USW on Pride Month: It is Our Honor and Duty to Uplift Our LGBTQ+ Siblings
UN 01, 2024 For Immediate Release: Sat., June 1, 2024Contact: Chelsey Engel, cengel@usw.org, 412-212-8173 (Pittsburgh) – The United Steelworkers (USW) President David McCall, along with the USW LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, released the following statement in honor of Pride Month: “A founding principle of our union states: to seek ...
Read moreVeteran of USW SENA Local 9158
This is a resource for USW Members who served or who are serving our country. To find Camaraderie ,Support and a way to fight core issues. Such as a fully funded Veteran’s Administration or Protecting and creating Family -Supporting jobs after the service. Just scan ...
Read moreMarijuana, Safety, and Fairness
Marijuana, Safety, and Fairness: Part 1 Evolving Legal Landscape Reshaping Opinions on Marijuana Use and Workers’ Rights Marijuana was criminalized in the United States in 1937. For 75 years, that was the law of the land, but in 2012, a wave of decriminalization in the ...
Read moreSign now: Protect Public Servants’ Retirement
Tell Congress: Eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset provisions that deny public servants the full Social Security benefits they have earned over a lifetime of hard work. ADD YOUR VOICE, Social Security works. Period. But it can always be better. When Social ...
Read moreWindfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)
We know it’s been a while since the last update, but, with everything going on in Washington, it has been a constant battle to get things done, especially on this issue. We finally have enough cosponsors to have a Hearing on H. R. 82. Please ...
Read moreWalk It Out
GROUP CHALLENGE Don’t forget to download the Navigate Wellbeing app for a convenient and easyway to track your activities. The app is available as a free download in the AppleApp Store and Google Play App Store! Scan the QR code to download.GROUP CHALLENGE April 8 ...
Read more2024 HEALTH CARE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT
MONDAY, APRIL 29 – FRIDAY, MAY 17This is the yearly period when employees and retirees canenroll in and change health insurance plans and coveragewithout a qualifying life event. ANNUAL ENROLLMENT BENEFIT FAIRS: Click here for more information : Flyer
Read moreNo Elections Needed
To the Membership of SENA 9158, We are proud to announce that since there were no challenges to any of the positions, there is no need for an election. Nominations were held on March 12, 2024 and the membership spoke loud and clear on their support for the current ...
Read moreTax Forms Related to Health Insurance
FORM 1099-HC (Required for Massachusetts State Tax Returns) FORM 1099-HC (Required for Massachusetts State Tax Returns)Form 1099-HC is needed to complete your MA state tax return. This form serves as proof ofhealth insurance coverage for Massachusetts residents age 18 and older.Your 2023 Form 1099-HC will ...
Read moreThe Power of Our Union: On the Island of Puerto Rico, USW Members are Stepping up the Fight for Workers’ Rights
FEB 13, 2024 Miguel Cruz spent 31 years as a union worker with Puerto Rico’s electric power authority. Although he reached an age at which he could retire for good, Cruz still serves as president of his unit and continues to champion the labor movement ...
Read morePublic workers may receive reduced Social Security benefits. There’s growing support in Congress to change that
PUBLISHED SUN, NOV 12 2023 By: Lorie Konish When Dave Bernstein, 87, started working at the U.S. Postal Service in February 1970, he was making $2.35 an hour. To supplement his income, he also took on other work. Years later, Bernstein decided in 1992 to take a voluntary ...
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