Monday Morning Minute
Monday Morning Minute is a weekly electronic newsletter that reports on safety issues, collective bargaining in the paper sector, organizing, arbitrations, community work, political work, and labor history.
Monday Morning Minute: June 17, 2019
In this issue: Info for the Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, Graphic Packaging council meetings; details for the Paper Sector breakout at the health and safety conference; highlights from the PCA Michigan regional Box Safety Meeting; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: June 10, 2019
In this issue: A heartfelt message from a member who's paper plant in Luke, Maryland, closed in May; highlights from the USW and Domtar working groups; an update on legislation that would protect pensions; and the latest from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: June 3, 2019
In this issue: Changes in leadership at the USW; Domtar Master extension ratified; resources to prevent heat-related illness; and the latest news from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: May 27, 2019
In this issue: A recap from the IP Benefits Committee Meeting; USW International President Leo W. Gerard honors a victim's memory on Workers Memorial Day; and the latest news from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: May 20, 2019
In this issue: New-Indy containerboard locals held their first council meeting; Local 2-482 representatives handed out the IndustriALL/UNI Global Safety Campaign "Right to Know" stickers in a joint effort around Safety; and the latest from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: May 13, 2019
In this issue: New local agreement ratified at Local 1459; wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of member killed at paper mill; and the latest from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: May 6, 2019
In this issue: paper workers kicked off a global safety campaign; revised Council meeting dates; two member accounts exemplifying how Right-to-Act mechanisms were used to identify a hazard and refuse unsafe work; the latest in the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: April 29, 2019
In this issue:Resolute Forest Products ratifies master agreement; global unions target safety at work in a year of action; and International Paper to acquire three facilities in Europe from DS Smith.
Monday Morning Minute: April 22, 2019
In this issue: recap of the Domtar Benefits Committee Meeting; a note from Leeann Foster on Greenwashing Initiatives for Earth Day; and safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: April 15, 2019
In this issue: Kimberly-Clark Global Solidarity Campaign; Union Plus Free College Program; hold-the-date for IP & Graphic Packaging Council meetings; Von Drehle Facility faces $300k in OSHA Fines; and the latest in the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: April 8, 2019
In this issue: IndustriALL Global Pulp and Paper Working Group Video Conference Call; Harley-Davidson Negotiation update; hazard alert; and the latest in the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: April 1, 2019
In this issue: WestRock Council “Rock Solid Unity” Sticker Action; Containerboard Industry Update; Local Union Safety Committee Completes Two-Day Workshop and more.
Monday Morning Minute: March 25, 2019
In this issue: Georgia-Pacific has filed a suit to vacate an arbitration award; IP renewal bargaining; the USW paper sector is kicking off a full year of safety actions on Workers Memorial Day; and the latest in the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Feb. 11, 2019
In this issue: the Graphic Packaging local representing a paperboard mill in Ohio ratified a new 3-year contract; some labor history; paper workers safety reps met for a training in Pittsburgh; and the latest in the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Feb. 4, 2019
In this issue: the Graphic Packaging local representing a paperboard mill in Ohio ratified a new 3-year contract; some labor history; paper workers safety reps met for a training in Pittsburgh; and the latest in the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Jan. 28, 2019
In this issue: USW's stance regarding the government shutdown's affect on workers; labor history lesson on the paper industry; OSHA is reminding employers of their obligation to post a copy of OSHA's Form 300A; and the latest from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Jan. 21, 2019
In this issue: details on a grievance granted over vacation pay at local 9525; how pulp and paper mills self-generate a majority of their needed electricity; info on a chemical release at the Verso Androscoggin Mill; the latest from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Jan. 14, 2019
In this issue: Details of a new bill proposed in Calif. that would mandate digital receipts; safety improvements made at Seaman paper; and the latest from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Jan. 7, 2019
In this issue: Effects of Coated Paper Dumping on U.S. Markets; WestRock Council meeting reminder; news of a fatal incident at a non-union Kimberly-Clark mill; and the latest from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Dec. 17, 2018
In this issue: Recap of the Resolute Forest Products Council Meeting; info from the Center for Chemical Process Safety on Common Cause Failures; and the latest from the paper industry.