Hi everyone, a benefit has been organized for Eric Jabbusch to help show support to him and his family during this tough time. #jabbuschstrong
About this Event
The benefit will have many great raffles, food, drinks and a good time. We look forward to seeing you while you show support for our friend Eric!
Eric Jabbusch from Turner, ME was injured in a work accident less than 2 months ago. He was just released from the rehab center down in Boston to continue rehab and recovery from home. He is still wheelchair bound from a crushed pelvis, is healing from broken ribs, a broken collarbone and sadly has lost his vision due to the accident. Eric has a very positive outlook that is continuing to drive him forward in his recovery. Please continue to pray for Eric. Thank you all in advance for your support. ♥
Several side raffles and other fundrasing efforts are underway online at https://jabbuschstrong1.betterworld.org/ and will also be held during the live event as well
All covid guidelines for large gatherings will be observed and in affect. Please respoect these mandates as we work hard to raise money for Eric and keep everyone safe in the process. To read the covid guidelines for large gatherings go to https://www.maine.gov/decd/checklists/large-social-gatherings
The IAM, along with leaders from a coalition of airline unions and airline carriers, today sounded the alarm on Capitol Hill to push Congress to act immediately to pass a clean extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP). There are only eight days remaining before the PSP expires, and without a clean extension, hundreds of thousands of airline workers face the possibility of being furloughed.
“As the largest airline union in the world, the Machinists Union implores Congress to act now to save the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of airline workers by passing a clean extension of the airline Payroll Support Program,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “We will need the full force of every airline worker to lift our country back up when America is ready to fly again. In the meantime, we can’t abandon the men and women who have so bravely kept our nation moving during this difficult time.”
The IAM last week held a nationwide Airline Day of Action, demanding that Congress act now to pass legislation to stem layoffs. IAM members met with Senators and Senate staff, either virtually or in person, in 32 cities in over 20 states.
“Congress has to stop placing a greater importance on their political standing and start thinking about the livelihoods of aviation’s frontline workers,” said IAM Transportation General Vice President Sito Pantoja. “Bipartisan support has already been expressed, but the clock is ticking. Every day airline workers risk their health to move America. Now, Congress needs to move to protect them.”
Here’s how you can help save airline jobs:
Call your Senators at 866-829-3298 to urge them to pass a clean extension of the PSP through March 31, 2021, and to save hundreds of thousands of frontline airline workers’ jobs.
The Paycheck Support Program contained in the CARES Act is set to expire on October 1, 2020. Carriers are making plans on how to deal with its loss, and the outlook doesn’t look good for airline workers.
American Airlines will cut more than 40,000 jobs, including 19,000 through furloughs and layoffs, Southwest Airlines is eliminating 35,000 flights from its October schedule, and Air Wisconsin, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, ExpressJet, Hawaiian Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines and United Ground Express have issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN).
Nearly 2,000 members of IAM Local 774 ratified a new 4-year collective bargaining agreement with Textron Aviation last Saturday, September 19, 2020.
After a solid month of negotiating, the negotiating committee reached a tentative agreement they could recommend to members amid the current pandemic.
“The focus of our negotiations with Textron Aviation was to bring the employees represented by the IAM to be something that would benefit the group as a whole, without the need to have a work stoppage,” said District 70 President and Directing Business Representative Cornell Beard. “I believe we did that, or we’d be walking a picket line right now.”
The new four-year agreement includes a total general wage increase of 7.5% over the life of the deal, additional company contributions to employee health savings accounts, a new additional no-deductible healthcare plan, increased language to protect job security, extended recall rights for laid-off employees and a voluntary retirement plan incentive for employees that are 55 years or older and have 5 years of service.
“Congratulations to the members of Local 774 on their new agreement,” said Southern Territory General Vice President Rickey Wallace. “The bargaining committee worked very hard during these challenging times and were successful in reaching an agreement the members ratified. This is a contract they can build upon and continue to improve the livelihoods of our members in Wichita.”
“The members of Local 774 stood in solidarity and gave their negotiating committee the power at the bargaining table to reach an agreement,” said Aerospace General Vice President Mark Blondin. “Congrats to the Negotiating Committee and the members on reaching an agreement during these difficult economic conditions.”
Presidential candidate Joe Biden paid special visits to union members in Minnesota and Wisconsin as he makes his way across the U.S. on his road to the White House.
The former vice president toured the Carpenters Training Institute in Duluth, Minn. Friday, where he pledged his support of working and middle-class families.
“I have a big ambitious plan – that bets on the American worker,” said Biden. “My plan is going to create millions of good-paying jobs building the products and technologies that we need now and in the future.”
Biden later met with union leaders, including IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Steve Galloway, who shared with the presidential candidate what Machinists Union members expect in Biden’s first 100 days.
Former vice-president and presidential candidate Joe Biden visits with IAM Local 1260 members at the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, Wis, where he thanked Machinists Union members and USW Local 125/301 for the hard work they do every day as blue-collar, essential workers who built this country and hold it together in good times and bad.
“Comprehensive legislation that strengthens workers,” said GVP Galloway, reminding Biden of the 53 Machinists Union plant closings since the start of President Trump’s term – half of which are in the Midwest, our country’s lack of strong Buy American laws, and the need for passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. “Union members who lost their jobs due to Trump’s corporate tax cuts want to get back to work. That starts with a jobs plan that puts American workers first – not corporations, real legislation to bolster U.S.-made products, and stronger protections for workers who want to join a union.”
Biden said that jobs, manufacturing and the PRO ACT were just the beginning of his support for labor.
On Monday, Biden visited with IAM Local 1260 members at the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, WI, where he thanked Machinists Union members and USW Local 125/301 for the hard work they do every day as blue-collar, essential workers who built this country and hold it together in good times and bad.
“Former Vice-President Biden highlighted the great work our members do every day. The partnership we have with management and the USW must be celebrated at a time when far too many companies continue to outsource work to other countries,” said IAM District 10 Directing Business Representative Alex Hoekstra. “I spoke with Biden about the continued plant closings we have seen over the last four years and the requests for assistance that have gone unanswered by President Trump. He promised a real manufacturing plan and tax and trade laws that benefit the working-class over the wealthy.”
“The Machinists Union membership has chosen to endorse Joe Biden to be the next President of the United States and strongly believe he is the candidate who will put working families first and help build back a strong middle-class,” said International President Robert Martinez Jr. “Working people in our country need a President like Joe who will fight to keep their jobs from being sent overseas, and put forth a pro-worker agenda that protects workers’ rights and makes it easier for them to join a union and have access to a safe working environment that’s free from harassment.”
Feature Photo: IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Steve Galloway (right) talks with former vice-president and presidential candidate Joe Biden (left) about the need for comprehensive legislation that strengthens U.S. workers during Biden’s first 100 days in office as U.S. president.
