Local 105 Forerunner

U.S.W. Local 105
880 Devils Glen Road
Beftendorf, lA 52722
Phone # (563) 355-1 181
Fax # (563) 359-3529
Steelworkersl 05@mchsi.com
Website: httpJ/www.uswl 05.org
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United Steelworkers
Local 105 Forerunner
lssue Date July 3,
Office
Name
President
Vice. Pres.
Guide
Jeff Hartford
Rec Sec
Pat Stock
Griev
Chair
Fin Sec
Local 105 Forerunner
Volume #14 lssue #23 Mailed
2014
UNITED STEELWORKERS
Brad Greve
Robert Bartholomew ("Bart")
Brad Greve
UNITY AND STR,ENGTH FOR WORKIRS
Mike Nicholas
User lDs and passwords you use from your home
computer, local library, or other public access.
Meetines & Events
Julv 2014
713 1:30 pm S.O.A.R. Mtg
718 3:30pm Committeeperson Mtg
7110 3:20pm E-Board Mtg
7115 6:20am Regular Business Mtg
What vou need to do before Julv 17:
1) Verify you have a personal lD and password
that you use to access your accounts from
7'.2Qam
3:20pm
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2)
6:20Pm
1:20pm
noon Local 05-2 (Sivyer Steel)
pm Local 105-2 (Sivyer Steel)
7117 12 noon Local 105 Retirees Potluck
7121 6:00pm Delegates @ Local 25 Union Hall
7116
1
every 3 weeks
2
1
outside of Alcoa. Single Sign-On (SSO) through
HR Direct will not be available.
lf you need to set up lDs and passwords for
your accounts, or reset passwords, you can do
so through the various websites listed below.
3) Contact 1-888-ALCOA123 if you
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need
assistance.
Beqinninq Julv 18:
Access your accounts using your User lDs and
AII meetines @ US\Y Local 105 Union Hall
Unless desisnated otherwise
passwords from the links below.
From the President:
. Your Benefits Resources (YBR) - administered by
AON Hewitt
CANCELEDI
Auqust Reqular Business Meetinq
Due to the executive board of Local 105 attending
the lowa State AFL-CIO Convention, there will be
no regular business meetings in August.
Note: this cancellation notice does not pertain to
our amalgamated Local 105-2 representing Sivyer
Steel employees. Their regular business meeting
will still be held August 20.
Use access to the services listed
below
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HR Diregt Chanqes
Globat PeoplJtvstem (GpS)
Access to Employee and Manager Self-Service on
HR Direct will be unavailable July 18 - August 1 1 as
Alcoa implements a new, easier to use Human
Resources system called the Global People
System (GPS).
To access HR Direct services such as ePay or
benefits during this time, you will need your
personal log-in information (User lDs and
passwords) for each specific account. This is the
same log-in information that you use to access your
accounts from outside of Alcoa. For example, the
epay
Highmark BSBC
CVS Caremark
UCCI
Davis Vision
Metlife
Aetna
Alcoa Retirement Savings Plan
Pension Plans
Aon Hewitt Financial Services
Summary Plan Descriptions
Your Spending Account
. Merrill Lynch www.benefits.ml.com
Use your previously established Merrill Lynch
User lD and Password. Any questions
regarding your lD and password should be
directed to Merrill Lynch at (877) STK-ALCOA
(785-2526).
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AlcoaLearn
https://alcoalearn. alcoa. com/sumtotal/app/SYS
_login.aspx
Your Username is your eight digit employee lD
number.
"Thank you for the watch, knife, jacket and 30 years
of representation." - Glen Youngblut (Flat Sheet &
Plate Mill Retiree)
Local 105 and IBEW Golf Tournament
This year's golf tournament will be
lf you need to update your personal contact
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held ThursdaY, August
information before August 11
Send changes to your local Human Resources
contact
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Entry
forms are available at the gates and
at the hall and must be turned in bY
Wednesday, JulY 30.
Send emergency contact changes to Human
Resources
Employee and Manager Self'Service will be
restored on August 11 when GPS goes "live"'
Thank you for your support as we implement this
important upgrade.
Solidarity Fist Shirts ln!
We received a shipment of graY or
ash colored 100% cotton Pocket Tshirts in yesterday. The shirts are
printed
on the back with
the
popular "solidarity Fist" design. We
have several members we owe a shirt to due to our
demand exceeding our supply and will be trying to
call those people to remind them to get their shirt'
New Volunteer Opportunitv!
Alcoa Davenport Works including the USW/IBEW
has partnered with United Way and
other
companies in the Quad Cities to make a noticeable
difference in the community. Did you know that one
in six children who are not reading proficiently in
third grade do not graduate from high school on
time? A new reading program has been developed
for us to help lower this statistic.
Employees are invited
to participate in the
Neil
Armstrong Elementary School during designated
times to read to the students one-on-one or in a
group setting.
When:
July 7th-August 1st (summer session)
Monday thru Friday
8:00am-'1 1'.45am (volunteers are expected to be for
'15-60 minute time slots between those hours)
Anyone interested can contact KyLee White at
kylee.white@alcoa.com for further information.
to the cents of their deposit amount is 99. lf
the
you win a free T-shirt.
Thanks Received:
"Thank you for allowing me to attend this
year's
MINK Summer lnsiitute. The skills and knowledge
that I gained during this course will help greatly with
I am looking foruvard
to
passing on the knowledge that I have gained with
every opportunity I get."
our everyday struggles.
them up for the race. There will be
no
reimbursements made by the Health & Wellness
Committee
for that race. When you sign
each
dependent up for the Kid's Bix * write "Alcoa Kid"
across the area for the payment amount' This is
acceptable for the payment amount.
Please see the Alcoa Wellness/Life
Reimbursement form for complete details.
With DeePest SYmPathY:
The familY of:
Hallie "Buttons" Cowart
Delbert'Bing' Lamp
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(Jim Cowart's wife)
(Retired member)
Know Your Contract!
Article Vl. Overtime and Premium Pay
Provisions
Section 12. Sunday Work and Holidays
B. Employees shall be paid for the holidays
providing they meet all of the following eligibility
requirements:
1. During the payroll week in which the holiday is
observed:
duiing the payroll week during which the holiday
occurs, or performs jury service, or is a witness in
court of law, or is qualified for bereavement pay
(Article XXIX, Bereavement Pay) on each of his
scheduled days in such week, or
105 Contest Continues
This week's number for direct deposit users to add
''105,
submit
documentation that you finished the
Bix 7 along with a coPY of Your
receipt or check The earliest registration fee for the
Bix road race is the maximum reimbursement
amount by the Life Committee.
Kid's Bix - Do not pay for your child when you sign
(a)The employee works or is on a vacation
scheduled under the Vacation Plan (Article Vll'
Vacations) or is on a layoff because he is not
eligible for a vacation at the time of a shutdown
Where:
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
3311 Central Ave
Bettendorf, lA
sum equals
Reminder:
You will need to
new
summer reading program with kindergarten through
third grade students. Volunteers will visit
Alcoa Bix Runners
Bix 7/ Rice the River/ Road Races
ln Solidarity, Josh Meyrer
"Thanks for the jacket, watch, knife, and for 30 plus
years of representation". - Jay Sharp 'Semper Fi'
(b)The employee is absent due to personal illness
or accident and is not eligible for sickness
and
accident benefits for such week because of the
waiting period, provided he is eligible for and
receives sickness and accident benefits for such
illness or accident for the following week.
2. The employee has thirty (30) days' seniority
as
of the date of the holidaY.
3. An employee who is scheduled to work on the
holiday and is absent without permission for any
reason except sickness will not receive holiday
pay.