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District 837 Members Receive Highest Payout since 2005
IAM members at the St. Louis Boeing facility will receive a bonus of 1.25 weeks pay – the highest payout since 2005 – because of their hard work and dedication last year. A Performance Profit Sharing Plan or PPSP made this possible.Refreshing the HPWO Partnership at Vance AFB
Less than 12 months after resolving a strike by nearly 900 members of Local 898 at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, OK, both sides were back at the table recently to reaffirm their commitment to a different kind of agreement.Education and Training
HPWO Partnerships Department staff can schedule regular reviews of the partnership and provide assistance and insight to help the partnership grow and flourish.High Performance Work Organization Partnerships
To remain competitive in the global marketplace an organization must use every available resource-especially the insights and experience of front-line workers. In most organizations, however, the primary focus is a low-wage, offshore strategy.HPWO Components
The IAM High Performance Work Organization Partnerships process works to build and strengthen both the IAM and the companies where our members work. Labor and management representatives use ten key components to guide the creation of their partnership. The understanding and fulfillment of these components, over time, will create a strong foundation. Then the partners can achieve their goal of implementing a new work system to save and create jobs, and grow businesses.HPWO Ten Steps
There are ten steps that many workplaces have gone through when converting from a traditional top-down command and control work system to an HPWO Partnership. These steps are discussed below. It is important to keep in mind that some steps occur close together or simultaneously and not always in the exact order listed. Each HPWO Partnerships is unique and creates its own path to successful workplace change.Roles of Union Leaders
The IAM HPWO Partnership process is a partnership between the IAM and the employer. Therefore it is a requirement that the leaders in the partnership, representing the union, hold positions within the union. Therefore, whatever position you hold in the union; servicing representative, Local Lodge officer, steward, shop committee, etc., if you have a role in enforcing the collective agreement at the work site, then you have a responsibility to represent the members in the HPWO Partnership process. Below are two articles that provide more detail about the roles and responsibilities of union leaders and the duty of fair representation.Roles and Responsibilities of Union Leaders in HPWO Partnerships
Introduction
This document outlines the IAM position regarding the role of union leaders in High Performance Work Organization Partnerships. When implementing HPWO Partnerships, labor and management define a new approach to the way employees design, build, and deliver products and services, and, ultimately, the way employees do their jobs. These changes are made to achieve mutually-defined goals, such as business growth, good secure jobs, improved living standards for employees, and to benefit all stakeholders.
The Duty of Fair Representation and HPWO Partnerships
Introduction
When the union, in partnership with management, jointly designs and implements new work systems, union leaders need to be sure that the union is fairly representing the members of the bargaining unit. This long-standing union obligation is known as the duty of fair representation.
Francais Introduction
Notre monde connaît des changements plus rapides et plus profonds qu' à tout autre moment de son histoire. La façon dont nous concevons et fabriquons les produits change. Le marché des produits et services change. Le nouveau marché mondial est en train de changer la façon dont les entreprises, les pays et des regroupements de pays abordent le commerce international.Le service des partenariats dorganisation du travail a haut rendement de IAIMTA
Le président international, Tom Buffenbarger, a mis ce service sur pied au siège social de l'AIM en avril 1997. En réalité, cependant, les représentants de l'AIM oeuvrent à établir des partenariats depuis le début des années 1990.Les dix etapes pour mettre en place un partenariat dorganisation du travail a haut rendement
Plusieurs milieux de travail franchissent dix étapes en décidant de convertir leur système de travail traditionnel, où la direction commande et contrôle tout, à un partenariat OTHR. Ces étapes sont présentées ci-dessous.
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