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March
2009 Labors’ Views Service
awards to members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America for the month of March were presented to: Charles Thomas 40 yrs. Robert Autotte 35 yrs. Melvin Moreau 25 yrs. Geoffrey
Palmer 25 yrs. Congratulations! New
Hires: Fifty-seven new
hires in our department should start working in April or May.
They will be working on either second or third shift.
Some carpenters should be given the opportunity to transfer to first
shift. The number is yet to be
determined, but those who are given the chance will be chosen from our shift
change list with no exceptions. It
is important for those people who want to transfer to first shift to have a
shift change form filled out and submitted to the office.
Check area bulletin boards to make sure that your name is on the list
if you’ve already submitted one. In these
difficult economic times, we at Electric Boat are very fortunate to have
steady jobs and to work for a company who is one of the few which is hiring.
For the fifty-seven carpenter positions, there were 500 applicants.
For the 389 MTC positions hired, 2,100 applications were submitted by
the deadline. Overtime:
Overtime has slowed down considerably in our department and will
probably continue that way until the 777 boat is blasted and painted.
Apparently some people aren’t familiar with how the overtime works
when it comes to not exhausting our occupational title.
Some people thought that, by never polling or working overtime, they
would automatically be given the opportunity to work when they DID poll.
If you do not poll for overtime, but your hours are within the range
of those who DO work, you will still be charged. On
another note, it is important to keep your qualifications current because
some overtime work is determined by qualifications.
If you are not qualified because you didn’t attend classes to keep
your qualifications up-to-date, you will be skipped over, and overtime will
be offered to the next qualified person who polled. Road
Jobs: At the end of
February all carpenters who were working in Portsmouth, N.H. have returned. Our department does not have any more road work scheduled
this year. As I mentioned in
last month’s Labor’s Views article, the Company is claiming that there
are 64 carpenters who have an outstanding balance of money that they owe the
Company. Some money owed
is for car expenses, some is per diem money owed.
Hopefully, these individuals have saved receipts for money they
received in the event that they want to dispute the Company’s claims. Performance
Award Bonus: The
performance award bonus has been signed effective Feb. 4, 2009.
The goal for Earned Actual Hours is 17 million hours.
If met, MTC employees will receive $500.00.
An additional $250.00 will also be paid to eligible employees if the
EAH meet or exceed the stretch goal of 17.8 million hours. Workers’
Memorial: Workers’
Memorial is Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Washington Park in Groton.
It is sponsored by Southeastern Connecticut Central Labor Council,
AFL-CIO and AFL-CIO Community Services.
The ceremony will start at 6:00am (rain or shine).
Our local purchased two stones this year. One is for deceased brother, Richard Mulvey, and the other is
for deceased brother, Pat Casimono. UCAN:
A Union Community Activist Network training is scheduled for May 5,
7, 12, 14, 19, and 21, with graduation on the 26th of May.
Classes are from 6:00 pm to 9:00pm, and class size is limited.
Some of the topics include learning about services and programs in
our community, developing a network of union activists and links, Red Cross
Shelter Training, disaster training, and more.
If you are interested in this training, you should plan to attend our
March union meeting. |
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