Like many of our members, I sometimes think that our grievance process takes forever. In today’s world where the internet is constantly at our finger tips and with the swipe of a finger you can buy things, read world news, talk with somebody half way across the globe, etc., you come to expect instant gratification. […]
News from UWUA Local 304
March Meeting CANCELED
For the FIRST TIME since UWUA Local 304 was founded, we regrettfully report that we have to CANCEL the MARCH REGULAR UNION MEETING. The circumstances causing this were beyond control of your union’s leadership. We wish to thank ALL our members who tried to attend Tuesday, and again today (Thursday). We hope to […]
February’s Monthy Meeting Update
This month’s meeting had a good turnout. As always, we covered many topics that different departments wanted to discuss. We also saw some new faces at this meeting which was a nice change. We started the meeting going over the recent arbitrations that we are going through. We talked about their status and what we […]
One Good Bye and One Welcome
304 lost a member to Bruce Mansfield. Tom Lukich, a recently hired Maintenance Man, opted to take a position at Bruce Mansfield. Those of you who know Tom know that he had a very long commute and his move to Bruce shortened that commute considerably. We wish Tom the best, and UWUA Local 304 was […]
Constitution Optional
Some may wonder why 304 would elect to have so many articles about the past on our website. The answer is that most people are ignorant (meaning uninformed, NOT stupid) about our labor history, not having been exposed to it in school or at home. This has left a gap in the public consciencesness of […]
Biggest Coal Polluter Isn’t Power Plants
Coal has been around forever, and thanks to new technology, better metering, and better scientific and engineering practices, it’s cleaner to burn than ever in our human history. There is one coal user that is totally unregulated and free to burn without ANY of the safegaurds and processes used in the power industry and it’s […]
January’s Monthly Meeting Update
The first meeting for 2017 went off without a hitch. There was a good turn out from every department and Bernie LaBelle was there also. As always, we covered many different topics and had some catching up to do since our last meeting in November. There was a brief training after the meeting for some […]
Working Without Prosperity
Anyone who works deserves to have some small amount of success, even if that success only consists of the feeling one gets from being a self-supporting and contributing member of society. West Virginians are in a special circumstance when it comes to work and prosperity. After decades of labor strife, a few coal miners did […]
Ken Hechler Dead at 102, Cool All Of His Life!
West Virginia lost one of our most distinguished elder statesmen. Ken Hechler has died at 102 years old. Ken Hechler lived a life of service to the state of West Virginia, as well as the United States of America. Highly educated, and a after establishing himself as a gifted educator at prestigous universities like Columbia […]
The High Price of Privatization
When you hear people talking about the “good old days’, you can trace their statements back to one fact; in those times they describe, there were certain things you can count on as simply fundamental. Those things were clearly defined roles of private and public services. Those things that were open to profiteering and plundering, […]
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Union Day at Mountaineer Field
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Union Day at Mountaineer Field
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Oct 14 @ 12:00
We have teamed up with WVU Athletics to bring you the fourth annual Union Day at Mountaineer Field. This year, we have selected our homecoming game against our conference rivals, the Texas Tech Red[...]
