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Local 1528 supports member’s Legends racing drive
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| During the week, Ted Clement
works as the lead electrician at Sardee Industries in Stockton, a
company that builds machinery for the can and beverage industry. He’s
been an IAM Local 1528 member for 21 years, and he’s gotten the
Local to support his true passion— racing.
To read more, download the current issue of the Sparkplug. |
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Local 1414, Settling in SF |
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Close to 400 members of Local 1414
who work at the City and County of
San Francisco finally have a new three year
contract that was achieved through
a mediated settlement. The contract
goes into effect July 1.
This large group includes mechanics,
automotive machinists, body men
and painters, and they work on buses,
city cars, trucks, lawn mowers, tractors,
street sweepers and any other city,
county or MTA equipment.
“There was a pension takeaway in the
last contract and the members had to start
paying in,” says Business Rep Art Gonzalez. “This time, we’ve put the money into
wages, making it harder for the employer
to take it away again. The raise they got
this time should make up for the previous
loss in their pension contribution.” |
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Local 1173’s Joanne Stenger retires |
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After nine years work as Local
1173’s secretary, Joanne Stenger retired on May 26.
Stenger says she came to Local
1173 as a temp, recruited for a twoto-
three week position by her husband,
who was a member. “At the
time, it was slow at the computer company where I was working, so I
thought, ‘why not?’ Now here I am,
nine years later—my temporary
nine year job!”
Stenger says that she has
enjoyed working with the guys—
“it’s really a good group.” But she’s
definitely looking forward to her
retirement. “We have a few projects
around the house. I’ll quit typing
and go motor-homing, and who
knows what else.”
To read more, download the current issue of the Sparkplug. |
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| Notice to Local 653 Members |
| EXECUTIVE BOARD OPENINGS—LOCAL LODGE 653
PRESIDENT, RECORDING SECRETARY &
DISTRICT LODGE DELEGATES
Nominations will be held during the regular monthly meeting of Local
Lodge 653 on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 5:30 pm.
The election, if needed, will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 as
per the Local Lodge Bylaws.
Local Lodge 653 meeting times have changed; please make a note.
Membership meetings are held the third Wednesday each month at 5:30
p.m. Executive Board Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each
month at 5:00 pm. All Local Lodge meetings are held at the Machinists
Union Hall in Fresno. See the calendar on page 8 for upcoming meeting
dates. |
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| National Labor College opens opportunities for union members
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The National Labor College is the
only college in the world exclusively
dedicated to educating union
members, leaders, activists and staff.
Originally founded in 1969 as the
George Meany Center for Labor
Studies, the center became the NLC
in 1997, offering upper level degree
completion programs for union
members seeking to finish their college
education.
NLC courses are primarily completed
online but each semester
includes a one-week on-campus
component. This combination
allows full-time workers with families
maximum flexibility to schedule
study time.
Located on a beautiful 47-acre
campus in Silver Spring, Maryland,
the NLC was founded to realize
George Meany’s vision that
labor should have its own college—
a national center that would
provide continuous labor education
for all union activists.
To read more, download the current issue of the Sparkplug.
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| After feeding the stewards and computerizing the office, Miller retires |
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After 37 years in the IAM, with 25 years as
Local 1546’s Secretary-Treasurer and 19 years in
the same position with District 190, Bob Miller is
planning to enjoy his good union pension for as
long as he can.
Bob started his life in Oregon and spent his youth in Oklahoma and Kansas City, KS. He
came to California in 1965 to look for the dream and create his future.
While waiting for the results of the civil service exam, Bob took a job as a welder at the Naval
Shipyard at Hunter’s Point and was there for four years. In 1969, he made his way to SeaLand to work as a mechanic and he joined Local 1546. He quickly started getting more involved in the
union, as an executive board member, shop steward and conductor, working to increase his effectiveness in these positions by taking labor studies classes at UC Berkeley.
To read more, download the current issue of the Sparkplug. |
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