UAW Local 677 – Serving employees and retirees of AmeriCold Logistics, Mack Trucks and First Student.

Updated on April 3, 2020 at 10:15 A.M.

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Updated on April 2, 2020 at 2:45 P.M.

Mack UAW Profit Sharing Message to LVO BU Employees 04-02-20

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Updated on April 1, 2020 at 12:15 P.M.

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Brothers and Sisters,

Below is contact information for the LVO BU employees who need to contact the local Human Resources Department.

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Brothers and Sisters,

3/20/2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry is committed to providing workers and business communities with ongoing guidance, resources, and information. Please see the following pages for more information:

COVID-19 Guidance & Resources

Pennsylvania Employees Impacted by COVID-19 page.

Brothers and Sisters,

3/20/2020

The LVO and LVLC facilities will close promptly at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20, and employees will not be permitted in the facilities after this time unless you have been directed to report to your work site by your Manager / Supervisor.

Employees who need to pick up essential work equipment (laptops, headsets, chargers) will be permitted to enter the LVO and LVLC facilities until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20 to retrieve these items in order to work from home during the business closure. Note: Employees are NOT permitted to take desktop monitors home.

The Mack Trucks Information page has also been updated with a new post.

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Brothers and Sisters,

The following message is from President Walt Smith III

COVID-19 Meeting Cancellations-President

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Brothers and Sisters,

Due to the COVID-19 virus we have information for all local 677 members.

The UAW comedy night 2020 has been canceled. You can request a refund or hold onto your ticket for a future date. If you booked a room for the comedy night you MUST call to cancel that booking.
All local and committee membership meetings have been canceled until further notice.
April nominations will be rescheduled.
The union leadership and company steering committee meet daily on the COVID-19 virus and will update the membership with new information when it becomes available.
We have created a page called “Mack Trucks Information” and we will distribute all of the letters that Mack Trucks puts out so all members can read them.
The current work schedule is still in place and more information will be made as it becomes available.

Continue to keep an eye on our website as we will keep you updated with any new information.

UAW Local 677

Revision #1 This notice is ONLY for employees still working that will have upcoming down weeks.

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Brothers and Sisters:

The fastest and easiest way to file your unemployment compensation claim is to use the UC website at www.uc.pa.gov

Before you file please take a look at the help section on the UC website. Click here to view.

**********The information below is for currently active employees that will have down weeks.**********

YOUR RECALL TO WORK DATE IS 3/30/2020. Please make sure you select “yes” when asked about the return to work date.

EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OFF THE WEEK OF 3/16/2020 can open or reopen their claim as early as Sunday 3/15/2020 through Friday 3/20/2020. After your claim is opened or reopened you can file your biweekly claim from Sunday 3/29/2020 through Friday 4/03/2020.

EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OFF THE WEEK OF 3/23/2020 can open or reopen their claim as early as Sunday 3/22/2020 through Friday 3/27/2020. After your claim is opened or reopened you can file your biweekly claim from Sunday 4/5/2020 through Friday 4/10/2020

If you have any questions about filing please use the live chat feature on the UC website or call the office directly at 1-888-313-7284

UAW Local 677

Brothers and Sisters:

As the United States is faced with the concern of the new Coronavirus known as COVID-19, I feel it is important to speak to this topic with all our UAW membership.

I want to be very clear that we do not take this matter lightly. In detailing some important actions that our UAW is taking relative to the virus; I want to assure our brothers and sisters that we continue discussions daily to ensure the necessary steps are being taken to maintain a state of preparedness.

In addition to focusing on preparedness, our leadership is asked to be diligent in maintaining a constant watch on the potential spread of COVID-19 to ensure any new challenges are recognized and reacted to accordingly.

The direction given to businesses and the American public are predominantly derived from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations and the World Health Organization (WHO).

As our UAW staff and leadership monitor and assess the situation there have already been several steps taken to limit exposure potentials.

This includes travel bans and restrictions according to potential threat levels geographically.

This also includes restrictions on modes of transportation, such as airlines both domestically and internationally.

We are working with companies to ensure that vendors traveling internationally into the U.S. have restrictions depending on geographic point of origin and potential for exposures, including quarantine protocols.

The internal UAW Health and Safety Department protocols have been updated and shared with Health and Safety Committees and companies.

In addition to these steps, there have been leadership communications sent to all leaders, including this correspondence, to share the most current information with our members.

Our UAW Health and Safety Department back in February began to track best practices and impacts on our worksites and that work continues. Our UAW Nationally appointed Health and Safety representatives locally to actively engage our membership and help answer questions to address concerns appropriately.

I also want to spend a moment to talk about basic and simple hygiene practices that, according to the CDC, we can all practice to help each other maintain a level of potential protection against the spread of any and all viruses, including COVID-19:

Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap is not available with at least 60% alcohol.
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or cloth when you sneeze or cough
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

Finally, a note of caution as Spring and Easter Break approaches to keep in mind these protocols when looking at family travel and these best practices.

We will continue to press for the utmost preparedness and response capabilities from senior leadership at all levels. I want to thank all of you for the caution and preparedness you display at home and in the workplace regarding this matter.

Through Solidarity we will protect our families and keep our economy flowing.

Click here to download the COVID-19 Resources

In Solidarity,

Rory L. Gamble
President

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