IUE-CWA Local 86782 Runoff Election Results
According to complete and final election results for the IUE-CWA Local 86782 Run-Off Election as certified by the local Election Committee, Claretta Allen was elected as President, Kent Gee and TaRodney Wallace were elected as trustees, and Sam Buckner was elected as First Shift Chief Steward.
Sen. Lincoln Backtracks On EFCA Support
[From the Huffington Post] In what is, perhaps, the most devastating blow yet to the fate of the Employee Free Choice Act, Sen. Blanche Lincoln said last Monday that she will oppose the union-backed legislation.
Vice President Biden Visits IUE-CWA Local 7304
Vice President Joe Biden held a town hall meeting late last week at the New Flyer Bus factory in St. Cloud Minnesota, where workers are proud members of IUE-CWA Local 7304.
Members Reminded To Look Out For Supervisors Doing Bargaining Unit Work
First Shift Chief Steward Mark Parmer, filling in for Plant Chief Steward Yolanda Warren at Thursday’s First Shift Membership Meeting, reminded members that they need to look out for supervisors doing bargaining unit work.
Four Nominated To Be Delagates To International Convention
Four members of IUE-CWA Local 86782 were nominated Thursday by their fellow members to be delegates to the 2009 IUE-CWA and CWA International Conventions starting on June 20.
IUE-CWA Applauds Confirmation Of Solis As Labor Secretary
The IUE-CWA and Communications Workers of America applauds the Senate for confirming former House Representative Hilda Solis (D-Calif., 32nd district) as the new Administration’s Labor Secretary. “Secretary Solis has long been an effective voice for workers’ rights,” said CWA President Larry Cohen.
2009-2012 Labor Agreement Ratified
14 June 2009
The 2009-2012 Labor Agreement (contract) between IUE-CWA Local 86782 and Trane, a subsideriary of Ingersoll Rand, has been RATIFIED. The contract having passed, all shifts should report to work as normal.
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Appeal Still Pending On Extended Benefits For Members On Layoff
13 April 2009
IUE-CWA Local 86782’s appeal related to extended benefits for members who are currently on layoff remains pending before the U.S. Department of Labor. Lately, a number of members on layoff have contacted the Local to inquire about extended education and other benefits related to our claim for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Who Is Behind Opposition To The Employee Free Choice Act?
13 April 2009
[From the AFL-CIO Blog] Who’s behind the opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act? It’s the same corporate executives and Wall Street millionaires whose greed and irresponsibility led to our nation’s economic crisis—the same people who are looking for taxpayer-funded bailouts even as they lobby to prevent workers from bargaining for a better life.
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Nigerian Oil Workers Call Off Strike
26 March 2009
Union oil workers in Nigeria have called off a proposed strike after two days of talks between the government and union leaders after the government agreed to create a joint panel to discuss the worker’s complaints about violence in the Niger Delta.
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Congress Urged Not To “Bail” On Employee Free Choice Act
19 March 2009
In an excellent editorial released today, The Nation magazine urged Congress not to “bail” out on the historic opportunity it has to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
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AFLAC At The Union Hall Today
19 March 2009
IUE-CWA Local 86782’s AFLAC Team will be in the Administration Building of the IUE-CWA Local 86782 Union Hall today from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. for Union members who wish to learn more about or purchase the new short-term disability policy the local has negotiated (as well as other policies.
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Membership Meetings Today; Nominations For International Delegates On Agenda
19 March 2009
IUE-CWA Local 86782 will hold its monthly membership meetings today, March 19, 2009.
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Clarksville Trane Plant Lays Off 45 More Union Brothers & Sisters
27 February 2009
The Trane Company’s Clarksville, Tennessee location laid off another 45 hourly employees on February 27, just a month after laying off 111.
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- IUE-CWA Local 86782 Runoff Election Results
- Sen. Lincoln Backtracks On EFCA Support
- Vice President Biden Visits IUE-CWA Local 7304
- Members Reminded To Look Out For Supervisors Doing Bargaining Unit Work
- Four Nominated To Be Delagates To International Convention
- IUE-CWA Applauds Confirmation Of Solis As Labor Secretary
- Employee Free Choice Act “Critical” To Rebuilding Middle Class
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