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Bombardier
Commits
To
Keeping
Jobs In
Wichita
The
company
also
agreed
to not
move
operations
out of
the
state in
exchange.
Read the
full
story
by Molly
McMillan
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Friday
July
30th.
Also
watch
the
local
news
channels
this
evening.
Watch
for the
story to
be
printed
in the
Saturday
July
31st,
edition
of the
Eagle.
Watch a
video
posted
on KWCH
Channel
12.
Fight
Back To
Keep
Aviation
Industry
Are
local
leaders
doing
all they
can to
protect
our
aviation
industry?
Whatever
they do,
will it
be
enough?
Read the
editorial
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Fri.
July
30th.
Need
Help
With
School
Supplies?
Are you
laid
off?
Contact:
Mario
Cervantes
United
Way of
the
Plains
316-267-1321
ext:
4209 You
must
fill out
an
application.
View the
Flyer
with all
the
information.
Important
Union
Notice
Your
Local
and
District
Leadership
Team met
again
yesterday
with HBC
leadership.
Friday,
we will
start
meeting
daily
with the
company.
We must
once
again
emphasize
that we
have NOT
re-opened
the
contract
for
negotiations
at this
time. We
must be
able to
see a
path to
success
before
the
contract
is
opened.
This is
about
saving
good
jobs in
Kansas.
That is
the goal
we have
in mind.
If
Hawker
Beechcraft
is
serious
about
keeping
jobs in
Kansas,
we will
work
with
them.
Read the
rest of
the
flyer.
Carpetbagger
Corporation?
If
Goldman
Sachs
wants to
keep
Hawker
Beechcraft
in
business,
Kansas
is the
place
that
will
give
them the
best
shot at
recovering
and
prospering.
Read the
rest of
the
flyer.
Women's
Committee
1st
Annual
Garage
Sale
Saturday
September
25th.
They are
Asking
For
Donations
Of
Saleable
Items.
Like
Spring
Cleaning
Items
And Left
Over
Garage
Sale
Items.
View the
flyer
with all
the
details.
This
sale is
to help
fund the
Women’s
Committee
Projects.
UCubed
The
Heart Of
Our
Tradition
Read the
latest
UCubed
for July
27th,
2010.
Women's
Training
Shelly
Smith
attended
Women's
Training at the
Winpisinger
Education
Center in
Placid Harbor,
Maryland
during the
week of
July 26th thru
July
30th, 2010.
View
her
class picture.
The
Union
Was
Notified
By The
Company
On July
16, 2010
that the
arbitration
case
which
was
scheduled
for July
26,
2010,
would
need to
be
rescheduled.
Read the
rest of
the
letter.
Wichita
Officials
Fight To
Retain
Aviation
Read an
article
my Molly
McMillan
and Dam
Voorhis
posted
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Sunday
July 25,
2010.
HBC
needs to
stay in
Wichita
Read an
article
by
Phillip
Brownlee
in the
WE Blog
of the
Wichita
Eagle.
Wichita
has also
been a
good
partner
with the
company,
providing
skilled
workers,
tax
breaks,
and a
network
of
support
businesses
and
research
that
have
helped
the
company
prosper.
Gov.
Mark
Parkinson
and HBC
CEO Bill
Boisture
Met
Wednesday
to
discuss
ways the
state
could
help the
company
stay in
Wichita.
Read the
article
by Molly
McMillan
in the
Wichita
Eagle
July
22nd,
2010.
Hawker
Beechcraft
CEO Says
Company
is
looking
at other
states.
Read the
article
by Molly
McMillan
in the
Wichita
Eagle.
You can
also
Read a
letter
from
Bill
Boisture
to
Hawker
employees
(July
20,
2010).
Watch
the
video
posted
on KAKE
news.
Bus
Trip to
Hard
Rock
Casino
Sign up
today
for a
day of
fun at
the Hard
Rock
Casino
in
Catoosa
Oklahoma
just
outside
of
Tulsa,
Ok. July
31st,
2010. If
you are
a LL733
member
View
this
flyer.
For all
other
Local
Lodges
View
this
flyer.
Support
United
Way by
attending
the
Wichita
Open
As
winter
draws to
a close,
make
plans
now to
soak up
the sun
this
August
and
support
the
community
through
United
Way by
attending
the 2010
Preferred
Health
Systems
Wichita
Open!
When you
purchase
Preferred
Health
Systems
ChariTEE
Tickets
and
designate
United
Way of
the
Plains
as your
charity
of
choice,
United
Way will
receive
100% of
the
sales
from
your
tickets.
View the
flyer.
Labor
Day
Picnic
The
Wichita/Hutchinson
Labor
Federation's
Labor
Day
event is
on
Saturday,
September
4th from
noon-4
p.m. at
the
Machinist
Hall
3830 S.
Meridian.
There
will be
food,
bingo,
and
speakers.
August
2010
Monthly
Meeting
Flyer
Is
available
to view.
It will
be held
on
August 7th,
2010.
Regular
meeting
to start
at
10:00am.
E-Board
to meet
at
8:30am.
Union:
Hawker
May Make
Massive
Cuts
BY Molly
McMillin
The
Wichita
Eagle
Union
officials
said
Wednesday
that
Hawker
Beechcraft
is
considering
moving
work out
of
Wichita
that
could
shrink
its
hourly
work
force 50
to 75
percent
over the
next two
years.
Read the
rest of
the
article
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Thursday
July
15th,
2010.
Watch a
video
posted
on KSN
channel
3 news.
Watch a
video
posted
on KAKE
channel
10.
IAM's
Leadership
Met With HawkerBeechcraft
Today
July
14th,
2010
Read the
letter
by Steve
Rooney
President
DBR of
District
70 on
the
results
of
today's
meeting.
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Take
the 2010
Ask a
Working
Woman
survey
Participating
in the
Ask a
Working
Woman
survey
will
give you
a chance
to tell
us how
you feel
about
your
job, how
the
recession
has
affected
your
family
and what
you hope
and
worry
the next
five
years
will
bring.
We'll
take
what you
and tens
of
thousands
of other
women
tell us
and make
sure
decision
makers
and the
media
hear
what you
have to
say.
We hear
so much
from
pundits
and
economists
telling
us what
to
think.
It's
time to
tell
them
what
working
women
actually
think.
Please,
take the
survey.
It's
Not The
Heat--It's
The
Economic
Stupidity
Of
blocking
unemployment
insurance
extensions
for
those
who are
suffering.
It's
tragic.
Almost 15
million
of
America's
working
men and
women
are
unemployed--26
million
counting
the
underemployed--and
nearly
half of
all the
jobless
have
been out
of work
for more
than six
months.
Families
are
stretched
to the
limit
and
state
budgets
are
under
incredible
strain,
putting
hundreds
of
thousands
more
jobs in
danger.
Watch
the
video
and read
the
article
from
Richard
Trumka
and the
AFL-CIO.
It's
time to
raise
our
voices
for good
jobs
now.
Prairie
Land Food
Prairie
Land Food’s
mission
is to provide
a nutritious
food package
at a low
cost to
help stretch
food dollars.
Prairie
Land Food
and LL774
and the
Machinist
Union have
joined together
to provide
an alternate
way to purchase
food. Each
month Prairie
Land Food
offers a
nutritious
grocery
package
which includes
a wide assortment
of frozen
meats, fresh
fruits,
and vegetables.
To view
a printable
flyer with
more information,
Click Here.
JULY MENU
Order
Your Paks
By
July 12th. Pick
Up
July
24th.
Late
Orders
Will Be
Accepted
thru
July
14th.
Laid-Off
Workers
Center
The Laid-Off Workers
Center
is open
monthly
and
sees
all
qualified
clients
by appointment
only.
The
center
is coordinated
by United
Way
with
local
nonprofits,
government
agencies
and
other
organizations.
Setting up an appointment with the Laid-Off Workers Center:
Laid-off workers must pre-register and set up an appointment by calling United
Way's
information
phone
number,
2-1-1
(this
is a
toll-free
number):
Call
only
between
8 a.m.
and
5 p.m.
For
those
having
difficulties
dialing
2-1-1
through
their
phone
provider,
dial
the
alternative
number
1-888-413-4327
August 2010 Session
Call for
appointment:
July 19 -
23
Center
open:
August 2 (plus additional days as needed)
2010
United
Way
Endorsement
At a
time
when
working
families
across
this
country
are
facing a
jobs
crisis
and
unprecedented
hardship,
our
partnership
with the
United
Way is
more
valued
than
ever.
Read the
rest of
the
letter.
SACT
Training
Each
year,
millions
of
workers
find
that
because
of
physical
problems
they are
no
longer
able to
do the
job that
had been
a
lifelong
career.
When
physical
problems
occur,
workers
are
faced
with
difficult
decisions
in
trying
to find
employment
that
matches
their
physical
restrictions.
One
Wichita
School
has
assisted
many
individuals
in
re-training
and
finding
employment.
Read the
full
article
by Mario
Cervantes.
MNPL
-
Machinists
Non-Partisan
Political
League
Was
created
in 1947
to allow
IAM
Members
to
gather
individual
contributions,
Coordinate
political
activities
and
elect
Candidates
who
support
IAM
Members,
JOBS and
their
families.
Sign up
today to
become a
sponsoring
member
of MNPL
- By
becoming
a
sponsoring
member
you will
be
entered
in this
years
raffle
to be
held at
our
December
2010
regular
monthly
meeting.
Walter
Trout -
"They
Call Us
the
Working
Class"
To
everyone,
this is
a great
anthem
about
the loss
of jobs
in the
US. Get
comfy,
turn up
your
speakers,
and get
angry
(and
rock out
a bit). This
is an amazing blues
song
about
the
working
class.
Tennessee
Ernie
Ford -
Singing
16 Tons
Here’s
another
great
video
for your
viewing
pleasure.
Reference
Guide
for
Laid-Off
Workers
Or for
anyone
that
might be
seeking
help.
Also a
link to
the
United
Way of
the
Plains
web
page-
specifically
the
2-1-1
link
where
you can
search
for help
for many
specific
needs.
Attending
Leadership
Classes
At Winpisinger?
If you need
a
Baggage
Reimbursement
Form
you can
find it
here.
Helpful
Resources
For Our
Laid Off
Members
Is available
from Filing
for Unemployment
Online,
COBRA and
more.
