Last Friday, you should have received a video message from USW International Vice President Fred Redmond in which he provided multiple updates about our campaign, including information on effects bargaining.

Among the information he shared was some background on how effects bargaining typically works and the process the local bargaining committee is following in exchanging proposals with the company.

If you missed the video, you can access and view it here.

Bargaining Continues

After extensive internal conversation to assess members’ priorities, we gave the company our proposal on March 31. We received the company’s response April 22, and we met with the company by video yesterday, April 29, in order for the company to explain its proposal.  The bargaining team will be meeting soon to discuss the union’s next proposal and to schedule our next bargaining session.

You should have by now also gotten a letter in the mail providing an overview of the union’s work to date. This includes not just our work on effects bargaining but also our outreach to state and national lawmakers as we seek allies in our efforts to save our jobs and our plant.

Petition Now Live

To keep this momentum going, we ask that you sign our digital petition urging West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to act on our behalf. You can find this and other important information on our recently updated local union website: www.usw8-957.org.

As we continue this fight, we will continue to keep you posted on any updates or actions. Please stay in touch by texting USW8957 to 77820.

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