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During the past seven years of Conservative
government in Ontario, working people
and their unions have been under attack by the provincial
government. Changes to labour laws have left Ontario with the worst
employment standards laws in the country. It's time for Ontario
Government decertification.
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Donald
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GVP Western
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Lee
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Dave
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Tuesday,
February 19, 2002
IAM-Lockheed
Negotiations Begin
Job security, pension improvements,
health care and higher wages for nearly 6,000 highly skilled Machinists
at Lockheed Martin are the top priorities for IAM negotiators who
launched the opening round of talks yesterday with representatives of
the Bethesda-based defense and aerospace giant.
IP Tom Buffenbarger, GVP Bob Thayer and Southern Territory GVP George
Hooper joined the IAM Aerospace Negotiating Team and identified job
security as the number one concern for IAM members at Lockheed’s five
primary locations: Palmdale, CA, Marietta, GA, Vandenberg AFB, CA, Cape
Canaveral, FL and Sunnyvale, CA. “Everything revolves around job
security,” said John Crowdis, IAM Aerospace Coordinator.
Improving the company pension plan at Lockheed will be another priority
for IAM negotiators. “The company pension plan at Lockheed replaces
only about 25 percent of an employee’s income,” said Steve Sleigh,
IAM Director of Strategic Resources. “Clearly, that’s not
acceptable.”
Wages at Lockheed are barely keeping up with inflation, according to
Dick Floyd, a leader of the IAM Aerospace Negotiating Team. “Lockheed
is the richest contractor to the United States government,” said
Floyd. “Surely they can afford to take care of the people who put them
in that position.”
UAL
Members to Vote on Tentative Accord
Mechanic
and related members of District 141-M will vote on March 5 to accept or
reject a new contract proposal reached with only hours re
maining before a February 20 strike deadline.
The 5-year agreement, which was unanimously endorsed by the District
141-M negotiating committee, contains significant improvements over the
recently rejected proposal of the Presidential Emergency Board. Specific
terms of the new accord are available on the IAM District 141-M website
at http://www.iam141m.org/ual.htm.
"This
agreement shows that settlements can be reached without government interference,"
said General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. "Not until a firm
strike deadline was set and the prospect of further delay eliminated was
this agreement possible."
With a
tentative agreement in hand for the Mechanic and Related group,
attention turns to the 30,000 Ramp & Stores, Public Contact, Food
Service and Security Guards who are still in mediated negotiations with
United. Negotiations for those IAM members at United are expected to
resume shortly.
IAM
Program Offers EAP Tips
The
IAM’s Community Services Department brought 60 participants to the WWW
Center for a comprehensive look at abusive behaviors in both the
workplace and home. The first-ever conference took an in-depth look at
problems such as drug and alcohol abuse, workplace and domestic violence
and other problems that may afflict working families.
Participants gained valuable insights in planning, setting up and
administering employee assistance programs (EAPs), as well as learning
how to win certification for such useful programs.
Wonder
About Privatizing Social Security? Take the Test!
Advocates of investing Social Security funds
in private stocks have been awfully quiet since the collapse of Enron
and the “dot com” sector (plus a national recession) shredded the
savings of so many citizens.
But soon, politicians will start complaining again that ordinary
Americans are being “denied” the rich returns of the private market
and being forced to settle for Social Security.
Those arguments can be put to the test using an “online” calculator.
Go to www.women4socialsecurity.org/sscalc4/calculator.htm
and enter your birth year and current income. The calculator projects
your retirement benefits under the current Social Security system and
under the proposed combination of Social Security and a 2 percent
diversion into individual private investment accounts.
The results will surprise you.
‘It
Pays to Belong’ to the IAM
Two IAM
members know the value of a strong union and the protections of a strong
contract. Casey Sevy and Randy Elix, members of Local 314, returned to
their jobs at a Honeywell facility in Kansas City, Mo. They were
terminated after an accident that occurred during weekend maintenance
work on high-voltage panels almost four years ago, reports DBR Mike
Repke.
An arbitrator ordered the two workers re-instated to their jobs with
full back pay and benefits, as well full seniority—minus 100 calendar
days. The back pay could amount to more than $100,000 for each of them,
Repke noted. Due to the complexity of the case, it took the arbitrator
more than three years to issue his 95-page decision.
“This is a good win,” Repke said. “We are pleased with the
arbitrator’s ability to sort out the facts considering the accusations
the company made during this case.”
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