Our site has been UPDATED to represent the results of our recent election. What’s new? Your Union Officers has been updated, and further updated to include Sister Jessica Pierce as our Storeroom Steward! Physicians Statement/Release form now available. Remember, all this is available under the tab “304 Resources”. There you will find our By-Laws, current […]
News from UWUA Local 304
Please remember our October monthly meeting next Tuesday, October 8th. This will also be the day for our election of new officers. We have two contended offices to vote on. Voting will be at the Old Lumberport Fire Station, beside the post office from 6:30-18:30 Also, our t-shirts are in and will be distributed to […]
UWUA Local 304 Family Picnic 2019
What a wonderful turnout for yesterdays 2nd Annual 304 picnic. I know forces beyond our control prevented some from coming, however, good fellowship was had by all that were in attendance. Below is a list of prizes that were drawn for. All dues paying members were eligible for prizes regardless of your attendance […]
September’s Monthly Meeting Update
This month’s meeting had a good turnout. We talked about our usual topics, but the meat and potatoes of the whole meeting were the nominations of union officers. We also covered the up and coming 2nd Annual Union Picnic being held at the end of this month. We set a date, place, and time for […]
Labor Day 2019
Any union local’s primary mission is to keep the memberships wages, benefits, and working conditions moving forward. And protect these things that make work pay. As we celebrate Labor Day 2019, a pall hangs over all workers in our beloved home in ‘Almost Heaven’ West Virginia. This dark cloud is the work of huge […]
August’s Monthly Meeting Update
This month we braved the rumors of the Hell’s Angels and Pagans War and made it through the monthly meeting unscathed. We covered many topics as always and there was no shortage of input. We went over upcoming events as these next couple of months will be busy ones for our Local. We got an […]
When a Member Gets Hurt on the Job
The following is used with permission and UWUA Local 304’s grateful appreciation for our union Brothers and Sisters of the the UE (“UE” is the abbreviation for United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, a democratic national union representing some 35,000 workers in a wide variety of manufacturing, public sector and private non-profit sector […]
Stay with the Union!
How many of you have the following: Car insurance? Homeowners insurance? Renters insurance? Life insurance? Health insurance? Dental insurance? Chances are that most of us have these, and maybe a few others. Truth is, we buy insurance coverage for the important things we value to protect us and our loved ones and investments JUST IN […]
June’s Monthly Meeting Update
This month’s meeting was informative as always. We covered the usual subjects and really took a step back to focus on safety. We talked thoroughly about the incident that put one of members in the hospital here recently. Also, we investigated things we could do outside of work to get together in fellowship and just […]
Contracting Out: Understanding The Impacts
*Daphne T. Greenwood, Ph. D. is professor of economics and director of the Colorado Center for Policy Studies at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. In addition to serving in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1990‐1994, she has been a visiting scholar at the U. S. Treasury Department and the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin‐Madison, Honors Professor at the U. S. Naval Academy and a corporate economist with Esmark, Inc. Dr. Greenwood authored a recent award winning book on local economic development in the United States and has published widely in the public policy arena. She authored a study for the Colorado Center forPolicy Studies, adjunct to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, entitled: “The Decision To Contract out: Undestanding The Full Economic and Social Impacts.” (click for full article) *Her Key Findings include: Outsourcing to private corporations undermines principles fundamental to our democratic system by creating conditions such as: Reduced accountability, transparency, and clarity about who’s in charge Frequent conflicts of interest and nepotism and fewer whistleblower protections Removing control of key public decisions from citizens and their elected officials Contracting can involve substantially lower wages and benefits for local workers […]
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