Passages

Passages “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

March 2011 Membership Meeting

Monday, March 28, 2011 7:15 AM * 11:45 AM * 3:45 PM * 11:30 PM TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street   Agenda Regular Order of Business Discussion and vote on sponsorship of the Port City Raceway 2011 racing season Discussion and vote on posting monthly Union Business report Discussion and vote on sponsoring the…

LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION, AND A NEW HIRE IN 2010*, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE DURING THE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD. THIS YEAR’S LTD ENROLLMENT IS EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2011 ENROLLMENT WILL BE AUTOMATIC IF YOU DECIDE YOU DO NOT WANT LTD COVERAGE YOU MUST SIGN AN…

Stores Update, March 15, 2011

Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our last session of Negotiations that concluded last Friday, the stores Negotiating Committee made the decision to pass all of the remaining articles to the Company. On Thursday, March 10, the Stores Negotiations Committee met with the Company to pass the last 9 articles. The articles that were passed to…

TWU R.O. Committee Report

By Gary Kelley, TWU, ATD, RO Committee Chairman (918) 289-1032 Our goal is to secure TWU jobs by pro-actively dealing with departments such as Purchasing, Finance and Engineering to ensure compliance with out Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and to promote the value of keeping work in-house. For more that 60 years the Transport Workers Union…

Duty Time Limitations

With all the overtime being worked in almost every shop and dock across the Tulsa Maintenance Base, and some even being forced to work their days off, don’t forget about duty time limitations. Though the company is supposed to take some responsibility in preventing you from violating FAR 121.377, the company will not protect you…

Keeping your kids safe in the sun.

Elk Grove Village, IL – Citing increasing rates of skin cancers, including melanoma, the American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued new recommendations on limiting sun exposure and tanning salon use among children. Ultraviolet Radiation: A Hazard to Children and Adolescents offers guidance to parents and pediatricians on skin cancer prevention. Skin protection should begin at…