W12 While Assigned Rate
Brothers and Sisters,
Please find the reinstated W12 WAR MOA and related correspondence.
Specialty Mast Aluminum and Intake_Uptake Welding WARs 6_30_22
W12 WAR MOA Correspondence 6_29_22
In Solidarity,
Local S6 Leadership
Alabama Local 2003 Hosts Political Forum
The IAM Local 2003 Legislative Committee hosted their first Alabama Primary Stakes at the Gate and second overall installment of this event recently. This particular event heard from candidates for local races such as Sheriff and Mayoral, State Senate and Secretary of State candidates, as well as candidates running for US House and Senate seats.
Each candidate was given an allotted time to speak on their platform to allow the audience the chance to hear their values directly, followed by questions from the members of Local Lodge 2003 and the community.
“What a great forum for our members and the community,” said Southern Territory General Vice President Rickey Wallace. “Engaging with our elected officials at all levels is one of the most important things we do. Grassroots efforts like this are the bedrock foundation for progressing legislative efforts.”
“The 2022 Stakes at the Gate was a great opportunity for our Local Lodge and community to hear from, speak to, and hold accountable Local, State and National candidates,” said Local 2003 President Shane Davis. “Stakes at the Gates has been dubbed as the largest political platform within the State of Alabama.”
“Our political platform is growing as shown by the quality and substance of the candidates today,” said Local Lodge 2003 Legislative Committee Chairman Patrick Wise. “We are representing every county outside of the Fort Rucker Gates and across our state. Our union brothers and sisters are socio-economically impacting our community and state directly.”
Local Lodge 2003 would like to thank Troy Cable for hosting this event on their cable channel and Kay’s Kitchen and Taco Mich for providing meals and desserts for all in attendance during the event.
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Machinists Union Statement on Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2022 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:
“Recently, the media reported that a few employers announced they will pay workers to travel to other states for medical care as a result of the Dobbs decision. Radical politicians across the country have even indicated that this decision opens the door to further restrict women’s and other rights, including contraceptive rights. This underscores that the Court’s decision threw these vital healthcare issues and costs back to our members at the bargaining table. This is just one of many reasons the IAM opposes this decision and supports each woman’s right to choose. The IAM is proud to have a long track record of securing health plans for our members that gives so many families access to quality, affordable healthcare and allows our members and healthcare professionals to make decisions about their wellbeing.
“Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has inserted itself into a critical healthcare decision by continuing its assault on working people and overturning nearly 50 years of precedent in the Dobbs case, which will significantly impact working women. The court has further signaled that it is willing to overturn long-standing precedents, attack other fundamental human rights and undermine the rule of law in this country. The Dobbs ruling is another step back for working families.
“Our union has a motto that we stand by—an injury to one is an injury to all. We believe workers’ health care plans should always provide quality and the necessary healthcare required by an individual. The Supreme Court ruling has delivered a blow to healthcare as a fundamental human right. Now more than ever, working people need unions to protect their rights in a binding collective bargaining agreement.”
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is one of the largest and most diverse industrial trade unions in North America, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries.
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Lodge 811 Continues Long-Standing Commitment to Community Service with Toy Drive for Pediatric Cancer Patients
IAM Local Lodge 811’s Women’s Committee recently dropped off a large donation of toys from their latest toy collection project for Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas.
In previous years the local donated any type of toy to all children at the hospital, but this time, the committee chose to collect specific toys for bed-ridden pediatric cancer patients: puzzles, word games, books, and hand-held electronics.
IAM Local 811 Secretary-Treasurer Sarah Monderoy Garcia has been on the Women’s Committee since 2013. She, Lodge 811 Vice President Nelson Yanes, Trustee Adrienne Coleman, Charlotte Lazard, and Evelita Everitt make up 811’s Women’s Committee, which is continually collecting donations for different organizations.
“We’re always doing some type of drive, whether it’s toiletries, clothing, or toys. We like to target different areas of need in the community,” said Garcia.
The committee encouraged members to bring donations to union meetings and advertised with flyers on the break-room bulletin boards at George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) where IAM Local 811 members work for United Airlines as ramp service employees, ground crew, and stores material specialists (members who work side-by-side with mechanics to provide parts for planes).
The committee strategically decides to host their toy drives in the summer time, the “off-season,” because hospitals typically receive an abundance of toy donations over the holidays but are running low and have new patients come summer.
“The hospital said our timing for the toy donation was like a breath of fresh air,” said Garcia.
Back in 2013 the Women’s Committee started off with small fundraisers, like hot-dog sales, to help members who were going through hard times. Their service to the entire community grew from there.
Now, in between toy drives the committee collects donations of toiletries for women’s shelters and clothing for those in need, and in July they’ll partner with 811’s sister lodge, IAM Local 2198, to conduct their annual “United Against Human Trafficking Seminar” where they educate coworkers, community members, and families about human tracking because as a major metropolitan city, Houston is a hotspot for human trafficking.
“As airport workers dealing with the traveling public, people in our profession should be aware of the signs of human trafficking,” said Garcia. “We want men and families to attend the event, any parent and children of age. Everyone should be able to know the signs. Knowledge is power. It is important to get this information out; it’s heavier but still needed.”
During Heart Health Awareness Month (February) the committee hosts a day-long event at the union hall to promote healthy living and educate people about heart disease and how heart attacks affect women differently.
“811’s Women’s Committee always impresses me,” said IAM Air-Transport Territory General Vice President Richard Johnsen. “Their attitude about giving back as union members and their innovative thinking towards community service is admirable; they’re an example to us all.”
“The Women’s Committee of Local Lodge 811, like so many IAM women’s committees, has a strong presence in their local and community,” said IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes, who started with the union as a member of Lodge 2198. “These committees show the power of women in labor and communities. I’m incredibly proud of 811’s constant effort to make the IAM known in the community and garner member engagement for the good of the community.”
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