Monthly Archives: October 2013

District officers in Denver, CO

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   Pictured are General Chairmen, Rich Nadeau, Mike McCarthy and
District 19 Organizer Joe May.  They spent the week in themike_n_joe District office in Denver CO preparing for the upcoming First Contract Negotiations for our newest members of the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad. The Carmen on the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad recently voted to be represented by the IAM and become part of our Union family.  Our Section Six notice has been served and dates requested in which to begin Negotiations.   At this time a date has not yet be confirmed.

   Further, the Locomotive Mechanics on the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad are waiting on the NMB to set a date for them to vote for representation and to become IAMAW members.   Brother May submitted signed A-cards to the NMB and we are just waiting on the NMB to set a date for the vote.  We will continue to update you as new information becomes available.

     From the District 19 Staff and all of its members we welcome you, the Carmen of the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad to the IAMAW, District 19.  We will be in full support of you while you go through the process in obtaining your first contract.

IAM Maine Lobstering Union Protects The Industry

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Published on Jul 11, 2013

Chris Radley is one of 500 new members of IAM’s Maine Lobstering Union, which scored
two legislative victories this Spring: the defeat of a bill that promoted the practice of dragging and
allowing the sale of incidentally-caught lobsters and the passage of another bill that allows
lobsterers serving in the armed forces to maintain their licenses once they return from duty.

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Pratt & Whitney’s Cheshire Engine Center is seen at 500 Knotter Drive in Cheshire in this file photo. The company shut down the Cheshire plant, and an engine repair shop in East Hartford, in 2010, shifting hundreds of jobs to Georgia, Singapore and Japan. David Krechevsky Republican-American

HARTFORD — As jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and the Machinists Union begin negotiations Thursday for a new contract governing pay, benefits, work rules and other conditions, the top issue will be jobs.

Neither company nor union representatives would discuss the issues expected to dominate negotiations, but union officials have said they may not recommend a contract for ratification without specific language about the number of jobs.

“If management does not come to the bargaining table with a commitment to keep our jobs in Connecticut, you will have a crucial decision to make,” the union said in a message on its website to members this summer. “If management continues to ignore covered work and past commitments, how can the committee recommend a contract?”

Pratt & Whitney employs about 32,000 workers worldwide, with about 15,000 in the United States. It has about 9,000 employees in Connecticut, with about 3,000 covered by the contract, the company said.

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HealthCare.gov: Why didn’t the White House use WordPress? – POLITICO.com

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Great read on WordPress and why its a good solution.
HealthCare.gov is “a disaster,” “a failure” and “excruciatingly embarrassing” for the Obama administration.
Why didn’t they just use WordPress?
Of the 14 states running their own health insurance marketplaces, five — Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Colorado and Hawaii — decided to use WordPress to power their sites. Other markets, such as Illinois, which selected a federal partnership option, also tapped WordPress. Well these sites are far from perfect, they’ve performed much better than HealthCare.gov.

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Machinists Union Ratifies United Contract But Says US Airways Drags Its Feet

The International Association of Machinists is applauding a new deal covering 28,000 workers at United Airlines, but says it cannot seem to make any headway on two US Airways contracts.

The United deal runs through 2016 and covers fleet service workers, agents, and others. It provides wage boosts between 19% and 56% over the life of the contract, including immediate increases between 7% and 29%, the IAM said. With about 65% of eligible members voting, the contract won approval in excess of 70%, the union said.

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