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We Won't Let Honeywell Put Profits Before Worker Safety

USW 7-669
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The USW local 7-669 has about 200 members at the Honeywell Plant in Metropolis, IL.  Our plant processes uranium and we work around many extremely dangerous and deadly chemicals.  Together, with the support of our community, we have the strength in numbers to stand up against their unconscionable corporate greed.  We have no fear of raising ALL safety issues with Honeywell, OSHA, NRC, and the EPA.  This helps the plant runs as safely as possible while protecting our members from unfair treatment.  We are the guardians of safety.
 

News from the plant

Special meeting scheduled for Thursday at 5:00

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 8:41pm

There will be a special meeting held on Thursday at 5:00 to update the body on the current situation.  The company has indicated that the investigation in to equipment damage will be concluded on Friday and that some Union members may be called back as soon as next week.  Please plan to attend the meeting for more details.

WHAT'S REALY GOING ON?

Sat, 05/12/2012 - 11:56am

Well now that Honeywell has "laid-off" most of its workforce, some strange facts are coming from the plant.  A number of Shaw laborers will return to work, conveniently renamed "Shaw Capital" workers.  Also, the company is refusing to give ANY details of the so-called "damaged" equipment.  For the damage to be such a "danger" to the workforce, management sure didn't mind leaving us in the plant with absolutely no announcement of damaged equipment while we took the plant down and locked it out.  If it is truly that much of a danger then someone dropped the ball by letting the workforce unknowingly work around it. 

The company went so far the day before the "lay-off" as to have the supervisors tell us that there has been no talk of lay-offs and that we need to get ready for shut down.  It looks like Honeywell has not forgotten how to deceive the public or pull the wool over their own people's eyes either.  We are not calling the company's recent action more retaliation, but something sure smells fishy, and this time, it's not the river.

Entire workforce sent home!!!

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 4:17pm

Today at approximately 2:15 P.M., managers gathered all the Union employees in various control rooms throughout the plant and read a memorandum from the plant manager, Larry Smith, informing us that we were to orderly leave the plant.  ALL EMPLOYEES!!  The company is calling it a "temporary layoff" and has not indicated when they will allow the workforce return.  The company has not informed the Union what or why they have taken this action.  Stay tuned for updates.

NRC community meeting tonight!!

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 2:12pm

In devious fashion, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a community meeting tonight with no notice to the actual community except for a brief announcement on today's noon news broadcast.  Don't miss this meeting as Honeywell and the NRC would like. It will be at the Massac County Courthouse at 7:00. This is our opportunity to demand answers from the NRC. 

Results from 2012 Local Union elections!

Wed, 04/18/2012 - 9:18pm

At Tuesday's Union meeting, the results of the Local Union elections were announced.  The new Executive Board will serve a three-year term beginning May 15, 2012.  This is a time when we show our appreciation for the outgoing Committee that successfully led our Union for the past three years as we fought Honeywell and also prepare for our new Committee to lead us through the continued fight.

Congratulations to all the winners:

President: Stephen Lech

Financial Secretary/Treasurer: Doug Caldwell

Recording Secretary: Christian Musselman

Production Committee Persons: Steve Glidden, Eric McClellan

Instrument/Electrical Committee Person: Bobby Morgan

Sergeant at Arms: Archie Ledsinger

Trustees: Steve Kinser, Rachel Spence, John Heine

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