Think Local First 02.05.10
Are you supporting local shops, farms, and other independent businesses?
By shopping locally, the items you buy for friends, loved ones and yourself turn out to be gifts for your community as well. According to the results of the Andersonville Study, when you shop with a locally owned business 58% more money stays in your local economy than when you shop at a national chain store. Secondly, local non-profit groups on average receive 350% more money from locally owned stores than from their non-local counter-parts. With all of these benefits it only make sense to Think Local First. (info gathered from www.pvlocalfirst.org)
Steward Training: Beyond the Basics 02.01.10
Led by Ed Collins, IBEW International Rep and Past President, PVCLC
Well educated and trained Stewards are key to any union’s success. These classes are a great opportunity to strengthen your union.
When: Thursday nights, 6:30 to 9:00pm March 4, 11, 18, April 1 & Tuesday April 6 graduation dinner at a restaurant (TBA)
Where: PV AFL-CIO Hall, 640 Page Boulevard, Springfield
Who should attend: Stewards who have attended any Basic Steward Training
Cost: $30 per attendee
(covers entire course, all materials, and the graduation dinner.)
Seats will be filled on a first come, first serve basis and are limited. Deadline: February 22, 2010 so register soon*
*You must register through the UAW 2322 office in order for the registration fee to be paid by the Local. Please make sure you have already had a steward's basic training AND are able to attend all five evenings of the training before signing up. Contact scott@uaw2322.org or 534.7600 to register. Make sure to give your name, phone number, email and indicate your past training(s).
Fundraiser for Haiti benefit film
screening 01.27.10
Film title: Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy
When: Monday, February 1, 2010 with showings at 7:00pm & 9:00pm only!
Where: Amherst Cinema
Cost: Special Admission $10
Tickets may be bought at the Amherst Cinema Box Office or online at
www.amherstcinema.org
All proceeds from ticket sales, as well as donations made at the screening, will
be sent to Partners In Health (www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti),
to support urgent medical needs, and Fonkoze (www.fonkoze.org),
to help Haitian women rebuild Haiti through micro-financing.
Additional details:
This new documentary gives a platform to five poor Haitian women whose voices
would otherwise not be heard. Speaking from their own experience working in
factories in Haiti and organizing grassroots campaigns, the women critique
globalization and neo-liberal economic policies from the perspective of those it
affects most immediately. The film shows how Haitian women are not only the poto
mitan or center post of their families and communities, but also how they bear
the weight of the global economy.
We are delighted to announce that the co-director of the film, Renée Bergan,
will introduce the film and take questions in a discussion facilitated by
Carolyn Shread (Mount Holyoke College) after the screening.
Organized by the Five Colleges Women's Studies Research Center,
with co-sponsorship by Amherst College Women's and Gender Studies,
Hampshire College Feminist Studies, Mount Holyoke College Gender Studies,
Smith College Program for the Study of Women and Gender, UMASS Amherst
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the following UMASS Amherst
organizations/departments: Everywoman's Center, Graduate Employees Organization,
History Department, Political Economic Research Institute, Women of Color
Leadership Network
For more information,
fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu
or see
www.amherstcinema.org
Stewards Training 01.27.10
The Local 2322 is preparing to do another stewards training. It will be held in our Holyoke office and is open to current stewards, members thinking of becoming stewards and all members who want to understand their rights at work and how to protect them.
The date is not set yet but tentative dates are Tuesday, February 23rd or Thursday, March 4th. The time frame is 4-5:30pm. If you are interested in joining this training please contact our office at 413.534.7600 or uaw2322@uaw2322.org and let us know which date works best for you. Deadline to sign up is noon on February 19th.
UAW Region 9A Civil Rights Dinner 01.26.10
The dinner was held at the Hartford Hilton in Connecticut earlier this month. The keynote speaker was Dolores Huerta, co-founder & secretary treasurer of the United Farm Workers of America. The Local 2322 would like to thank our members for attending and honoring this year's award recipients.
Thank You Salvation Alley String Band - 01.06.10
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Holiday Social & Membership Meeting. Live music was provided by Salvation Alley String Band starring your very own Executive Board Vice President, Ryan Quinn. To learn more about them click the photo to the right.
Raffle prize winners were drawn from the list of attendees, among the prizes won were UAW mugs with coffee, movie passes, dine out certificates, gift baskets (food and chocolates). If you couldn't make this event stay tuned for our upcoming Annual Skating Party for members and their families.
Among the decisions made at the meeting was the election of interim Executive Board Members. You can see the updated list on the Executive Board page. Please take a moment to congratulate them for their appointments and thank them for giving their time to help make the union a better place for all workers.
PVCLC AFLCIO Annual Legislative Breakfast 12.22.09
February 5, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Tony & Penny’s Restaurant
18 Canterbury Street, Ludlow
Our Legislators are invited to confer with us on Labor’s Agenda. To ensure a successful event, I urge every Union and Ally to participate. Let’s show them our strength in numbers. Your support and cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Deadline is Wednesday, January 22, so let us know ASAP if you would like to attend. Contact Scott at 413.534.7600 or scott@uaw2322.org to reserve your spot.
Food Drive Success 12.21.09
UAW Local 2322 2nd annual food drive was another successful one thanks to the generosity of UAW members and staff. Together we collected hundreds of dollars worth of food for our community.
This year the Easthampton Community Center was the recipient of our collection. The Center's food pantry provides for nearly 500 families each week, and they serve hot meals 3 times a month. In all, the Center goes through 40,000 pounds of food every month. Every can counts, and you made a huge difference this year. THANK YOU!.
Labor Notes Conference
12.14.09
The UAW2322 has a limited number of spaces available
for members to attend this conference on April 23 to 25, 2010 in Detroit, MI
What's happening at the conference?
Early workshops and meetings begin 1pm on Friday April 23, with the opening
main session at 7pm. Closing session is at 3pm Sunday, April 25.
WORKSHOP TOPICS
With more than 100 workshops and meetings during the 3-day conference,
this list is just a teaser!
o Bargaining during tough times
o Understanding the economic crisis (it's not just greedy bankers)
o Contract campaigns
o Public sector fight-backs
o Facing trusteeships and top-down union campaigns
o What's next after labor's fight for EFCA and health care reform?
o Understanding and defending pensions
o Building lasting labor-community partnerships
o Pitfalls of neutrality agreements and top-down organizing deals
o Fresh strategies for single-payer health care
o Organizing with health and safety
o Member-led organizing drives
...and many more!
THEMES
Defend jobs, contracts, and unions during the economic crisis. The
Republic Windows and Doors Chicago sit-in taught a lesson: we can win
allies—and win—even in tough times. What are the strategies that work?
Hold the line on the shop floor. Technology and management schemes
are changing the workplace dramatically. Are we keeping up?
Organize and build unions that work. We'll discuss strategies for
starting and strengthening unions with members at the helm, not just nmbers
on a spreadsheet.
Examine labor's political agenda. Unions went all-out in the
elections, but labor law and health care reform aren't measuring up. What's
the best use of our political time and energy?
Bring up the next generation. We need more young workers than ever at
this conference. We're encouraging organizations to send workers under 30,
and help build a special scholarship fund.
Defend the public sector. Don't let layoffs and budget cuts threaten
the future of public sector work and public services.
Making sense of the turmoil. What do we make of messy trusteeships
and internal rifts-are they highlighting important differences in our
movement?
Connect our fights. Build coalitions that strengthen labor,
environmental, and anti-war movements.
Deadline is Feb 19, so let us know now if you would like to attend. Contact
Scott at 413.534.7600 or
scott@uaw2322.org to
reserve your spot.
You can find out more about this conference by visiting
http://labornotes.org/conference
Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship Program 12.14.09
Applications are now available for the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship Program for Massachusetts high school seniors planning to attend some form of higher education in the fall of 2010.
One application and
test is used to award
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Massachusetts AFL-CIO scholarships – open to all such students
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Scholarships offered by unions, usually to children of members
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Scholarships from Central Labor Councils, usually to children of members of unions that affiliate with the CLC *
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Some scholarships from other organizations
Applicants must Visit http://www.massaflcio.org/scholarship-program for the application, instructions, study guide, etc.
Contact your high school guidance counselor and let them know you wish to
participate.
Fill out an application and return it to the Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Scholarship Coordinator no later than Friday, December 16, 2009. Mail it to
389 Main Street, Suite 101, Malden MA 02148, or fax it to (781) 324-8225.
Take the Labor History Exam in the high school on Wednesday, February 3,
2010.
Contact Meghann Connolly, AFL-CIO Scholarship Coordinator, at 781-324-8230
x10, or
mconnolly@massaflcio.org, with any general
questions. Contact your union and/or CLC with particular questions.
*NOTE: the Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council awards six $500
scholarships. In 2010, they will be awarded through a separate process;
applicants do not need to take the Labor History Exam in February. PVCLC
will make a separate announcement of its scholarship program next year.
Western Mass Jobs with Justice Membership Conference 12.14.09
The UAW 2322 has a
limited number of spaces open for members who wish to attend this
conference.
When: Saturday,
March 6, 2010
starting at Noon
(New Date!)
Where: Holyoke Community College, 303
Homestead Ave, Holyoke
1:30 -3pm workshops (choose one)
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Unemployment: who decides?
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Education: who decides?
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Good green jobs: who decides?
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Health care: who decides?
6pm Keynote speaker on
"Mondragon in the US?" & Buffet dinner
8:30 pm dancing to DJ Dynamite Dave
Deadline Jan 15th, so let us know ASAP if you would like to attend. Contact
Scott at 413.534.7600 or
scott@uaw2322.org to
reserve your spot
Layoffs protested! 11.09.09
UAW
joined MNA
members along with labor & community allies at an Informational
Picket in front of Cooley Dickinson Hospital Monday evening.
Nurses at Cooley Dickinson hospital (members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, a state-wide union of direct-care nurses) refused to concede to the Hospital’s request that they throw out their hard-earned 3-year contract after just one year and accept unnecessary wage and benefit concessions.
Nurses said they would not allow their hard-fought union contract to be destroyed. They do not believe that layoffs are necessary for anyone in any department. No one at Cooley Dickinson Hospital should have to lose their defined benefit pension. In a cynical ploy to pit worker against worker, hospital management has tried to manipulate other hospital workers (and the community) into blaming nurses for pending layoffs at the hospital.
Cooley Dickinson administrators are claiming financial hardship when, in fact, the hospital is ending the fiscal quarter with a record $8 million surplus.
Together
we stood by our Union brothers and sisters and made our voices heard. The community needs to know that
Cooley Dickinson administrators are making decisions that will negatively impact
on their care, both in the hospital and in their homes.
As one protestor said "I wonder if they ever thought about cost savings by eliminating the excessive salaries of upper management. I mean do you seriously need 10 vice-presidents, each with their own executive assistants? And according to the last 990 posted online; why is there close to $700,00 being spent on advertising? It's a hospital, I think it speaks for itself. They could take that money and put it into patient care. Now wouldn't happy, healthy patients talking about the great care they received be worth much more than a posed ad on a billboard or in a magazine?"
The Labor Movement Strikes Back! 10.13.09
From the Republic
Factory Occupation to Warehouse Organizing
Thursday, October 15th, 5:30pm, Hampshire
College, Franklin Patterson Hall, East Lecture
Hall, Rt 116, South Amherst
Last December, workers at the Republic Windows
and Doors factory outside Chicago were given
three days notice that they were being laid off
with no severance or benefits, just weeks before
Christmas. Refusing to accept this, the workers
occupied their factory for six days, won their
jobs and their pay back, made national and
international news, and inspired the organized
labor movement everywhere.
The sit-downers, members of United Electrical
Workers (UE), are coming to Hampshire to build
support among students for a new organizing
project focusing on warehouse workers.
Warehouse Workers for Justice is a worker center
project that aims to build power and bring
dignity and respect to the often neglected but
critically important workers in the logistics
and distribution industry. Warehouse Workers for
Justice will operate in the spirit of militant
worker-leadership seen during the Republic
factory occupation.
This event will feature a video presentation
followed by a discussion of the factory
occupation and the steps that have been taken
since the occupation to organize in the
distribution industry.
One of the speakers, Melvin Maclin, is the
vice-president of the local at Republic Windows
and Doors and has been a leader for years in the
Chicago labor movement. The other speaker,
Abraham Mwaura, is a field organizer with UE.
for more information about this event, contact
Quincy:
qms05@hampshire.edu.
UMass Amherst Labor Extension Program
Stewards Training Fall 2009
09.21.09
Co-sponsored by the
Hampshire-Franklin Central Labor Council and the
Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO
Are you considering becoming a steward in your
local? Are you a new steward and feeling
ill-equipped to handle workplace problems? Have
you been a steward for awhile and still feel
confused about some aspects of grievance
handling? Are you a long-term steward and
looking for a refresher course on the
fundamentals? If you answered YES to any of
these questions, this training’s for you. Topics
include: roles and responsibilities of the
steward, legal rights (including Weingarten and
Duty of Fair Representation), basic grievance
handling, and a mobilizing approach to problem
solving. The final class will be dinner with a
guest speaker.
The first four classes will be held at Gordon
Hall, 3rd floor conference room, 418 N. Pleasant
St., Amherst, MA. Last class is at an area
restaurant - TBA.
Wednesday evenings 6:30 – 9:00 Oct. 14, 21, 28,
Nov. 4, 11
Instructor Dale
Melcher
The local will pick up the cost of a limited
number of seats. Please contact our office at
413.534.7600 if you wish to attend. Please make
sure you are able to attend all the class dates
listed.
Send Congressman Neal a Fax 09.06.09
Dear UAW 2322 Members,
The
UAW has supported a Single Payer Healthcare
system since the days of UAW President Walter
Reuther. In today's global market and workplace
the UAW still believes it is the only system
that will help us compete in the global market
given that every other industrialized nation has
some form of national healthcare.
It is also the only system that will be
effective in expanding coverage to the estimated
40 to 50 million Americans who are without
health insurance in this country.
The American auto industry has been at a
competitive disadvantage because of our failure
to have a national healthcare plan of some kind
like every other industrialized nation. The
cost of health insurance adds approximately
$1,800 to the cost of every auto made in this
country. That is more then the cost of steel
for each vehicle.
It is time we fulfilled the promise to all
Americans to provide quality, affordable,
portable, and comprehensive healthcare which
only a single payer single system can provide.
Healthcare should be a right not a privilege
available only to those who can afford it.
Please join Jobs with Justice and call or write
Congressman Neal to tell him to stop catering to
the insurance industry and to support HR 676.
In
Solidarity,
Ronald R. Patenaude, President UAW 2322
You can
send a free eFax to your
Congresspersons
asking for their support of the Weiner amendment
(which would replace the House healthcare bill
HR3200 with HR676, Medicare for All) when it
comes to the floor of the House. Let's get lots
of faxes going this month.
Single payer congressional supporters are also
asking for the CBO to score HR 676 or something
like it.
Read about the pros and cons of
that strategy here.
Send a fax asking for scoring
from here.
Republicans are trying to deflect attention from
the real issues (coverage, cost, insurance
thievery) with the ancient 'tort reform'
stalking horse. Read why the
defensive medicine argument is
bogus here.
And you can remind the President of the words of
Teddy Kennedy in 1978: Health care is a right.
Send this fax in memory of Sen.
Kennedy.
Celebrate AFSC of Western Mass 08.25.09
The Local has worked in effort with American Friends Service Committee over the years and is still a strong supporter of the work they do. They have invited us to a back yard BBQ (Saturday, September 12th from 2-4pm) in celebration of 41 years of organizing for justice and peace. They will be honoring the elders in our community including Francis Crowe, founder of the office, and thanking members for their service. Refreshments will be available and food will be off the grill. Children are welcome and appreciated.
If you would like to attend as a representative of the Local please contact our office and let us know before September 3rd.
Congratulations!! 08.25.09
The staff here at the UAW 2322 office would like to extend a congratulations to two of our union members. We are please to announce that Tiffany Yee & Vira Douangmany were selected by the Union Plus Leaders of the Future mentoring and scholarship program for 2009.
Applicants are evaluated according to their leadership potential, along with their career and mentoring relationship goals. This year the local had two winners out of only twelve selected individuals. They will be matched with leaders who have volunteers to participate in this program. Orientation will happen next month at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC.
Local 2322 Family Picnic 08.10.09
We would like to extend an invitation for you and your family to join us on Saturday, September 26th for a day of summer fun! We will provide burgers, hotdogs & drinks. Please help us welcome our new members into our union family. Visit the events page for more information.
Bylaws Committee Meeting 08.07.09
The committee will be meeting at the Local's office August 26th at 6:00 pm. If you would like to join the committee please contact our office uaw2322@uaw2322.org or 413.534.7600 prior to the meeting.
Breakfast Anyone? 08.07.09
Reminder that the Annual Labor Breakfast Sponsored by the Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO is happening September 18 at the Castle of Knights, Chicopee, MA.
Come break bread with the working men and women of the Pioneer Valley and Congressional, State, and Local officials. The Local would like to have a strong showing at this event. This is our chance to meet with our legislators, the men and women whose decisions impact our daily lives and workplaces. The local will pay for a limited number of seats. Please contact our office with your commitment to attend before September 3rd.
Save Jobs Now! 8.07.09
Toyota Motor Corporation is considering closing the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, California. NUMMI is the last automobile manufacturing plant in California.
Toyotas sold here should be made here! California is by far Toyota's single biggest market for car sales in the United States. From the start, the NUMMI plant has been praised as one of the nation's most advanced car factories. For 25 years, Californians have proudly made Toyotas and bought them...but NOW???
All California will be impacted! The closure of NUMMI would have a devastating impact on all California. At stake are the jobs of 4,500 UAW Local 2244 members and tens of thousands of supplier and support workers throughout California.
We must act now! The GM Bankruptcy Court along with Toyota and the Motors Liquidation Corp (MLC) will decide the future of manufacturing soon. Call your U.S. Legislators today! Urge your state Congressional Delegation to mandate fair bargaining between MLC and Toyota. If you need the telephone number of your States Congressional Delegation or if you don't know who is your State's Senator or Congressional, call the Switchboard at 202.224.3121. Please urge your family and friends to call too.
Help for Injured Workers 07.22.09
Several walk-in help sessions for injured workers have been scheduled at various locations by the Alliance for Injured Workers. Any injured worker who has questions about Workers Compensation is invited to meet with a representative of the Alliance during these hours. No appointment or registration is necessary; first come, first served.
The hours are as follows:
10am to Noon, Wednesday, August 5, on the 7th Floor of Scibelli Hall at Springfield Technical Community College
5:30pm to 7:30pm, Monday, August 10, at the Springfield Public Library
6pm to 7:45pm, Tuesday, August 11, at the West Springfield Public Library
9:45am to 11:30am, Wednesday, August 12, at 640 Page Boulevard in Springfield
The alliance is part of the Western Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, a nonprofit organization. For more information, call (413) 731-0760.
Northeast Center for Youth and Families 07.01.09
The members of NCYF voted on and accepted a 1 year contract today. To learn more about this new contract contact your Union Representative, Nancy Fish.
Regional Summer School 06.22.09
The Region 9A is holding a one day training on Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 9 am - 4 pm. The Summer School training agenda is as follows:
of Fair RepresentationGrievance Training
Welcome /Introduction
Types of Grievances
Writing a Grievance
Grievance Fact sheet and check list
Requesting information
Record keeping
Legal Rights of Union Stewards
Investigatory Interview
Duty
Choosing to Belong/ Organizing
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National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
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What Did the NLRA Do?
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What was Business Response?
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Right -to -Work for Less
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National right-to - Work Committee.
If you are interested in attending the training, being held at the Regional office in Farmington, CT, please contact the Local's office. Space is limited and we must have your commitment no later than Monday, July 20, 2009. Lunch will be provided.
Negotiating with Northeast Center for Youth & Families 06.03.09
Want to join us at the table to hear what management is offering? Want to see how the bargaining committee is using your responses to the survey? Do you want to know what progress is being made? If you want answers and want to be actively involved in enhancing your contract then contact your UAW servicing representative. You can find that information and dates for upcoming bargaining meetings on the NCYF page of this website.
June 11 Day of Action Targets Chambers of Commerce
The campaign to win the Employee Free Choice Act is NOT DEAD! It is, however, at a crossroads. Negotiations are underway behind closed doors. Senators are discussing what alternatives to the original bill could gain the support of moderate Republicans and Democrats in order to get some version of labor law reform passed this year.
Congressional and White House leadership have committed to passing something this year. The question is – How far will the prevailing reform go to remove the illegal and immoral barriers that workers currently face in exercising their rights?
We must publicly demonstrate and remind decision makers of the broad support that exists for the fundamental principles that underlie our support for the Employee Free Choice Act:
· Workers must have a real choice to form a union and bargain for a better life, free from employer intimidation.
· Companies cannot be allowed to delay endlessly and stall out the choice of the majority of workers.
· There must be real penalties for violating the law. Companies must be held accountable.
In June, Jobs with Justice coalitions across the country will mobilize at Chamber of Commerce branches to highlight the latest in a long line of nefarious practices of the US Chamber of Commerce in spending over $20 million dollars to spread lies to the public and to members of Congress about an issue that will allow workers to bargain for a better life and enjoy a voice at work during the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Randel Johnson, vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, described the battle over the EFC Act as "Armageddon."
In Massachusetts, the statewide EFCA campaign steering committee, which includes the two Jobs with Justice chapters, the state AFL-CIO Federation, and Change to Win, has chosen Thursday June 11 to target local Chambers.
Coincidentally on June 11, the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield is holding its 2009 Annual Meeting at the Springfield Marriott, 11:30am-1:30pm.
NEW STUDY shows that majority sign-up (card-check) protects workers and gives them the chance they need to form a union. It’s another critical point in favor of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would give workers across the country the choice about how to form a union and bargain for a better life. The study, “Majority Authorizations and Union Organizing in the Public Sector: A Four-State Perspective,” written by top labor policy scholars under the direction of Robert Bruno of the University of Illinois, looks at the experience of four states (New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Oregon) where public-sector workers have the freedom to form unions through majority sign-up.
Single-Payer
Rally
05.27.09
Our organization is supporting the Western Mass Single Payer Network in asking Congressman Richard Neal to cosponsor HR 676, a single-payer solution to our nation’s health care crisis.
That bill would expand and improve Medicare so no one has to worry about the cost of health care, and costs are controlled so there’s no profiteering at the expense of our health. To operate Medicare takes about four percent of its income, while health insurance companies demand as much as 5 to 10 times that.
The UAW along with many other organizations rallied at Neal’s office building, 300 State Street in Springfield today. If you couldn’t make it, please call Neal at 413-785-0325 and tell him to support HR 676, the bill that actually reduces costs by eliminating waste and greed. (you can find more rally photos in our photo galleries)
Links to rally coverage:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio (1)
Employee Free Choice Act 05.20.09
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What do leading economists have to say
Thank You Los Hijos Unicos - 05.07.09
Thank you to everyone who helped out with the membership celebration and joined us in the festivities. Live music was provided by Los Hijos Unicos starring your very own Executive Board Vice President, Ryan Quinn. To learn more about them click the photo above. Raffle prize winners will be drawn from the list of attendees and contacted next week. Among the prizes are mugs, shirts, watches and two half-hour massages at Noho Bodyworks! The certificates were graciously donated by Rachel Hannah whose business offers discounts to our union members (you can check out all the rewards offered to our members via the member discount button on the left side of this page).
Pride March
04.22.09
The annual tradition of showing our support continues on Saturday, May 2nd at noon. Parade starts at Lampron Park in Northampton (in front of the school & across the street from the fairgrounds). Please meet there at 11:45 to march in solidarity with our friends and neighbors. Look for the Pride at Work contingency.
We hope to see many labor organization out in support! Wear your Union shirt and hold your signs high!
Did you know that in 1982, in New York City, The
Village Voice (UAW) became the first private company to offer domestic partner
benefits? -Pride
at Work
Bank of America Protest 03.20.09
Check out coverage of yesterday's rallies from the links below. Plus visit our photo album page for more pictures.
