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: August 12, 2019
In this issue: Pictures from the WestRock/RTS Packaging sticker action; an organizing win in District 9; Local 819 ratifies new agreement; an explosion kills worker at non-union facility in Louisiana; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: August 5, 2019
In this issue: The USW's latest action on trade in uncoated paper; details on the tentative agreement with Ahlstrom-Munksjo; an update on a stop use and product recall; and the latest news from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: July 29, 2019
In this issue: Highlights from the IP Renewal Bargaining Summit; tours continue at WestRock locals with contracts expiring in 2020; and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: July 22, 2019
In this issue: Highlights from a visit to Locals 608 and 712; non-union multi-wall packaging location fined for serious safety violations; and the latest news from the paper industry.
Monday Morning Minute: July 15, 2019
In this issue: a message from Laura Donovan about her visit to a local box shop; highlights from a member visit to Capitol Hill lobbying for support for the Butch-Lewis Act; a reminder on Emergency Response Team protocol; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: July 8, 2019
In this issue: Recap of the appreciation day event held at the Luke, Maryland, Verso Mill that recently closed after 131 years; link to the USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference schedule-at-a-glance; the latest from the paper industry and more.
Monday Morning Minute: July 1, 2019
In this issue: Information on the graduates from the WestRock Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Program; important council and conference hotel details; the latest from the paper industry and more.
Monday Morning Minute: June 24, 2019
In this issue: WestRock council coordinates actions for a new master agreement; Graphic Packaging agreed to restore eligibility for disability retirement benefits; the Tony Mazzocchi Center has been awarded grant money; and the latest in the industry.
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.