NEWSLETTER

Brothers and sisters, 2021 has been a very eventful year. Beginning in March, we re-launched our Hazard Mapping training program to great...

Brothers and Sisters This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on our country on September 11th. With another chapter...

Brothers and Sisters, I sincerely hope that things are wonderful with you at this moment, and if not, may they begin to be. The past year...

Stewardship and Service Fellow employees, Brothers and Sisters of Local 18007, it has been my pleasure to serve as your Union...

Brothers and Sisters, As we review our 2020 contract year, we could all agree this was not the norm. We were all faced with all the...

Good afternoon, Dear fellow Union brothers and sisters, Too often, members say “I didn’t know”, or “ I don’t have a union book”. That...

We had a Flag and Plaque commemoration ceremony at the new facility at 1216 W. Cortez which is called the Central Business District...

Brothers & Sisters, We happen to be living through a historic moment in the course of the labor moment. An Amazon warehouse in Bessemer,...

Gasworkers Local 18007 takes great pride and has successfully been able to do our part to assist Veterans and their families. The Local...

We celebrated one of our World War 2 veterans, Lorraine Knuth. She turned 100 years old. And she had many people speak on her behalf. She...

Brothers and Sisters, The flu season is upon us- with that on top of Covid-19 we have decided to suspend the rest of the 2020 ...

Brothers and Sisters, As we all continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, our Local 18007 members continue to be on the front lines....

Brothers and Sisters. On September 23rd we had honored the new Logistics building with a plaque and flag raising ceremony. We had three...

Brothers & Sisters, Due to the numerous complaints we have received about the new phones, the company has agreed to take a survey to...

Brothers and Sisters, With the continued threat of Covid-19 and Chicago increasing in positive cases. The Local has officially requested...

Brothers and Sisters, Communication on city, state, and company policies continue to evolve and change daily when dealing with worldwide...

We had the Plaque Ceremony for our Flag Display at the new North Shop and new Central Shop. The idea for the plaque was brought by James...

Local 18007 Members, I would like to start off by thanking everyone that came out for another successful N-95 mask distribution on...

Brothers & Sisters, I wanted to reach out again about the Veteran Donations. We will be making a trip shortly to drop off the donations...

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Brothers and Sisters, With all the events going on across the US in the recent days, most recently in the city of Chicago we are hearing...

Tim Jaroch Local 18007 President

Brothers and Sisters, As we move into the 4th month of the COVID-19 pandemic our members continue to respond to the challenge. Our...

Brothers and Sisters, As we head into the holiday weekend let’s take some time to reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day and be thankful...

Brothers and Sisters, We had a successful day with the N-95 mask pickup- we plan on having another pickup in a few weeks so I will keep...

Temporary COVID-19 Paid Absence benefit for child care ends May 31 On April 1, WEC Energy Group put a temporary COVID-19 Paid Absence...

To Military Veterans of our Local 18007 Due to the Corona Virus we are unable to have a Local Veteran Committee meeting. We will have a...

Brothers and Sisters, The Executive Board would like to distribute a second round of N-95 masks to help keep you safe. If you would like...

Brothers & Sisters, Due to the ongoing state requirements based on Covid-19, the May 14th 2020 membership meeting has been postponed. Tim...

Brothers & Sisters, As I have stated before I want to keep our membership as updated as possible. So with that, I will say that there are...

Brothers and Sisters, As many of you know, today May 1st, is raise day for all union members in Local 18007. This is the start of the 3rd...

The Governor has announced starting May 1st 2020 everyone must wear a mask. WHEN TO WEAR A MASK All Illinoisans should wear a mask or...

Dear Local 18007 Brothers and Sisters, I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. My name is Sean Gaurige. On March...

Brothers and Sisters, This month is May and we all look forward to receiving our negotiated wage increase on the first. As we enjoy this...

Brothers and Sisters, I know there is so much going on with the current COVID-19 situation but just a reminder because spring is upon us...

Brothers and Sisters, The Local understands the frustration by the membership in receiving proper communications from the company...

On Tuesday April 28th, Workers Memorial Day, we remember those who have suffered and died on the job. It is also a reminder that the...

Brothers and Sisters, The local has been out in the field the last few weeks to all the shops getting N95 masks to every one of our...

Brothers and Sisters, I just wanted to provide a quick update for the week regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. We have 4 confirmed cases...

Brothers and Sisters, The union and the company want to make all our members aware of resources that are available to help support all of...