Our local bargaining committee this week continued its work on effects bargaining. As you should already know, we gave the company our proposal in late March, and on April 22, we received a response. Late last week, we met with the company by video so we could discuss this response.

This week, our local bargaining committee met with representatives from the International to formulate a counter-proposal. We will be scheduling a meeting with Viatris soon so we can present our counter-proposal to the company.

As we continue with effects bargaining to settle issues like severance, health care, pension benefits and more, it’s important that we act deliberately so that we’re making the most out of this process.

As we have stated before, exchanging proposals and reaching an agreement can take time. We thank you for your patience and will of course let you know as we have more information to share.

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In the meantime, we ask that you continue telling our story and sharing our petition urging West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to help save our jobs.

The West Virginia Legislature passed a resolution this spring urging the governor to form a task force with congressional representatives, labor organizations and other industry leaders. We need him to act quickly!

You can find this and other important information on our updated local union website:
www.usw8-957.org.

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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