July 2, 2009
Informational Meetings for Clerical Members
Hosted by Local 1833

Tuesday, July 21st
2:30pm until 7:00pm
Eagles Club, Post # 3209
9152 Old Cedar Ave., Bloomington, MN

Informational meetings for clerical workers on retraining and other benefits available for dislocated workers.
In attendance will be Joe Crowe, Director of Quality Career Services,
Bob Ahlin, MN State Unemployment Services, and Wings Financial.
Any questions, call the Local at 952-854-6313 or President Hooker
at 612-910-0884.

 

The Union Edge
Labor's Talk Radio
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Union Edge Talk Radio Show is now streaming live 24 hours a day, across the Internet and around the world via "The Working Family Radio Network" and "Roots-Up Radio Networks".

The Union Edge Talk Radio Show streaming radio link can be found at www.TheUnionEdge.com and archived shows can be found on the right site of The Union Edge Talk Radio Show's main page.

The Union Edge Talk Radio Show transmits terrestrial radio on WKFB 770 AM weekdays from noon to one pm, covering an approximate 50 mile radius around Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Union Edge Talk Radio Show expects to syndicate the program into additional radio stations in Florida, Ohio, West Virginia and elsewhere over next several months.

The telephone number to contact the show is 412 829-7100. You can also contact us during the show on Twitter and Facebook. So log on call in and get involved.

June 23, 2009 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 142 today announced membership ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement with Southwest Airlines. The four-year agreement covers the carrier's 5,300 customer service and reservation agents and was approved by 54 percent of the members voting.

"This agreement provides financial security for our members while giving Southwest Airlines the stability it needs to continue growing in a very difficult economic climate," said IAM District 142 President Tom Higginbotham.

The new agreement provides an immediate three percent wage increase, retroactive to November 1, 2008, with top pay increasing to $26.61 per hour over the life of the accord. Other improvements include a significant increase in retirement benefits, with company-paid 401(k) contributions increasing one percent, to 8.3 percent, retroactive to January 1, 2009. The contract calls for Southwest to again increase 401(k) matching contributions to 9.3 percent on January 1, 2011.

The previous IAM-Southwest Airlines collective bargaining agreement became amendable on October 31, 2008, and a tentative agreement on new terms was reached on May 5, 2009. This new agreement becomes amendable on October 31, 2012.
More information about the IAM-Southwest Airlines agreement is available on the District 142 website, www.iamdl142.org.  

June 21, 2009
Another Sensational Local 1833 Picnic

The weather was picture perfect. A brilliant sunny sky with a cool breeze was just right. The food was sumptuous and plentiful. The beer, wine, water and soft drinks were refreshing and limitless. The ice cream truck offered endless treats. The music, by Bobby DePace, Sherbetty, and 3000 Mules was entertaining and lifted our spirits. The free passes to the Apple Valley Aquatic Center offered a cool and pleasurable way to beat the heat. The laughter and squeals heard coming down the water slide was a sure sign of the fun Local 1833 families experienced. And of course, for the lucky winners there were lucrative prizes donated by our sponsors and raffles. The picnic was a great way for us all to get our families together, relax, catch up and have a good time with our co-workers and friends. From infants to grandparents, it was just plain fun for everyone! After all, isn't that what Solidarity is all about?

Almost 2,000 attendees from across the country attended the Picnic. Local Lodge 1833 members from the tri-states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota came up from the Sioux City Reservations Center as well as members from the Iron Range in northern Minnesota.

IAM General Vice President of Transportation, Robert Roach Jr. and Grand Lodge Representatives Samson Po'omaihealani and Tim Klima were there to answer question for our members on the organizing efforts on Delta Airlines. The Organizing Committee had record numbers of volunteers signed up to help!

Several of our labor affiliates in attendance included Steve Hunter and Diane O'Brien from the MN AFL-CIO; Shar Knutsen, St. Paul Trades & Labor and Bill McCarthy of the MPLS Labor Federation. 

Our picnic supporters from the Union Sportmen's Alliance (USA), Guide Dogs of America (GDA), Wings Financial Credit Union (WFCU), and Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL) had informational tables for our members.

Local 1833 is very grateful for the support of our sponsors and of course, Brian Smith and Pat Sullivan. This event was made possible by their hard work and dedication to Local 1833 and their members who matter most! 

See photo gallery for pictures.

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