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April, 2006
Bedford, IN 47421
Phone# 279-1113
Home Page
www.iue-cwalocal84907.com
LOCAL IUE-CWA REPORTS
UNION MEETING
Our next regularly scheduled Union meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at the U.A.W. Hall,
1411 “H” Street, Bedford, IN.
Meeting Times:
Night Shift: 1:00 am
(TUESDAY, after work)
Day Shift: 4:00 pm
Midnight shift may attend either of the above meetings.
IN MEMORIAM
CHARLOTTIE (LOTTIE) BROOKS
Date of Hire : June 25, 1992
Date of Passing : March 27, 2006
Lottie was in Dept. 315-3 and her classification was Packer/Stocker. She was an inspiration to all who knew her. Please take a moment to remember her family in their time of loss. Lottie will be greatly missed.
RETIREES
It has been some time since we were able to report that some more of our members are going to take retirement and, we hope, get out and enjoy life !
Rebecca (Becky) Vincent
Date of Hire : August 28, 1983
Date of Retirement : February 1, 2006
Becky last worked in Dept. 302-2. Her classification was Assembly/Tester. We wish you rest, relaxation and best of all, lots of fun, Becky.
Bill Blackwell, Chief Shop Steward for nightshift, presented James Bolling and Kathleen Massey with a Bible from the Union in honor of their retirements.
James was a MOAII in Dept. 319-3, and Kathleen was an Assembly/Tester in Dept. 305-3. They actually hired in together on August 9, 2000 and are retiring at the same time, March 31, 2006. We wish you both a wonderful fun-filled retirement !
ELECTION NOTICE
Voting for the 3 year Trustee position will take place at the April regularly scheduled monthly Union meeting at the UAW Hall 1411 H Street, Bedford, In.
Voting times are as follows:
Day Shift: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
(April 5, 2006)
Night Shift: 10:00 pm to 2:00 am
(April 4, 2006--After work on Tues)
Nominees are:
Ernie Hall 365-3
Kathy Ramey New 302-2
In the event of a tie, the run-off election will be held at the UAW Hall, 1411 H Street, Bedford, IN 47421 at the following voting times:
Night Shift: April 11, 2006
From 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM
(Tuesday after work)
Day Shift: April 12, 2006
From 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
REMINDER:
YOU MAY VOTE AT EITHER OF THE VOTING TIMES AVAILABLE, NOT JUST YOUR NORMAL SHIFT TIME.
Reminder of duties of Trustee
Some of the legal duties of the Trustee are as follows :
To audit all books and records of the Local puarterly.
Safeguard all properties of the Local Union.
Make a written report of the findings and recommendations at the next regular meeting following such audit.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND/OR PHONE NUMBERS
Help !! I really need your assistance. In filling the duties as your Recording Secretary, I am in the process of updating our mailing list and have found many outdated addresses and phone numbers. If you have moved, had your address changed by the Postal Department and/or changed phone numbers in the last year or so and have not submitted a change form, PLEASE fill out a change form or just write the current information on a piece of paper and get it to me. If you cannot find me in Dept. 316-3 (Plastics), I have a mailbox in the Union office. If you prefer, your Steward would be able to make sure I receive this critical information.
Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
Judy Harrison
Recording Secretary
The disappearing Made-in-America Icon
In his 2005 State of the Union address, President Bush said, « We want people everywhere to buy American ». So do we, that’s why we’d like to know why so many American plants are closing up shop.
Could it be the billions U.S. corporations earn each year in everseas operations the Bush administration doesn’t bother to tax ? Maybe it’s because Bush has refused to enforce U.S. domestic trade laws, the first line of defense against unfair trade practices and import surges that hurt companies and workers in the United States.
Bush has unilaterally and repeatedly rejected recommendations from his own administration to take action against surges of imports from China and elsewhere. In January alone, we saw American icons like the Winchester rifle plant close up shop, while Frisbee and the Hula Hoop were sold to a Hong Kong distributor.
Earlier this month, Western Union ceased operations ending jobs for some CWA members(Communications Workers of America is a union that represents white-and-blue-collar telecom workers). Only a couple of years ago, Radio Flyer, the original « little red wagon » (which we once proudly sold at the Union Shop) packed up its U.S. operations. When good American jobs go away, how are Americans going to afford what U.S. corporations sell ?
Reprinted from AFL-CIO NOW website
Article written by Tula Connell
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