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Virginia Aviation Mechanics Vote IAM ‘Yes’
The IAM Southern Territory scored another big win when 210 aviation workers and mechanics at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA voted overwhelmingly for IAM representation. The workers are employed by AECOM, a contractor on the base.
Georgia Machinist Wins $100,000 Back Pay for Wrongful Termination
Tue. January 12, 2016
Doug Miller, fourth from left, is honored after receiving $100,000 back pay award from Lockheed Martin. From left, Shop Steward and arbitration witness James Kuhn, Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin, Local 709 Business Representative James Butler, Miller, Local 709 Directing Business Representative Perry Gulledge, Grand Lodge Representative Dave Porter, Grand Lodge Representative Joey Slaton, Senior Negotiating Committee Member and arbitration witness Jason Schroeder.
IAM Local 709 member Doug Miller was presented with a $100,000 check representing the back pay he received in an arbitration award after being wrongfully terminated.
Miller, an inspector for Lockheed Martin, in Marietta, GA, was fired in retaliation after reporting that members of management were not following proper safety procedures.
“This is what a strong IAM contract is about - where workers don't have to be afraid to point out safety issues, and their voice on the job is protected,” said IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin, who was on hand for the check presentation. “I want to commend Grand Lodge Representative Porter, who did a professional job in presenting our case. Thanks to Brother Miller, who stood his ground and did the right thing.”
An arbitrator found for the union on all parts, ordering Miller reinstated immediately with full seniority rights, all back pay, and his record purged of any disciplinary action.
Florida Machinists Win $2.5M Grievance Settlement
Tue. January 26, 2016
IAM Local 2777 Chief Steward/Grievance Committee Charles Pate, Steward Rich Swindon, Steward/Grievance Committee Regina Ullrich-Holmes, District 75 Business Representative Brad Smith, Steward J.D. Baker, and Steward/Grievance Committee Wayne Mason.
In a perfect example of why an IAM contract is so valuable, more than 200 workers for L3 Communications at Whiting Field Naval Air Station near Pensacola, FL won a grievance settlement that will result in an average payout of over $11,500 for each member.
Thanks to language negotiated into the agreement with L3, any cost savings in health and welfare contributions by the company must be passed on to the employees. In 2013 and 2014 no money was paid out, so Local 2777 Chief Steward and Grievance Committee Member Charles Pate filed a policy grievance on behalf of the members. Due to the complexity of the formulas in the agreement, they realized they would need help.
With valuable assistance from IAM economists in the Strategic Resources Department, the department’s Assistant Director David White and District 75 Business Representative Brad Smith, Pate pored over the mass of information.
Among the list of considerations were employer contributions towards group health insurance, life insurances, short-term disability insurance and a variety of other contributions. Working together, the team was able to determine the actual costs of such fringe benefits and submitted a grievance settlement for the two years in question.
“There were 210 employees in 2013 and 214 in 2014,” said Smith. “Whoever worked there under the IAM contract during those years got a payout, even people who had quit or retired were paid for the time they were there.”
The result was a payment of $2,503,118.32.
“This could only happen with a union contract,” said IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin. “Usually when a company promises a dollar amount, but finds ways to save, they pocket the money. This time the money goes to the members, who earned it. I commend the fantastic job that Chief Steward Pate, Business Representative Smith and David White did for our members. I’m sure no one under this contract will ever say it costs to be in the union.”
IAM Local 2777 members work under a service contract agreement at Whiting Field on the Navy’s TH-57 Sea Ranger training helicopter. The Local has nine other bargaining units representing aircraft maintenance workers at NAS Whiting Field and NAS Pensacola.
The IAM Southern Territory scored another big win when 210 aviation workers and mechanics at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA voted overwhelmingly for IAM representation. The workers are employed by AECOM, a contractor on the base.
Georgia Machinist Wins $100,000 Back Pay for Wrongful Termination
Tue. January 12, 2016
Doug Miller, fourth from left, is honored after receiving $100,000 back pay award from Lockheed Martin. From left, Shop Steward and arbitration witness James Kuhn, Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin, Local 709 Business Representative James Butler, Miller, Local 709 Directing Business Representative Perry Gulledge, Grand Lodge Representative Dave Porter, Grand Lodge Representative Joey Slaton, Senior Negotiating Committee Member and arbitration witness Jason Schroeder.
IAM Local 709 member Doug Miller was presented with a $100,000 check representing the back pay he received in an arbitration award after being wrongfully terminated.
Miller, an inspector for Lockheed Martin, in Marietta, GA, was fired in retaliation after reporting that members of management were not following proper safety procedures.
“This is what a strong IAM contract is about - where workers don't have to be afraid to point out safety issues, and their voice on the job is protected,” said IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin, who was on hand for the check presentation. “I want to commend Grand Lodge Representative Porter, who did a professional job in presenting our case. Thanks to Brother Miller, who stood his ground and did the right thing.”
An arbitrator found for the union on all parts, ordering Miller reinstated immediately with full seniority rights, all back pay, and his record purged of any disciplinary action.
Florida Machinists Win $2.5M Grievance Settlement
Tue. January 26, 2016
IAM Local 2777 Chief Steward/Grievance Committee Charles Pate, Steward Rich Swindon, Steward/Grievance Committee Regina Ullrich-Holmes, District 75 Business Representative Brad Smith, Steward J.D. Baker, and Steward/Grievance Committee Wayne Mason.
In a perfect example of why an IAM contract is so valuable, more than 200 workers for L3 Communications at Whiting Field Naval Air Station near Pensacola, FL won a grievance settlement that will result in an average payout of over $11,500 for each member.
Thanks to language negotiated into the agreement with L3, any cost savings in health and welfare contributions by the company must be passed on to the employees. In 2013 and 2014 no money was paid out, so Local 2777 Chief Steward and Grievance Committee Member Charles Pate filed a policy grievance on behalf of the members. Due to the complexity of the formulas in the agreement, they realized they would need help.
With valuable assistance from IAM economists in the Strategic Resources Department, the department’s Assistant Director David White and District 75 Business Representative Brad Smith, Pate pored over the mass of information.
Among the list of considerations were employer contributions towards group health insurance, life insurances, short-term disability insurance and a variety of other contributions. Working together, the team was able to determine the actual costs of such fringe benefits and submitted a grievance settlement for the two years in question.
“There were 210 employees in 2013 and 214 in 2014,” said Smith. “Whoever worked there under the IAM contract during those years got a payout, even people who had quit or retired were paid for the time they were there.”
The result was a payment of $2,503,118.32.
“This could only happen with a union contract,” said IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin. “Usually when a company promises a dollar amount, but finds ways to save, they pocket the money. This time the money goes to the members, who earned it. I commend the fantastic job that Chief Steward Pate, Business Representative Smith and David White did for our members. I’m sure no one under this contract will ever say it costs to be in the union.”
IAM Local 2777 members work under a service contract agreement at Whiting Field on the Navy’s TH-57 Sea Ranger training helicopter. The Local has nine other bargaining units representing aircraft maintenance workers at NAS Whiting Field and NAS Pensacola.
Kev3188
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Great. The system works.
Now how 'bout a source link. Surely you're not intentionally plagiarizing someone?
Now how 'bout a source link. Surely you're not intentionally plagiarizing someone?
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http://iamexposed.org/corruption.htmlKev3188 said:
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Cool. Tell us more about who owns/runs that site.
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You asked for it....
Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
Criminal Enforcement Actions 2013
http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/enforce_2013.htm
On September 3, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Bonnie Nixon, former Secretary Treasurer of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local Lodge W443 (located in Laurel, Miss.), was sentenced to three years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for embezzling union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). Nixon was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $16,368. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
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Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
Criminal Enforcement Actions 2012
http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/enforce_2013.htm
On December 12, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Bonnie Nixon, former Secretary Treasurer of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Lodge W443 (located in Laurel, Miss.), was charged in a one-count indictment with embezzling union funds in the amount of $15,981.66, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans Office.
Criminal Enforcement Actions 2012
http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/enforce_2013.htm
On December 12, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Bonnie Nixon, former Secretary Treasurer of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Lodge W443 (located in Laurel, Miss.), was charged in a one-count indictment with embezzling union funds in the amount of $15,981.66, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans Office.
Kev3188
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I seem to have struck a nerve.townpete said:
Do you know who operates it? Are you sure they're objective? Is there an ulterior motive?
These are all questions that should be asked of anything, really.
Look, you can post stuff from wherever you like, just link to a source.
Kev3188
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You can do whatever you want. The posting of examples to paint all of labor in a bad light is nothing new here.
Kev3188
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The world I live in puts a premium on transparency, accountability, and the ability to critically think.townpete said:
YMMV
