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Guide Dogs Raise
Record Amount "The show of support was astounding," said GDA President Jay Bormann. "We had record attendance and record donations at the dinner, the golf tournament and the 'Hawgs for Dawgs' Harley-Davidson fundraising ride. We couldn't operate Guide Dogs without the dedication and generosity of IAM members, companies and individuals who support our work." Hundreds of IAM members and companies were on hand at the fundraiser to contribute money they had raised all year for GDA. IAM members sponsored numerous fundraising events in their communities and Harley-Davidson made a special three-year contribution. Harley CEO Jeff Bleustein made a sizeable personal donation
Marriott Workers Win
Six Year Struggle The victory took countless street demonstrations, boycotts, an appearance by Coretta Scott King and an arrest of AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. Even IAM delegates at the 2000 Grand Lodge Convention led a march to the hotel. "This is a great victory for our brothers and sisters at the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees Local 2," said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger.
"I'm proud our Convention delegates marched in solidarity with the
Marriott workers." Parkview Metal
Products Employees Win $150,000 The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that Parkview violated numerous labor laws and ordered the company to reinstate and "make whole" the ten IAM members. Parkview was also ordered not to threaten to layoff or discriminate against any employee for choosing union representation and to not make unilateral changes that would subcontract work or reduce overtime. "Our new members held solid," said IAM District 8 Director Carl Gallman. "They got the IAM representation they wanted and they won a first contract with good wage increases in each year of the 3-year contract plus a first-year bonus."
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