It's the same place as our previous votes. Keep a watch on the blog for updates today and tomorrow from your Committee. Negotiations Update. Negotiations have concluded. We have a proposal from the company, and will give more information tomorrow. Tuesday, January 13, Andrew Netherton has passed away. Brothers and Sisters: As you know this past week has been a trying week. But it has also been a very revealing week. They sent their letters, used the media, and advertised our jobs in the newspapers with a large expensive add.
All meant to attack and weaken our solidarity. The company has been frustrated over their previous attempts. The company has said from the first week of the strike that they were getting their products out and that they had learned to become more efficient while using their temporary Scab labor.
Now they say they cannot continue to operate with temporary Scabs and must resort to seeking permanent Scabs. Which is the truth? Elmer Doty never committed to us that the new Cessna work would be done in Nashville. If the strike is settled this week, nothing says the company would not build the wings at another facility and blame it all on this strike.
Brothers and Sisters, I am asking you to give your negotiating committee a chance to negotiate beginning Tuesday to end this strike. If the company wants to bring this strike to an end and bring their permanent employers back to the job, then they will have their chance this week.
I cannot commend each of you enough for the solidarity you have shown and the sacrifices you have made. Please be encouraged to know that you have a negotiating committee who will do everything they can to represent and negotiate on your behalf. Mike Worrell. Regular Union Meeting. Regular Union Meeting Tuesday, Jan.
Important Notice!!! Please spread the word strike checks are not affected by this deadline. Press Release. Tuesday, January 6, Prayer Request. Update; Linda called and said her son is recovering and the surgery went well. Thank you very much for your prayers and concern. Posted by communicator at AM 2 comments:. Click for Large Size. A new year is usually full of hope. However, we DO have a lot to be positive about. After all, as proud Americans, we are naturally optimistic, right?
For these past many years, the government has turned against the working family. We were stripped of any rights or support we ever had. The National Labor Relations Board ignored the law and ruled against workers time after time. It has been open warfare on the workers, corporate America being joined by our own government against us. For the first time in decades, someone stood up and spoke FOR us! President-elect Barack Obama stood up for the workers at Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago, and said they deserved to get the money they were owed, and suddenly the company and Bank of America suddenly gave the workers what they were due.
It brings a Department of Labor that protects workers, instead of attacking them. In her speech accepting the nomination, she said her job will be to strengthen and grow unions. Are you listening, Vought? Yes, we are looking at tough economic times. But we now have someone on our side, someone who knows what Vought has done to their employees is wrong.
Our Solidarity and our reliance upon each other is what will ensure we can get through these tough times. Tuesday, December 30, Notice. Vought has just brought to our attention a blog comment that constituted a threatening attack on a company official. The IAM does not support or condone such attacks, and we have removed it.
Our real struggle is against Vought itself. This is a company that has used cruel anti-union and anti-worker tactics from the beginning to take hard-won benefits from their workers and families. This is a nationwide and Vought-wide war, to drive down wages, end our retirement plans and shove costs onto the workers. We are strong, proud Tennesseans and Americans, and we are standing up against injustice and corporate greed, and from the beginning this Local has led a peaceful strike. We can all be proud of our Union.
Posted by Web Steward at AM 5 comments:. Wednesday, December 24, Christmas on Strike. The Sprit of Christmas. Posted by Web Steward at PM 8 comments:. Bill Dowdy passed away. With much sadness and respect we regret to report that Bill Dowdy passed away Tuesday morning due to heart failure He was shopping in Gladeville when he collapsed and then passed away, before making it to the hospital Our deepest sympathies are with his family.
Visitation will be Friday December 26th from p. And from p. Posted by Web Steward at PM 6 comments:. Saturday, December 20, A visit we won't forget. Friday a woman and her eight-year-old daughter came to the picket lines. Her daughter has seen the strikers walking the picket lines every day, and wanted to do something to help.
They brought bread, luncheon meats, chips and cokes for the strikers. They didn't leave their names. Our picketers all hugged and thanked the little girl for caring. It's a great thing, in this Christmas season, that the little eight-year-old wanted to do something to help and to show she cared. Brothers and sisters, this is something that touches your heart.
We are grateful, and we won't forget your act of kindness. From our union, to the mother and daughter in the Ford Ranger who stopped by the pickets Friday, thank you, and have a very Merry Christmas. The Christmas Spirit is alive and well in your hearts. Posted by Web Steward at AM 9 comments:. To you, your supervisors, and all the officers of the Hermitage Precinct.
I just wanted to let you know how much the members of Local Lodge at Vought Aircraft appreciate your professionalism and the hard work you have put in these past twelve weeks that we have been on strike. I know it has been a sacrifice to stand in the cold and rain working our picket lines. But thanks to you we have been able to exercise our right to strike in a safe and peaceful manner. God bless each of you and your families.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Blood Drive. Tuesday, December 16, Reminder. Remember our blood drive tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Union hall for Red Cross is from 10 am to 3 pm! More information here. Posted by Web Steward at AM 1 comment:. Posted by Web Steward at PM 22 comments:. Call our Elected Officials! Click the flyer for large size.
Posted by Web Steward at PM 1 comment:. Strike Update. Posted by Web Steward at AM 7 comments:. Posted by communicator at PM 6 comments:. Friday, December 12, Chicago workers use solidarity to win. Via Business Week: Laid-off Chicago workers hope to inspire others : They've taken their sleeping bags and pillows back home and hauled away their protest placards after ending a nearly weeklong sit-in at a Chicago factory that came to symbolize the plight of laid-off labor.
Posted by Web Steward at PM 18 comments:. We have gotten several calls from people who have crossed the picket lines and went back to work. It will be permanent. You have the lawful right to honor the picket lines. You can tell your Supervisor you have re-thought your position, and you are honoring the picket lines, and your Constitutional right to strike will be protected. Click for large size. Posted by Web Steward at PM 32 comments:. Back to the table. Posted by communicator at PM 1 comment:.
Red Cross Blood Drive. We all expect blood to be there for us, but barely a fraction of those who can give do. Yet sooner or later, virtually all of us will face a time of great vulnerability in which we will need blood. And that time is all too often unexpected. From its beginning, the American Red Cross has formed a community of service, of generous, strong and decent people bound by beliefs beyond themselves. The honor, spirit and resources of the American people comes forth with neighbors helping neighbors in need — during earthquakes, floods, fires, storms — and also for the deeply personal and often quiet disasters that require a gift of blood.
Phone: , Fax: map. All blood drive participants will receive a packet of custom greeting cards, while supplies last. Posted by communicator at AM 3 comments:. Bring a notebook computer with you if you can. This class is for people who know very little or nothing at all about computers. We will cover the basics of the computer and then after an orientation of the Internet browser, we will surf the web and then learn how to email.
Everyone who attends the class should be able to leave with their own email address. Obviously people who need this class will probably not read about this on the Internet so please pass the word around and if you would like to come by and help on Tuesday, it would be greatly appreciated. We could also use some help teaching that class, which will also be free.
A lot of us have a lot of time on our hands and so this is a great time to get some new skills. We are also working on offering Financial Peace University classes.
When we get that worked out we will post it here with details about cost, dates and times. These classes are for IAM member and their families. Posted by communicator at PM 13 comments:. Got Food? Thanks to generous donations, there is food at the Union Hall for members in need and their families. Of course, donations are continually needed and appreciated. The Union Hall is open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. There are leads on jobs , a short-term health insurance policy , a debt snowball calculator , a strike loan , the hardship and jobs committee, free credit reports , clothes and even half price on haircuts.
We are also looking for fund raising ideas for the hardship fund. Come on ya'll and get you some!! Posted by communicator at AM 4 comments:. Angel Tree. Gifts will be handed out on the Monday, December 22, Money has been coming in to buy gifts for these children but there is defiantly room for more contributions.
We are very thankful for all the donations we have received. Children range in ages from age 18 on down. Gifts and donation can be received at the Union Hall Mondays are great for donations but there is only one Monday left between now and the 22nd.
Tuesday, December 9, Regular Union Meeting. Posted by communicator at AM 5 comments:. Monday, December 8, Picket line schedule change request. We are looking for people who would like to change your picket line schedule to. Friday night noon to p. Willing members should contact. Adlai Coffee Email: acoffee iam Brothers and Sisters: As we begin the eleventh week of our strike against Vought Aircraft, I cannot commend you enough for the solidarity you have shown. The way you have stuck together, supported one another, encouraged one another, and braved the cold and the rain on the picket lines are something you and your families can truly be proud of.
As you know the Federal Mediation Service has called both sides to a meeting this coming Friday, December 12th. Again we are cautiously optimistic. All it would have taken to avoid a strike was to offer some increases in wages, pension, and insurance and we could have continued working. But the company chose to take away sonority rights, overtime pay, and offer a substandard wage and benefit proposal that your committee told them would not be accepted by the membership.
Your negotiating committee has listened to you over the past ten weeks and is preparing to negotiate with the company over the issues that put us on the street. If the company is serious about negotiating over those issues then I believe we can come away from the table with a proposal that your committee can recommend.
I personally want to thank each of you for the support you have given to me and to each other. It is amazing how well you have conducted yourselves during this strike.
We have approximately 70 who have disgraced themselves and their families by choosing to become a scab. They will have to live with their shame. But for the other of us, we can hold our heads high! Posted by Web Steward at AM 17 comments:. Friday, December 5, Strike Update. We have been contacted by the Federal Mediator, and we have been asked to meet with the Mediator and company negotiators next Friday, Dec. We have accepted and will be there.
Posted by Web Steward at PM 29 comments:. Wednesday, December 3, strike update. Thanks to everyone that has used our site to send letters to your elected Congresspersons and Senators. Have your family, friends and relatives do so, also. We, your negotiating committee, stand ready to meet any time and any place, and have also reached out and shared this information with Federal Mediation.
We will keep you informed of any developments as they happen. Posted by Web Steward at PM 15 comments:. Tuesday, December 2, Angel Tree. Posted by Web Steward at PM 4 comments:. Saturday, November 22, Notice. Monday when you pick up your checks, we'll have sign-in sheets for everyone to let us know how many children you have, and what age and sex, up to 18 years of age, for the upcoming holiday season.
Change can be a difficult, yet necessary transition in any industry. He spends a lot of time in his car, traveling from city to city throughout the territory. Business representatives are also busy, making shop visits and putting out fires. The Machinists Union wants to keep moving forward together on the local, district and territory levels, with each entity supporting the other for the greater good.
The district reorganization will take time, according to Wallace. This is change for us. And change comes difficult sometimes, but we think this is needed in the territory. The whole purpose is to grow these districts, expand our footprint, increase our union density in these districts, so we can negotiate better contracts for our members.
Statistics show that union members achieve higher wages, better benefits and more job security than their non-union counterparts. The IAM is composed of a number of District and Local Lodges, organized along regional and industrial lines, each with particular functions and responsibilities. Lodges range in size from fewer than members to more than 10, The IAM is here to assist employees and groups who want to form a union. Contact us today! District 24 was founded in and is comprised of three Local Lodges.
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