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 7, 2021
In this issue: more info on the virtual paper bargaining conference; link to documentary on Verso's Luke, Md., mill; and the latest safety and industry news.
Monday Morning Minute: May 31, 2021
In this issue: details on virtual paper bargaining conference; an update from Local 829; and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: May 24, 2021
In this issue: details on distribution of paper bargaining conference call letter; info on Georgia-Pacific mills and converters master extension agreements; IP mills participate in virtual renewal bargaining summit; and latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: May 17, 2021
In this issue: highlights from IP and Domtar joint health care committee meetings; the latest trade update; links to OSHA's Workers Memorial Day program; and news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: May 10, 2021
In this issue: Packaging Corporation of America COVID-19 shipping box will be on display at Smithsonian; refresher on NIOSH hierarchy of Controls; new products from USW-represented companies; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: May 3, 2021
In this issue: PCA locals participate in virtual renewal bargaining summit; VP Brown spoke at White House summit on climate change; updates from containerboard and printing and writing industries; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: April 26, 2021
In this issue: ways you can support locked-out steelworkers at Fenner Dunlop; highlights from the Labor Energy Partnership forum "Accelerating the Energy Transition: Infrastructure, Jobs and Equity;" and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: April 19, 2021
In this issue: how labor saved a paper mill from the scrap heap; take action to support the PRO Act; DOL announces annual adjustment to OSHA civil penalties; and the latest news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: April 5, 2021
In this issue: incident alert at local 1097; recap of the actions in support of bargaining Huhtamaki local; new resource from USW on COVID-19 vaccine; and the latest news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: March 15, 2021
In this issue: learn more about the significance of the passage of the American Recovery Act and Butch Lewis Provisions; Biden releases memo supporting the PRO Act; and the latest safety updates and news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: March 8, 2021
In this issue: emergency pension relief passes the Senate; USW wins recognition at Ox Industries mill; and the latest safety updates and news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: March 1, 2021
In this issue: pension protections included in COVID-19 relief; preliminary approval for class action settlement in retiree life insurance case at Verso's closed Wickliffe Mill; details on USW's town hall on COVID vaccines; and the latest news.
Monday Morning Minute: Feb. 22, 2021
In this issue: incident alert at local 13-725; date for National Paper Bargaining Conference; details from final Georgia-Pacific virtual meeting; OSHA issues proposed rule to update Hazard Communication Standard; and he latest news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Feb. 15, 2021
In this issue: PACE VP Glenn Goss has passed away; COVID relief bill includes aid for multi-employer pension plans; details on new union-wide infrastructure campaign; and the latest in safety and news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Feb. 8, 2021
In this issue: fatality alert at local 13-935; Georgia-Pacific Council mills and box shops talk benefits in preparation for bargaining; why Biden's DOL picks matter; and the latest news and safety updates from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Feb. 1, 2021
In this issue: retired PACE Region 5 VP Don Langham passes away; details on the PRO Act and other legislative and trade updates; and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: Jan. 25, 2021
In this issue: incident alert at local 1069; Georgia-Pacific mills and first grouping of box locals hold council meetings; details on the worker-friendly choices for OSHA leadership; and the latest news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Jan. 18, 2021
In this issue: how International Paper and our IP Locals support their communities with grants; booklet on sustainability of paper-based packaging; follow-up to safety incident alert at Local 895; and the latest from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Jan. 11, 2021
In this issue: fatality alert at local 1488; incident alerts at locals 2-20 and 895; remembering former UPIU President Wayne Glenn; how to report a workplace health and safety issue related to COVID-19; and the latest news from the industry.
Monday Morning Minute: Jan. 4, 2021
In this issue: open call for help with box sector organizing project; former paper local president wins re-election to Minnesota State House; bargaining guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations; and more.