Information for Laid-Off
Teamsters Local 1145 Members
Teamster Local 1145
651-917-7680 Fax 651-917-7693
You need a withdrawal card to suspend your dues while on lay off.
Call
Jane - 651-917-7680 - to arrange to have one sent
to you..
To
get information about unemployment benefits or to apply for benefits on-line go
to:
Minnesota
State Unemployment Benefits at
www.uimn.org/ui
The
Teamster Service Bureau is there to help with:
Workforce
Training and Development:
job specific technical skill
& work-related basic skill development including computer literacy, adult
continuing education and English as a second language (ESL)
Dislocated
Worker Program
providing vocational counseling,
training and job placement
Free,
confidential assistance for Teamsters and their families. Assistance for:
alcohol & drug abuse
personal/family counseling
compulsive gambling
suicide prevention
family violence, rape
financial problems
For
more information call
612-676-3700
or 1-800-979-9725 Fax 612-676-3748
www.teamsterslocal1145.org/service_bureau.htm
The
Teamsters Food Shelf is a safety net for your family in time of need. The
Food Shelf is for Teamsters who are dislocated due to plant closure, laid off or
on strike, etc. It is open Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Call the
union hall at 651-917-7680 to qualify and arrange
for a visit.
If
you have loans at the Honeywell Federal Credit Union call 612-951-1500
and press #1 on your phone to talk to a representative about making your
payments and preserving your credit rating.
Contract
language for lay off and recall:
Article
22 Section
4:
"If
business conditions require a reduction in employee hours of work, employees
affected shall be laid off in seniority order with the person having the least
seniority being laid off first; provided that an employee may be retained out of
seniority order if employees with greater seniority do not have the ability to
perform the job within a reasonable period of time.
When
additional employees are required, employees on layoff shall be recalled in
seniority order with the employee having the most seniority recalled first;
provided the employee has the necessary qualifications. If there are no
qualifications the employee will be recalled if he/she has sufficient ability to
satisfactorily perform the job within a reasonable period of time."
Contract
language on seniority rules for recall:
Article
11:
"Seniority
shall be cumulative from the first day of employment with the Company. Such
cumulative seniority shall be lost if the employee:
Examples: If you
have 2 years or less of seniority you have 2 years recall rights. If you have 3
years seniority you have 3 years recall rights. If you have 4.5 years seniority
you have 4.5 years recall rights. If you have 5 years or more seniority you have
5 years recall rights.
If you work as a VLB your recall rights will be extended per Art. 10 Sec.6 of the CBA:
Nothing herein shall prevent a regular employee on layoff from applying to be a VLB worker. In the event that a laid off employee does perform work as a VLB, time served in the VLB worker capacity will be credited to the employee, to extend their period of right of recall. No guarantees are expressed that VLB workers will be Company employees. If you are interested contact:
Select Staff
7899 E. River Road N.E.
Fridley, MN 55432
763-572-2433