MSUWC News

Consumers Energy and OM&C 2010 Negotiations Update #4

Administrator — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:56:26 -0500

The parties are targeting completion of negotiations by April 1, as was done in 2005.

Consumers Energy Workforce Reductions

Administrator — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:09:43 -0500

Consumers Energy Workforce Reductions resulted in a total of 72 members being laid off to the street.

OM&C Member Benefits in the Event of Separation

Administrator — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:12:46 -0500

A brief description of the insurance benefits available to separated OM&C employees.

Consumers Energy plans to lay off 80 unionized workers; 118 union employees take buyout

Administrator — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:20:05 -0500

Joint Underground Construction Group Layoffs

Administrator — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:25:41 -0500

On December 10, 2009, Consumers Energy announced its intention to lay off 34 union members of the Joint Underground Construction Group.

UWUA Dues Restructure Takes Effect

Administrator — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:09:11 -0500

At the September 12, 2009 meeting of the Michigan State Utility Workers Council, the delegate body approved an amendment to the MSUWC Constitution which restructures how Union dues are calculated.

Utility Workers Unveil New Energy Policy in Copenhagen

Administrator — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:22:37 -0500

Utility Workers (UWUA) Secretary-Treasurer Gary Ruffner and Bob Baugh, executive director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council, write about a meeting with U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Ruffner, UWUA President Michael Langford, UWUA Regulatory Affairs Director Carl Wood and Baugh are attending climate change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, where 40 U.S. union members are part of a 400-member global union movement delegation led by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

State gives Consumers Energy permit for coal-fired power plant

Administrator — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:15:42 -0500

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality awarded an air permit to Consumers Energy to build an 830-megawatt, coal-fired plant in Bay County, moving the controversial project one step closer to reality.

Resolutions of Recognition

Administrator — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:56:46 -0500

On November 12, the Lansing Gas Service and Gas Distribution departments were given resolutions to congratulate them for each having one year with zero lost-time accidents.

Consumers Energy offering buyouts to nearly all of its 8,000 employees

Administrator — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:50:05 -0500

Consumers Energy has offered buyouts to nearly all of its 8,000 employees, citing the poor economy and having too many workers with not enough work to go around.