DAILY RECAP: 2014 Legislative and COPE Conference – DAY 1

The TWU’s push in the first full day of the 2014 Legislative and COPE Conference was to educate and train TWU members to be effective lobbyists on Capitol Hill and back in their home districts. Members heard from Ed Wytkind, President of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL), and Global Trade Watch Executive Director Lori Wallach.…

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ORD RIFF Notices

ORD has an Inspection Riff going on currently. TULE has some exposure to this on the Juniority list of options. TULE has 6 OSM’s and 8 Cleaners exposed as possible bump options. David Corbit   MAY 2014 TI(INSP) RIF REDUCTION VIEW                   TITLE I REDUCTIONS   TITLE…

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2014 Legislative Summary

By President Jimmy Curry The 2014 Oklahoma Legislative Session will end today.  Corporations have pretty much taken over the State Capitol, as evident by the bills that were passed this year. House Bill 2630 has passed in the house and senate and is now on the Governors’ desk.  Despite a valiant effort by many people and…

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2014 MJ Quill Scholarship Winners

  2014 Winners Are: NAME  LOCAL 1. Michele Hilton 100 2. Anna Kapitam 100 3. Michael Tobin 100 4. Destiny Spruill 100 5. Madison Hofmann-Molvich 567 6. Amanda McShane 514 7. Bianca Hernandez 555 8. Amanda Cato 100 9. Danielle John 100 10 Lauren James  514 11. David Ellis  514 12. Tevin Clarke  100 13.…

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TWU514’s Smoker usage

Smoker Policy We regret that we we have to establish a policy but the facts are we have had 2 smokers disappear (stolen) and recently had 1 out for 4 weeks. Therefore In order to reserve and borrow a smoker the members who are in good standing of Local 514 will make there reservation through…

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