STEELWORKERS Memorial Service
Thursday, April 24th at 9:00 AM
The Corner of Pennsylvania Ave. & Rt. 2
Participating in the Memorial Service:
Mark Glyptis (Pres. USW Local 2911), John Saunders (Staff Rep. District 1),
Pat McGeehan (WV House of Del.),
Dean Harris (Mayor of Weirton) and
Pastor Gary Lilly (Restoration Church)
reads his poem: “Here's to You Weirton.”
Rev. Robert Macek & Rev. Kenny Jacobs will read names of the Fallen. Enid Williams will Ring the Bell and the American Legion will end the Memorial Ceremony by playing Taps to honor the Fallen.
Sherri Thompson (HR)
has moved to
3006 Birch Drive, Half Moon
HR Office is located across
road from Fanti USA, Inc.
HR Phone number remains:
304.797.4669
Mailing address is the same.
Please call before arriving
or call at the door to be let in.
Hello, how are you?
A Balkan pond turtle shares a moment
of peaceful coexistence with a northern banded groundling dragonfly in Israel’s Jezreel Valley.
—Tzahi Finkelstein
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Chemist James Wright created Silly Putty while
looking for a rubber replacement during WW II
—from: The STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM of PLAY—
When the Japanese invasion of Asia threatened America’s rubber supply during World War II, chemists at GE began looking for a synthetic substitute. James Wright stumbled upon an odd concoction:
a stretchy material that withstood decay and bounced 25 percent higher than rubber. Untouched, this “solid liquid” flowed in slow motion and when struck sharply, it broke into pieces. Wright failed to find a wartime use for the goofy goo.
Afterward, this “bouncing putty” or “nutty putty” amused guests at parties but did little else until toy marketer Peter Hodgson decided to list it as a novelty in his catalog. Hodgson hired Yale students to fill colorful plastic eggs with one-ounce blobs of “Silly Putty.” These he sold for a dollar, just in time for Easter. After a New Yorker article featured Silly Putty in 1950, orders topped 250,000 in three days. Millions have sold every year since.
Ah!...That feels so good!
Mama & cub Brown bears in British Columbia, CA from: Remembering Bears by Marion Vollborn
Transformer Plant Facility at Weirton
Posted: January 15, 2025
On January 14, 2025, Union #2911 Representatives and the company’s Plant Manager, Plant Engineer,
and Project Manager met at the Half Moon Warehouse to discuss facility details with design engineers and
in-house high voltage employees.
The layout of the plant for transformer production is being developed, as is an analysis of potential reconfiguration of sections of the facility’s roof in order to accommodate a greater height requirement. The parties also discussed logistics as it relates to shipping and transportation needs.
Following the meeting, Union Representatives met with labor relations officials in order to discuss potential staffing of the plant, and wage and benefit issues.​
The Union will provide further information concerning the status of the project as soon as it is received.
2025
Vacation Pay
The Company has announced that it is currently anticipating that all laid-off employees, if eligible, will receive their vacation pay for 2025. This includes laid-off employees who are working at non-Cleveland-Cliffs associated jobs.
The payment will be made during the pay period for January 27, 2025. Those employees who have transferred to other Cleveland-Cliffs associated plants will receive their vacation payment at the time they take vacation at their new plant.
— If you have any questions, please call:
USW Local 2911 Office at
304.748.8080
News
UPDATE
Transformer Plant
On December 18, Union and Mgt. Representatives met at the Union
Hall to discuss the status of the Transformer Plant Project.
This included Logistics related to shipping of completed product, and security measures for the plant. It
was noted that the supply chain issues continue to delay shipment of production equipment for the Facility.
The Union was informed that the newly-appointed plant Manager recently spent two days assessing the proposed layout for the Plant.
The Union anticipates continuing discussions on development of the plant to take place in early 2025. The Union will continue to give additional information as it becomes available in as much detail as possible.
—Posted: December 19, 2024
Development of the Transformer Project
October 11, 2024
The Union is aware that information regarding developments concerning the proposed transformer plant at Weirton are of utmost importance to the membership. The link to the left gives additional details regarding the progress of the facility.
The Union will provide more details as they become available. In the interim, the Union encourages all members to continue to attend the membership meetings which are held on the first Tuesday of every month. Also, if any difficulties are experienced by members with SUB payments, health care, pension benefits, or other matters, please do not hesitate to contact the Union Hall by calling 304.748.8080.