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  • iMail , News May 6, 2008

    iMail for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    Money Talks for 6,200 at Spirit AeroSystems  Seathed on the left for LL839 (l to r) Gary Cochran LL839 Pres., Michael Burleigh DL70 BR, Mark Love DL70 BR, Steve Rooney DL70 DBR, Bob Martinez GVP, Ron Eldridge GLR Aerospace Coordinator, Don Barker GLR, David Eagle LL839 In-Plant Rep., Kathy Petersen LL839 VP Wichita’s aerospace community

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  • News May 2, 2008

    John McCain?s health care plan would be a disaster for working people

    He wants to tax people’s employer-provided health care benefits and give the insurance companies much more power over people’s health care.  Download Talking Points Here.  Download A Flyer About John McCains Approach To Health Care Here.

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  • News May 2, 2008

    John McCain?s

    He wants to tax people’s employer-provided health care benefits and give the insurance companies much more power over people’s health care. Download Talking Points Here.

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  • iMail , News May 1, 2008

    iMail for Thursday, May 1, 2008

    Virginia Auto Parts Strike Yields Gains  A short strike in Blacksburg, VA, yielded a stronger contract for 200 members of Local Lodge 2533. The four-year agreement at Federal Mogul, an auto parts manufacturer, expires in 2010, but the contract had a wage opener in April. The company offered a $500 lump sum for 2008 and

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  • News April 30, 2008

    Local 1297 Reaches Agreement At Pentair

    Members of Local 1297 in Ashland, OH overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Pentair recently. The new accord calls for an increase in wages and changes in health care coverage. The negotiations centered around outsourcing and health care and under the new contract, the union received further review language in regards to outsourcing.   Pentair,

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