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: Aug. 23, 2021
In this issue: Workers at St. Croix Ratify First Contract; Labor-Violation Provision in United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Protects Workers; and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: Aug. 16, 2021
In this issue: USW kicks off We Supply America bus tour; new book on Maine's paper industry; and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: Aug. 9, 2021
In this issue: fatality alert at local 9923; incident alerts at locals 2-20 and 13-189; USW mourns loss of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka; the latest safety and industry updates; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: July 26, 2021
In this issue: recap of Virtual Paper Bargaining Conference; link to paper sector episode of USW's Solidarity Works Podcast; and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: July 19, 2021
In this issue: virtual paper conference begins tomorrow; paper workers attend 4th of July Celebration at White House; the latest safety and industry updates; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: July 12, 2021
In this issue: More details for the virtual paper bargaining conference; IP Box locals ratify two-year extension of master agreement; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: July 5, 2021
In this issue: incident alert at International Paper in Valliant, Okla.; more details for day 2 of the Virtual Paper Conference; resources from OSHA for preventing heat illness; and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: June 28, 2021
In this issue: details for day 2 of virtual paper conference; how you can stand in solidarity with locked-out oil workers in Texas; and the latest safety and industry updates.
Monday Morning Minute: June 21, 2021
In this issue: details for day 1 of the virtual paper conference; watch VP Leann Foster answer questions about how an infrastructure bill would impact our industry; highlights from Essity and WestRock joint benefits committee meetings; and more.
Monday Morning Minute: June 14, 2021
In this issue: link to register for 2021 paper bargaining conference; details on We Supply America Video series on infrastructure investment; paper worker featured in Stewards Corner newsletter; and the latest safety and industry updates.
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.