is hereby canceling the Monthly Membership Meeting scheduled for Sunday, April 19, 2020. We will evaluate future scheduled monthly membership meetings as needed. We urge members and their families to take all necessary safety precautions. |
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Events Postponed Teamsters Local 455
04/09/20 - Teamsters Local 455 THE FOLLOWING EVENTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED: CINCO DE MAYO EVENT BOWL A THON EVENT FORT MORGAN PICNIC EVENT Stay Tuned. |
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Union News Express
04/09/20 - Denver Metro Area Local APWU A Message From Your President By Bobby Rollins, President I would like to start by thanking each and every postal worker for showing up to work and continuing to provide our customers with the medications, and vast other essential items they need in this most difficult and challenging time. |
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April 9, 2020 Updates from the Hall
04/09/20 - I.B.E.W. Local Union 266 Attention Members: Please login to our website or mobile app to view the most recent updates from the hall. To gain access to the mobile app, please first create a login through the website. Then, download the private mobile app from our website and use your website credentials to login to the mobile app from you device. |
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DMI Local 44 Update 4-8
04/09/20 - Iowa Postal Workers Union DMI Local 44 Update 4-8 April 8, 2020 DMI-APWU ZOOM MEETING HIGHLIGHTS PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS TO EXPRESS THE DIRE NEED FOR USPS TO BE INCLUDED IN A CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS PLAN! If this doesn’t happen, the future looks bleak for USPS, its employees and retirees. Please make the call. |
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APWU Health Plan COVID-19 Coverage Enhancements
04/09/20 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO 
The Health Plan will:
Cover COVID-19 testing at no cost* to the member when testing is prescribed by a clinical professional
Cover telehealth visits at no cost* to the member when visits are performed through the Health Plan’s telehealth providers:
High Option: Visits through Amwell are available at www.amwell. |
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Under Trump the NLRB Has Gone Completely Rogue An agency founded to defend workers’ rights is dismantling them just when workers need them most.
04/09/20 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO 
Last week, while the country was riveted on the skyrocketing number of Covid-19 cases and trying to make sense of the incoherent response by the Trump administration, a little-known agency continued its steady dismantling of workers’ rights. |
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Biden Praises Unions, Denounces Trump, In Address To State AFL-CIO
04/09/20 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO 
Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed an online convention given by Pennsylvania’s AFL-CIO Tuesday, mixing praise for union workers and criticism of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. |
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Tell the Pres to Make PPE with the National Production Act
04/09/20 - CWA Local 1103 
CWA Healthcare Workers are running dangerous short of PPE. The supply can be strenghten if American Companies are ordered to retool and make needed PPE and other medical equiment. You can help by letting the President know you want him to Use the National Defense Production Act. https://actionnetwork. |
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Rest in Peace Brother Russell Modjeski
04/09/20 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 21 IBEW Local 21 mourns the passing of our Brother Russell Modjeski. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his family, his friends and all of our members at the City of Chicago 911 OEMC. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all. |
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US Companies Criticized for Cutting Jobs Rather Than Investor Payouts
04/08/20 - Teamsters local 570 Apr. 8, 2020 | JOBS | U.S. companies laying off workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic but still paying dividends and buying back shares are drawing criticism from labor unions, pension fund advisers, lawmakers, and corporate governance experts. While most U.S. |
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FREE ONLINE RETIREMENT CLASSES!
04/08/20 - APWU Cleveland Area Local DEAR MEMBERS: KNOWING THAT FEFA IS HAPPY TO BE A RETIREMENT RESOURCE FOR OUR LOCAL, THEY ARE OFFERING FREE ONLINE RETIREMENT CLASSES AT NO COST! FOR A LIST OF UPCOMING WEBINARS, PLEASE VISIT WWW.FEFA.ORG/CLASSES & CHOOSE THE CLASS TO RSVP. YOU CAN ALSO TEXT 202-952-6000 & THEY WILL RESPOND WITH A LINK TO THEIR LIST OF UPCOMING CLASSES. |
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Labor Union Blood Drive April 29, 2020
04/08/20 - Teamsters Joint Council 41 
Due to the high volume of support from our Union Brothers and Sisters our first Union Blood Drive filled up very quickly which was amazing. Thank you so much!!
As a result the American Red Cross will be holding a second Union Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED!!
Click on the photo additional details. |
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Unsafe Working Conditions During Covid 19
04/08/20 - IBEW 396 U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic WASHINGTON, DC – The U. |
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Regular Union Meeting Cancelled
04/08/20 - APWU Cleveland Area Local **PLEASE NOTE** REGULAR UNION MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED INDEFINITELY BECAUSE OF THE RECENT PANDEMIC (COVID-19). WITH THE MANDATE BY THE STATE OF OHIO STATING THAT THERE WILL BE NO GATHERINGS OVER 10 PEOPLE, THEREFORE, TO PROTECT THE MEMBERSHIP’S SAFETY & HEALTH AND ABIDE BY THE FEDERAL & LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WE WILL NOT HAVE OUR UNION MEETING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. |
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Political Action
04/08/20 - IUE-CWA Local 301 IUE-CWA Day of Action!!! ?Thursday April 9 American workers are being left out! Many don't have paid sick or family leave. Even those that do, may not not have leave that is adequate in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Call your senator and demand they extend paid sick days and paid family leave to ALL workers by passing the P.A.I.D Leave Act (S. |
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Clay Shoot Postponed!!!
04/08/20 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 194 
Due to the Circumstances of Covid-19, the 194 Annual Sporting Clay Shoot is being postponed to a later date. We will notify you when it is rescheduled. |
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On the coronavirus front line with the Lunch Ladies
04/08/20 - UPSEU Opinion By Jacqueline Smith Published Friday, April 3, 2020, The Middletown Press The Lunch Ladies (and occasional guy) have our back. During the school day they cook up and hand out food, reliable comforts through the decades. But with the coronavirus shuttering schools, the Lunch Ladies are stepping up big time. |
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Take Action
04/08/20 - NTEU Chapter 143 NTEU Members; TAKE ACTION! Ask your members of congress to help support federal employees and protect them from COVID-19. Click on the link below to send your representatives letters asking for their support. http://action.nteu.org/app/onestep-write-a-letter?0&engagementId=506843 Together our voice is louder! Let them hear from Chapter 143 today. |
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Message from the President
04/08/20 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 *IMPORTANT* A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT I hope this message finds you and your families healthy and safe. Since my last communication, there are some important updates that I wanted to share with you. In all of CWA Local 1120, we currently have 2 confirmed members that have tested positive for Covid-19. 1 in our Marist unit and 1 in our Vassar unit. |
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Unemployment Due to COVID-19
04/08/20 - Teamsters Local Union No. 436 Unemployment Quick Tips and Step By Step Guide. Please click on the attached link for additional information. http://jfs.ohio.gov/ouio/pdf/QuickTipsAndStepByStepGuide. |
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COVID-19 IBT Safety & Health Dept. Information
04/08/20 - Teamsters Local Union No. 436 Teamster Safety and Health Department Fact Sheet and Information. Please click on the following link for this improtant information. https://teamstersafety. |
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Weather and Safety Leave Update
04/08/20 - NTEU Chapter 143 https://kvia. |
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Free Coffee for our Truck Drivers ONroute
04/08/20 - Teamsters Local Union No. 91 For all Local 91 Truck Drivers: FREE COFFEE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS ON APRIL 8, 2020 ONroute will offer FREE MEDIUM COFFEE to truck drivers at all 23 ONroute plazas on Wednesday, April 8 to show appreciation for their tireless efforts to maintain the provincial and national supply chain during COVID-19. |
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Free Coffee for our Truck Drivers - ONroute
04/08/20 - Teamsters Local Union No. 91 For all our Local 91 Truck Drivers please note: FREE COFFEE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS ON APRIL 8, 2020 ONroute will offer FREE MEDIUM COFFEE to truck drivers at all 23 ONroute plazas on Wednesday, April 8 to show appreciation for their tireless efforts to maintain the provincial and national supply chain during COVID-19. |
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COVID-19 Safe Work Practices
04/07/20 - IBEW Local 73 
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Dues Increase with new CBA
04/07/20 - Charlotte Area Local APWU In accordance with Article 16, Section 2(a) of the APWU Constitution and Bylaws, please be advised that there are to be two (2) automatic dues increases effective November 24, 2018, Pay Period 25 and November 23, 2019, Pay Period 25. The automatic dues increases are a result of the salary increases negotiated as part of the 2018-2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement. |
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Coronavirus Information
04/07/20 - Charlotte Area Local APWU There is so much information being released on a daily basis. The APWU National Union has an area on the web site for this infomation https://www.apwu.org/coronavirus The Postal Service Lite Blue also has information https://liteblue.usps.gov/lite-blue/covid19/welcome.htm Need assistance, contact EAP https://usps.ndbh.com/EAP NCDHHS web site https://www.ncdhhs. |
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Online CEU Class
04/07/20 - IBEW Local 768 CEU Class Online. Solar PV Basics The JATC through the support of NorthWestern Energy, is offering a no cost 8 hr. solar electrical on-line training class (Point To Point- Solar PV Basics) for up to 15 electricians in Local 768. Please click on the link to read the attachment and the link to the class. |
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6 Steps to Prevent COVID-19
04/07/20 - Local 4 Sheet Metal Division . |
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Nurses Say Detroit Hospital Told Them to Leave After COVID-19 Protest
04/07/20 - Teamsters local 570 Apr. 7, 2020 | SAFETY & HEALTH | Nurses in the emergency room at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital took a stand late Sunday night against what they said are dangerous working conditions that put them and their patients at risk. |
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Nurses Say Detroit Hospital Told Them to Leave After COVID-19 Protest
04/07/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 7, 2020 | SAFETY & HEALTH | Nurses in the emergency room at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital took a stand late Sunday night against what they said are dangerous working conditions that put them and their patients at risk. |
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APWU Health Plan and COVID-19
04/07/20 - Iowa Postal Workers Union APWU Health Plan COVID-19 Coverage Enhancements The Health Plan will: Cover COVID-19 testing at no cost* to the member when testing is prescribed by a clinical professional Cover telehealth visits at no cost* to the member when visits are performed through the Health Plan’s telehealth providers: High Option: Visits through Amwell are available at www. |
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Bellingham Cold Storage
04/07/20 - Teamsters Local 231 
Essential Teamsters on the front lines! These Local 231 forklift drivers have to do their jobs no matter what.
Thank you all for the hard work you do.
Click here to view the BCS 2020 photo gallery now. |
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Nurses Say Detroit Hospital Told Them to Leave After COVID-19 Protest
04/07/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 7, 2020 | SAFETY & HEALTH | Nurses in the emergency room at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital took a stand late Sunday night against what they said are dangerous working conditions that put them and their patients at risk. |
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2020 Scholarships / Dealines pushed back o May 1, 2020
04/07/20 - Los Angeles College Faculty Guild - Local 1521 . |
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FL AFL-CIO E-Messenger: Week of 4/4
04/07/20 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1205 Welcome to this week's Florida AFL-CIO E-Messenger, your weekly round up of labor news across Florida and the country. Let's dive in. |
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FL AFL-CIO E-Messenger: Week of 4/4
04/07/20 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1205 Welcome to this week's Florida AFL-CIO E-Messenger, your weekly round up of labor news across Florida and the country. Let's dive in. |
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DMI Local 44 Update 4-6
04/07/20 - Iowa Postal Workers Union DMI ocal 44 Update 4-6 April 6, 2020 ZOOM MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Covid-19 Response Facebook group holds weekly meetings on Sundays @ 6 p.m. Asking for Admin pay, Hazard pay, pushing for USPS stimulus and safety in the workplace. Looking for people to share what’s being done to make your workplace safe. |
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