RN Staff Council, OPEIU, Local 40, AFL-CIO, CLC

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JANUARY 2021 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Here is the registration link for the January 2021 General Membership meeting that will begin at 8:00p.m. on 1/20/21. Everyone including the executive board needs to register to receive the link and passcode.

Important things you must know prior to registering:

-The link may not be instant because you need to be approved.

-If you do not see an email with the link and passcode, check your spam.

-You need to register before 17:00 1/20/21

Below is the link that you must register.

When: Jan 20, 2021 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrduChqT4jE9E-Sot7EUxT0ATw4z1hOY8E

Joseph D. Smithson RN, Recording Secretary

RN Staff Council/OPEIU Local 40, AFL-CIO

Cell: (586)703-2103

Email: jsmithson@opeiulocal40.org

Applications now are being accepted for the 2021 OPEIU educational scholarships, and all members are encouraged to apply. Full details, rules and applications can be found at OPEIU.org under the Member Resources link, as well as on the OPEIU app.

Scholarship opportunities include the Howard Coughlin Memorial Scholarship for OPEIU members and dependents, and the John Kelly Labor Studies Scholarship for OPEIU members who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in labor studies, industrial relations and union leadership and administration. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Romeo Corbeil/Gilles Beauregard Memorial Scholarship Summer Camp has been canceled.

Full details, rules and applications are available at OPEIU.org under the Member Resources link. Apply today!

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Congratulations to the APR-RNs who have ratified their two year contract. We thank our incredible Bargaining Team for all of their hard work and dedication. To our members - YOU are the U in UNION. Thank you for standing strong with us in solidarity.

MM-SG 09-30-2020 BARGAINING UPDATE

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS AND ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS

2020 - 2024

Local 40 President - Jeff Morawski

Local 40 Treasurer - Joanne Czeiszperger

Local 40 Recording Secretary - Joseph Smithson

Local 40 Trustee - Nancy Anschuetz

Local 40 Trustee - Mike O'Neill

Local 40 Trustee - Marty VanDerHeyden

APR-RN Vice President - Jo Walker

APR-RN Chief Steward - Cassandra Bell

MM-RN Vice President - Dina Carlisle

MM-RN Chief Steward - Terri Dagg-Barr

APR-RT Vice President - Michelle Foster

APRH Election Committee Chairperson - Cynthia Hadden

APR-RN Election Committee Member - Shawn Ludeman

APR-RT Election Committee Member - Jen Cornell

APR-MLT Election Committee Member - Aimee Ziehm

MM Election Committee Chairperson - Patti Roland

MM-RN Election Committee Member - Wendy Nauman

	WEAR YOUR PINS

	YOU DID IT!!!!!

ARE YOU A NEW EMPLOYEE?

If you are a new employee and have already been through orientation but did not receive your Welcome Packet (folder with welcome letters, contract, by-laws, etc.), please contact the following representative(s) below or call the Union Office:

McLaren Macomb RN

Dina - dcarlisle@opeiulocal40.org

Terri - tdaggbarr@opeiulocal40.org

Ascension Providence Rochester - RN

Cassandra - cbell@opeiulocal40.org

Ascension Providence Rochester - RT and MLT

Michelle - mfoster@opeiulocal40.org

AT&T Cellular Discounts

Save 15% on your monthly AT&T wireless service. In addition to saving money, you'll be supporting union workers and their families. AT&T is the only national unionized wireless carrier - with over 40,000 union represented employess.

Click this link for more information - AT&T Discount.pdf

Unique Benefits for Union Families at Risk

Union Plus has an innovative new program of unique benefits for members facing economic hardship. It's called Union SAFE and it expands the Union Plus safety net for working families and members participating in Union Plus programs.

It includes:

Credit counseling services, budgeting advice and no-fee debt management and bankruptcy counseling benefits (1-877-833-1745);
Save My Home Hotline to help members avoid foreclosure (1-866-490-5361);
Hospital Care Grants of $1,000 for qualified participants in the Union Plus Credit Card, Mortgage or UnionSecure Insurance programs who have been recently hit with large, unreimbursed hospital expenses;
College Savings Grants of $500 for qualified participants in the Union Plus Credit Card, Mortgage or UnionSecure Insurance programs who open a new 529 tax-free college savings or pre-paid tuition account between January 1 and June 30, 2009;
Job Loss Grants of $250 for qualified Union Plus Credit Card holders who have been recently laid off for more than 90 days;
Disability Grants of $1,000 to $2,000 for qualified Union Plus Credit Card holders who have significant income loss due to a recent long-term illness or disability;
Mortgage Assistance to help Union Plus Mortgage holders who are laid off, disabled or are on strike make their mortgage payments;
Insurance Premium Waivers for members with UnionSecure Life Insurance who have been recently laid off for more than 30 days.

To apply, click this link www.UnionPlus.org/UnionSAFE