The California
Conference of Machinists
Spring Meeting
March 20-21, 2012 Citizen's Hotel
926 J Street, Sacramento
E Board: Tues., 3/20, 5:00 pm
General Session: Weds. 3/21, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Your Local Lodge must send you as a delegate to this conference.
For more info contact Tom Brandon at (707) 795-0086 or tjb1596@sbcglobal.net.
Local 1546 Members and Spouses
PRE-RETIREMENT SEMINAR
Are you thinking about retiring in the next few years If so, this seminar will answer all your questions
about pension and retiree medical coverage.
We'll also review the retiree health plan.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 9:00 a.m.
Local 1546, 10260 MacArur Blvd., Oakland
Spouses welcome
Includes continental breakfast
Space is limited First come-first served
Note: If you would like our pension advisors to print out your current
data, you must contact the office by April 10 . If you feel you have an unusual
or complicated question, please get it to your Business Rep ahead
of time so our advisors have time to research the answer.
Please RSVP to Tanya at 510-638-6705 by April 24
IAM's investment in arbitration
training reaps benefits
We all know it pays to belong to a union, but
for hundreds of members of District 190, having
a contract really made a difference in 2011.
Last year, business representatives filed for
arbitration against 10 different employers who
failed to honor the terms of their respective collective
bargaining agreements with the Machinists
union. All but one was won or settled favorably
for the members involved.
"2011 was a very telling year for the success of the arbitration review process that DBR Beno instituted several years ago," reports Assistant Directing Business Rep Mark Hollibush.
"The union won or successfully settled every case that was approved by the District Arbitration Review Committee." Those wins resulted in:
- almost a dozen terminated members reinstated
to their jobs and made whole;
- increased wage rates awarded for work being
performed by our members;
- medical co-pays substantially decreased;
- back pay awards exceeding $5000 per member
in many separate instances.
"The success of these arbitrations are due to
the extensive training, skills and commitment
that the business representatives of District 190 give to each grievance...from beginning to
end," says Hollibush.
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