Joseph Smith

Leave buy back

LEAVE BUY BACK INFORMATION

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The Annual Leave Buy Back Program provides employees an optional, monetaryincentive for attaining optimal attendance throughout the calendar year. If eligible,Employees may have the opportunity to redeem up to five (5) days of unused sickand/or vacation time (please see union contracts for your eligibility). Employees ...

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No cuts

No Cuts to Our Retirement Security

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Last year, we asked members and retirees to rate how important different issues were through a survey. Thousands of you took the time to answer the questions and provide additional feedback. Your top issue was retirement security, and that includes Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. As the ...

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It’s time to negotiate our contract!

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It’s time to negotiate our contract! Our union contract is the most important document in our working lives. It establishes our wages, and many of our benefits and working conditions. (Note: our health insurance is negotiated separately through the Public Employee Committee and our dental/vision ...

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Your Hard Work Paid Off!

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Your Hard Work Paid Off! Trade Adjustment Assistance is extended and the National Labor Relations Board will receive additional funding. Late last week, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, of 2023, a spending bill that funds our government for the next year. Because of your voices and ...

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2023 Sick Bank Donation

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The 2023 Sick Bank Donation program is now open. The 2023 enrollment period will begin today, January 3 and run through January 31, 2023. WHAT IS THE SICK BANK DONATION PROGRAM? The Extended Sick Leave Bank provides extended sick leave to participating employees that have ...

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Congress Needs to Act!

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Last week, we told you about two critical steelworker priorities before Congress as the 117th session comes to a close. Reauthorization of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and adequate funding of the NLRB are essential to ensuring USW members get the help they need when they are abandoned by the greedy ...

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