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KRAFT POWER Members<br />
STRONGER Than Ever!<br />
L to R: Business Agent Tom Mari, Mike Hankin, Dave Airhart, Chris Markiewicz, Asst. Steward Joe Damato, Steward Dave Pierce, Paul Watson,<br />
Mike Bray, Akalu Hailegiorgis, Kevin O’Connell, Chris Sullivan, John Brown.<br />
Since they voted to join <strong>Teamsters</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>25</strong> in September<br />
2007 and subsequently ratifying their first union contract<br />
in April 2008, the 16 members at Kraft Power in<br />
Woburn, Massachusetts are stronger than ever. They recently<br />
ratified their second contract which included more benefits.<br />
“We got the New England <strong>Teamsters</strong> Pension Plan!” said<br />
Steward Dave Pierce. “I am so excited to be a member of<br />
<strong>Teamsters</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>25</strong>. The benefits keep on coming.”<br />
Kraft Power was founded in 1965 and today they are the<br />
leading distributor for major manufacturers of industrial<br />
power generation systems, transmission products, diesel and<br />
gas engines, generator sets and accessories for industrial and<br />
marine applications.<br />
The second contract at Kraft Power consists of wage<br />
increases of 2.5 percent on top of their average hourly wage of<br />
more than $30 per hour. In addition, the workers receive double<br />
time after 12 hours worked, overtime after eight hours<br />
worked and a four-hour minimum for all jobs after their<br />
eight-hour guarantee.<br />
“I never realized that being represented by <strong>Teamsters</strong><br />
<strong>Local</strong> <strong>25</strong> could change things in our workplace so fast,” said<br />
Alternate Steward Joe Damato. “It has been three short years<br />
and we now enjoy some of the best benefits any worker could<br />
dream of.”<br />
“This is a very strong group,” said Business Agent Tom<br />
Mari. “These guys have hung together tightly since the original<br />
organizing drive in 2007. By remaining strong, look what<br />
we have been able to accomplish in the first two contracts.<br />
They now have both our <strong>Teamsters</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>25</strong> Health and Welfare<br />
Plan and our New England <strong>Teamsters</strong> Pension Plan.”<br />
www.teamsterslocal<strong>25</strong>.com | SUMMER 2011 | The SPOKESMAN | 13
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