We had some successful trial runs of Datacomm the past three nights. It sounds like a couple of minor changes to make, but all in all, it went well. I believe we’re doing one more round of 3 mid shifts and then the next trial run after that should be on the swing shift. We’ll get some dates to you shortly.
CA-1 Changes
The current version of the American Rescue Plan Act expires January 27th, and the process for submitting a CA-1 for covid will be changing. Currently, you just had to be at work within the last 21 days to have a CA-1 claim accepted. Starting January 28th, the current procedure to file a CA-1 will no longer be accepted without a written narrative report from a physician supporting both the work exposure and the causal relationship between the exposure and the infection. With this new addition, you will need to use SL if you test positive. The testing EA will still be available.
Constitutional Amendments
The deadline to submit amendments to the National Constitution is February 20th. We have a regional pre-convention meeting May 30th-June 1st and Convention is Jun 20th-22nd. There will be an all-members meeting to discuss all the amendments and decide how our facility wants to vote on them, but the date for that has yet to be set. If you have an idea for a change, but you don’t know how to write it up, please get in touch with Drew Stewart, he will be glad to help you.
Amy