february - IAM Local Lodge 839

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FEB RU ARY 2009
International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers
Local Lodge 839
3917 E. MacArthur Rd.
Wichita, Kansas 67210
U.S. Labor Department Says It
Pays To Belong
from: www.goiam.org/publications/imail/
imail_02_03_2009.htm
A new report from the U.S. Department of Labor
shows union workers made an average of $10,140
more than non-union workers last year.
The report further supports previous surveys that
show having a voice on the job gets workers higher
wages, better health care, stronger job security
and the ability to retire with dignity.
Researchers also say the number of workers belonging
to a union in 2008 rose by 428,000 to 16.1
million – a welcomed increase after a few years of
declining membership. But with the current economic
climate, the continuing decline of America’s
once-powerful manufacturing sector, and the enormous
difficulty workers face when trying to form
or join a union, those numbers could change.
“In a time of high unemployment and uncertain
economic times, it’s critical to know our families
are protected,” says IAM President Tom Buffenbarger.
“That’s why it’s even more important for
our new president and Congress to step up to the
plate and pass the Employee Free Choice Act, and
enable the voices of working families to be heard.”
Cell Phone Policy
By Larry Stafford
At the January meeting, the
membership adopted a cell
phone policy that will help limit
the disruptions of ringing cell
phones and pagers and conversations
being held during the
meeting. All the policy says is that everyone
should put their devices on vibrate or turn them
off. If you need to use the phone, and we know
there are times that it is required, all we ask is
that you leave the room and go into the hall or
outside until you are finished. Here is the policy
as voted on:
E-Board recommendation to have all cell
phones to be silenced during the E-board
and membership meetings with a fine of
$5.00 for ringing and $10.00 for answering,
with the fines going to Guide Dogs. This
policy starting in Feb. This will be announced
at the start of each meeting. Motion
seconded and accepted.
New Sign-In Policy
By Larry Stafford
There will be a new way of signing in at the
membership meetings starting this month, Feb.
14, 2009. All stewards must sign their name
next to their printed name on the sign-in sheet.
We have been having trouble reading some of
the signatures. Also there will be sign-up sheets
for members and all guests that are in attendance.
This will give us a better idea of who is
attending meetings.
We are also discussing having a door prize give
away at each meeting and this will give you the
opportunity to pick up a door prize ticket when
you sign in.

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MACHINISTS MATTERS
Benefits Resource Guide
Benefits Enrollment:
Spirit AeroSystems Benefits Center
www.myspiritbenefits.mercerhrs.com
1-877-459-3345
Kansas Medical & Vision Plans:
Preferred Health Systems (PHS)
http://www.phsystems.com
316-609-2559 1-800-660-8114
Life and Disability:
Aetna
http://www.aetna.com
1-800-523-5065 (life) 1-800-269-9401 (Disability)
Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Business Travel Accident:
AIG
http://www.AIG.com
1-800-551-0824
Dental Plans:
Delta Dental
http:///www.deltadentalks.com
316-264-4511 1-800-234-3375
Flexible Spending Accounts:
Spirit AeroSystems Benefits Center
www.myspiritbenefits.mercerhrs.com
1-877-459-3345
Spirit Retirement and Savings Plan:
CitiStreet
http://myrsp.csplans.com
1-877-669-9777 (Information & Enrollment)
I.A.M. National 401(k) Plan:
Prudential
www.prudential.com/online/retirement
1-877-778-2100 (Information)
HR Benefits Specialists:
Barb Nickel - 316-523-09327
Editors Note.
At times I will include information
everyone needs to use if
and when they plan on retiring
from Spirit. When you decide to
retire you will have to contact HR. Be sure to come by the Local
to inform them and sign up for your retirement life insurance,
There is a one time fee of $10.00, then $20.28 per year
until the end of your 75th year for a $5,000.00 policy. L.S.
How to Apply For
Pension Benefits
Your application can be requested no more than 180
days before your intended date or last day of work.
Request Pension Application:
By Telephone: 1(800) 424-9608
By Fax: (202) 857-3713
By E-mail: iamnpf@iamnpf.org
By Mail: 1300 Connecticut Ave., N. W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20036
On-Line:
www.iamnpf.org
(Applications may be filed on-line)
You must provide the following information
when requesting an application:
Name
Social Security Number
Address
Date of Birth
If married:
Spouse’s name
Spouse’s date of birth
Spouse’s Social Security Number
Intended Retirement Date
If you have questions about the
IAM National Pension Plan please call
1 (800) 424-9608
Union Choices Employee
Benefit Systems, Inc.
To contact EBS to check on coverage, to make a
claim, to see about making a payment if you are on
leave, to drop or add coverage or to inform them you
are leaving Spirit’s employment;
Employee Benefits Systems, Inc.
10000 Memorial Drive, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77024
http://ebsworksite.org
Tel: 713-812-0900
Fax: 713-812-0888
Toll Free: 1-888-521-2900
Jeff Black 1-800-604-9775
jblack@ebsworksite.com

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President’s Corner
February 2009
We are into our second month of the New Year,
and things are moving at the Local Lodge. New
committees have been formed and will be electing
Chair and Co-Chair positions at their meetings
in February. There are still a few openings
left; if you are interested in signing up for a
committee please call or stop by the Local
Lodge.
Delegates to the Wichita/Hutchinson Labor
Federation were sworn in at the January 22,
2009 meeting. New delegates were also sworn
in at the January meeting of the Union Label
and Service Trades Council. These delegates
have begun work on the 28 th Annual Chili Feed
and Bingo fundraiser to be held on Saturday,
February 14, 2009.
District 70 Delegates took their oath of office on
Friday, February 6 th and have nominated and
elected their E-board members.
Let’s talk about layoffs and shortened work
weeks. We’ve heard the rumors going around
about how Cessna officials contacted the Union
and wanted to implement 3 day work weeks and
the union said “No”. Well, as usual, this is only
part of the story. The truth is Cessna’s bargaining
agreement does not allow for short work
weeks. The hours of work are spelled out in the
contract. Cessna was not willing to put out
fewer WARN notices if the reduced work weeks
were allowed and could not guarantee that any
jobs would be saved. Upholding the contract
and membership concerns are always of the utmost
importance.
A focal group for communication has been
formed at the Local and is meeting bi-weekly.
We are working on a “Negotiations Survival
Handbook” for 2010. The book can also be used
for family and friends who are being laid off from
one of the other aircraft facilities. The book will
contain useful information on how to prepare yourself
for negotiations, community outreach programs,
insurance and medical benefit assistance,
debt consolidation information and other helpful
hints to cope with stressful circumstances. Organizing
remains our number one priority. This focal
group creates flyers and other forms of media
to help everyone organize the non-members. This
is a top concern because we need everyone to become
a part of our membership so that we can
stand in solidarity in 2010. Videos have been created
and should be viewed on our Local Lodge
website at www.ll839.org . These videos are personal
views on why everyone should belong to our
union.
If you have questions about the union that do not
concern in-process grievances or contract questions
(which have to be handled through the Inplant
Reps), please feel free to contact me at
kpetersen@ll839.org
In Solidarity,
Kathy Petersen
P.S. To the brother at Hawker Beechcraft: please
accept my retraction about your Local not owning
a building. I stand corrected.
Call for Pictures
The Communications Focal Group is
compiling a “Negotiations Survival
Handbook” for 2010. We are searching
for pictures of the Boeing strikes of
1989 and 1995.
We are asking all of you to search your
homes to see if you have any pictures
of any of those strike activities. If you
find any, please bring them by the local. The originals
will be returned to you.
If you would like to help on this Handbook or help create
flyers for organizing and building our membership, this
group meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month.
The next meeting will be on February 19th at 3:45 and
lasts an hour.

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Kansas State Council
By Terry Rodriquez
Camcorder, Tripod
& Memory Stick Raffle
The community service committee is holding a raffle
for a Sony DVD Handycam, tripod and memory stick
that will be held on May 9, 2009 at the membership
meeting. All of the proceeds will go to LL839 Community
Service Committee. The tickets are $1.00 a piece
or a book of 6 for $5.00. See any of the committee members
or stop by the local to get your chance to win.
I would like to thank the membership for electing
me to represent them on the Kansas state Council.
This is an obligation that I look forward to fulfilling.
As we all know working with the state legislature to
try to get them to pass labor friendly legislation can
be a very daunting task. I promise you it is one I
look forward to.
Here are some of the bills we will be trying to get
passed this year:
Workers compensation benefits increase.
Children’s health care.
We also have a WSU autographed basket ball that we
are planning to raffle at the April meeting. This will be
just after the Final Four Game on April 6th. Details
will come later. Read your Plain Dealer Machinist
Matters Insert.
A transportation plan. To repair roads, highways
and bridges. This plan could create Union
jobs.
State minimum wage increase. Kansas has the
lowest minimum wage in the country at $2.65 an
hour. We need to bring Kansas up to the Federal
Minimum wage.
Prevailing wage. This ties your wages to the
area you work in.
Fair share service fee. A bill for non-members of
unions to pay a service fee equal to the amount of
Union dues if they do not want to be part of that
union.
This year we will be working hard to pass these and
many other labor friendly bills.
By Larry Stafford
The Recreation Committee is gearing up and starting to
meet. The District 70 Car Show and Poker Run is the biggest
item on our agenda. It takes many months of planning
to put this on and it has grown every year. If you are
a car or motorcycle aficionado or are just interested in
helping, the Committee meets monthly, call the Local for
The last week in February is Washington Days,
which will be our busiest lobby days of the year.
Until then remember :
Union Pride
Don’t Just Say It show It

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MACHINISTS MATTERS
A Look Forward
By Michael Burleigh
Last year was a busy and emotionally filled year. District
70 had seven labor contracts that were negotiated and two
very successful strikes. All seven contract negotiations
dealt with health care, wages, and pensions. The two
strikes were caused by the companies that wanted to take
away healthcare, pensions and very important contract
language. The members stood strong and they stayed
united throughout. Now that 2008 is over, we must start
looking forward to better times in 2009.
Last year was not only filled with contract negotiations,
but one thing that everyone has had to face, and that is
the economic melt down. Additionally, there is an ongoing,
relentless attack on Unions and the working class of
America. It can make a person believe, they are going to
lose their mind. I want you to know, “you can make it”.
There is a popular song titled “Never Would Have Made
It”. It states, “Never would have made it, never could have
made it, without you. I would have lost it all, but now I see
how you were there for me. I would have lost my mind a
long time ago, if it had not been for you.”
As your Business Representative, I must say, “keep your
head up, be proud of who you are as a Union, where we
came from, and where are going.” There is no other organization
that looks out for the working class other than your
Union. Without Unions in America, corporations would
have you still making 10 cents an hour, with no benefits
and no pension. Now Corporate America and Wall Street
Executives would like to take even more from the working
class, they’ve taken your jobs and sent them overseas.
They’ve closed plants in the U.S. to open factories in Mexico
and now they want to take your pride away from you.
They want to place blame on you for the economic melt
down by falsifying the facts, adding all of your benefits to
your wages and telling the American public that you, the
American blue collar workers, are greedy. Corporate
America and Wall Street Executives want you to be
ashamed you are represented by a strong Union you earn
a fair wage. With good benefits and a good pension, that
you work hard for many years to receive.
We must speak up for ourselves in many ways by telling
anyone who will listen the true facts about Corporate
America’s wages and their benefit. Also, their kick-backs
are worth more than what a Corporate Jet would cost. We
must continue on for the next generations to come. We
must think about protecting our children and grandchildren.
There will be more fights to come and more mountains
to climb but with your help we can make it.
LL 839 Donates Items to
YWCA
By Kathy Petersen, LL839 President
The Women’s Committee from Local Lodge 839 collected
cell phones, chargers and toiletry items from
members. These items were donated to the YWCA
Women’s Crisis Center in Dec. 2008. The center
helps to provide resources to promote safety and opportunities
for women and children in our community.
The old phones empower women by giving them
access to emergency services. This will be an ongoing
program. If you would like to donate any of the
needed items listed below, please drop them off at the
Local Lodge.
Used cell phones and chargers
Personal hygiene products (deodorant, brushes,
combs, etc.)
Diapers (newborn, preemie, 4, 5, 6)
Pull-ups (2T - 5T)
Baby wipes, baby oil, powder, lotion, shampoo,
body wash, baby comb & brush, baby clippers, sippy
cups, pacifiers.
Band-aids & bandages
Kleenex, paper towels & toilet paper
Cleaning supplies (dish soap, window cleaner,
sponges)
Trash bags (13 & 30 gal.)
Canned & non-perishable food items (soups & fruits)
The LL 839 Women’s Committee would
like to thank everyone who donated
items!
Editors note: The women’s committee will continue to collect
cell phones and all of the other products they have
been collecting. They are planning to make their next donation
around Mother’s Day in May. Continue to drop off
your supplies at the local. L.S.

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MACHINISTS MATTERS
Super Bowl Basket
Sonny Nguyen Scores Again!
By Kathy Petersen
The winner of the January
Super Bowl Basket was
Sonny Nguyen. Sonny is a
2 nd shift Steward over Shop
328D. This is Sonny’s second
win in a row! The basket
was put together for the
Community Service Committee’s
monthly drawing
and was filled with plenty
of snacks for a head start to
a fabulous Super Bowl Party! The value of the basket
was over $100.00 and included a variety of satisfying
snacks and coupons for CiCi’s Pizza. Summer
Sausage, Salsa, Bean Dip, Tostitos chips, Sloppy Joe
Mix, Chili, Sardines, Crackers and Snack Bars were
the mainstays of the basket. Also included was a
$50.00 coupon for Nebraskaland Kansasland Tire
Company. Congratulations, Sonny!
The Community Service Committee would like to
thank the membership for the support you give to us
when you purchase food from the kitchen and tickets
for the basket drawings. The money you spend enables
us to procure additional items for raffles and to
help members.
Bec’s Meatloaf
1-2 lbs. ground beef
2 eggs
3 slices bread or 6-8 saltine
crackers
1/4 chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped celery
1 clove garlic chopped
3.T. Worcestershire sauce
4 T. ketchup
4 T. BBQ sauce
1/4 t. salt
1/8 t. black pepper
In a large bowl mix all of the ingredients together until
mixed well. Shape mixture and place into a loaf
pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Rebecca Espinosa
Ernest Espinosa
Local Lodge 733
Fruits of Our Labor
There is a cook book being sold at the District called
“Fruits of Our Labor.” All of the recipes have been submitted
by Union members and their families from Locals
and Districts of the Southern Territory, Transportation
Department, Woodworkers & NFFE of the Machinists
Union.. The cost is $8.00.
I will print a recipe each month from this book, starting
with any entries from the area Lodges. - Editor
Kitchen Help
Needed!
By Larry Stafford
You will notice that the grill cook, the crazy one who
wears the weird hats, is now your Recording Secretary.
I will not be able to man the grill and take the
minutes also. We need some able bodies to step up
and help in the kitchen. Right now we are relying on
sons and daughters of members to supply you with
food.
If we can not get any help soon,
we will have no recourse but to
close the kitchen and the fund
raising will stop.
The Union Plus Discount
Flower Delivery Service
The Union Plus Flower Delivery Service provider,
Teleflora, is committed to a 100% local
florist delivered model with no drop shipments
for flowers & gifts ordered online or by phone.
Provides hand-delivered flower arrangements, baskets,
and gifts through local florists rather than flowers delivered
in a box by express mail.
Labor union members receive a 20% discount on all
flowers when they call: 1-888-667-7779 or order online
at: UnionPlus.org/Flowers.
All customer service calls are answered in the United
States.

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MACHINISTS MATTERS
Union Member Profile
Larry Stafford, Closet Actor
By Larry Stafford
Many of you have seen me wear many hats. I mean
that literally, but figuratively also. I have always enjoyed
acting but life sometimes gets in the way of some
of our passions. I was in some plays in high school,
back in the dark ages, and a little in college, but I did
not pursue it. I joined the Fraternity of Masons in 1992
and became involved in the Ritual work of the Fraternity.
I enjoyed that greatly, but little did I know that
advancing in Masonry, I would get to fulfill my desire to
be on stage.
I became a Scottish Rite Mason in 2000 and a Shrine
Mason in 2004. It is a well kept secret, which we are
trying to let out, that there is a wonderful 700 seat
theater and stage in the Scottish Rite Center at 1 st and
Topeka. There are also hundreds of costumes there,
with some a hundred years old. We
perform our rituals on that stage in
those costumes. I have been lucky to
have been given many roles to learn
and perform there. Most of those are
performed to a closed audience but
there are a couple we have performed
for the general public. When
I joined the Shrine, I became involved
in their stage work.
We have one ceremony that we perform
that I have a major role in. It
is called the Arch Ceremony. The
next time we will perform this will
be March 14 th at 2:00 in the auditorium
of the Scottish Rite Center.
This is open to the public and if anyone
would like to come down and see
what I do away from the Local,
which is now taking up a lot more time, I am inviting
all of you to come. It is right after our membership
meeting. Just park in the lot north of the building and
come in the North door. It will only take about 45 minutes
from start to finish. Come a little early so you can
find you way up stairs and get a seat.
Editors note: This is the first Union Member Profile article
that I am trying to start on a monthly basis. If you
know of any member with any interesting hobby or activity,
send in a short article and I will see if it can be
printed. As you can see above, you can write about yourself.
Include pictures if you want. E-mail the article to
lstafford@ll839.org or lair68@cox.net
QUOTE BY
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.:
“In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must
guard against being fooled by false slogans, as
'right-to-work.' It provides no 'rights' and no
'works.' Its purpose is to destroy labor unions
and the freedom of collective bargaining... We
demand this fraud be stopped.”
Solidarity in 2010
By Becky Ledbetter
It has been a good month for our brothers and
sisters in the way of grievance issues. I have 2
terminations coming back. I am working on 2
more at this time. My grievance log at this time
is 14 and 9 are set to close out at 10:00 this morning.
They should all be wins for our membership.
I know we have many issues still in front of us
but we will keep fighting for you to get these resolved.
In walking the floor and talking to our
membership I know there are very hard feelings
about the bonus your CEO received and I don’t
blame you. We have got to grow this membership
and show solidarity in 2010 and I know
we can do this, as we are all in this together.
I would also like to say that 3 weeks ago, I was
issued my Hawker badge. Many brothers and
sisters are hurting over there. I will need to
break away a few days a week and go see them. I
know it is hard to be laid off, as I have been before.
They compare the depression to a death in
the family or a divorce.
I just want you all to know I am not forsaking any
of you; I just have to get out there on the floor as I
do with you. Please know if you don’t see me at
Spirit, I am at one of the other plants. In closing,
I would like to say keep our brothers and sisters

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FEB RU ARY 2009
December 26, 2008
Lack of
good wages, not unions,
to blame for crisis
NEWS-LEADER.COM
Springfield, Mo.
This column is in response to Paul Schneider's letter,
"Union assisted companies' decline." I can understand
his frustration. I am, as well as most workers in America,
frustrated at the loss of good-paying jobs in the U.S.
What I don't agree with is his statement, "....they are
the main reason that the automakers are in such bad
shape. The union has demanded such huge salaries,
such complete health care coverage and such outrageous
pensions that the cost of a new car or truck has
become unaffordable for many Americans."
The union did not demand salaries and benefits. Wages
and benefits were negotiated between management and
labor. They were agreed to and a contract was signed.
Union leaders didn't demand, they negotiated, as well
as management, in good faith. The problem now being
that time, the economy and situations beyond our control
have changed. What made good sense in the past
may now be misunderstood or even look ridiculous.
"Complete health care coverage" that Mr. Schneider
refers to as being part of the fall of the automakers was
given to almost all American workers in the past. America
had an abundance of good-paying jobs. These were
factory jobs where goods were being made in America.
Americans could actually work, pay taxes and provide
for their families with these jobs. Corporate America
did have a problem, though -- that being too much work
and not enough workers. Companies lost employees to
competitors. One way companies solved this was by offering
free health care to employees. Health care was
very cheap and a good benefit to give employees. This
benefit was not forced on companies; it was just a good
deal for all concerned at the time.
The automakers do pay a weekly wage to employees
who have been laid off. In the past this probably made
sense. The assembling of an automobile takes many
highly trained employees. They were probably paid during
retooling times so as to retain their skills. It was
cheaper than training new workers.
I believe the UAW negotiators and union leaders understand
that America, as well as American workers, have
a horrendous problem. They are willing to talk and negotiate
with the automakers.
Mr. Schneider implies that auto workers need to lower
their wages and benefits in order to compete. As I have
said in the past, low wages have never brought prosperity
to America. What brings prosperity to us is lots of
good-paying jobs. Paychecks to spend. Automobiles
made in America and across seas cost about the same;
the difference is in how the company splits the pie. It is
a dangerous situation when American workers agree to
lower their wages and benefits to "compete." It doesn't
matter what the UAW negotiates as a wage concession
if they choose that route; the imports will move somewhat
below that amount. It's a vicious cycle.
All workers in America, no matter what their occupation,
should make a wage that will give them the ability
and dignity to raise a family and save for the future.
Right now, that is not the case.
We should not ask employees to work for less. The solution
is to bring back good-paying American jobs where
workers can make a good living and pay taxes. We
should be trying to bring the low-paying jobs up in pay
and stop trying to bring good-paying jobs down.
Mike Brumley is president, Local 1553, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW, Springfield.
Editor’s Note; I was in Springfield , Mo. For Christmas.
The article above was in the Springfield News-
Leader on December 26th. I felt Brother Brumley
spoke about the lack of good wages and the rush to
blame the Unions in a way that made sense for everyone
to understand. I contacted him and he has given
me permission to reprint his letter to the editor. L.S.
Quote from Robert B. Reich January 26, 2009 in an article for the Los Angles Times
“Go back about 50 years, when America's middle class was expanding and the economy was soaring. Paychecks
were big enough to allow us to buy all the goods and services we produced. It was a virtuous circle. Good pay
meant more purchases, and more purchases meant more jobs.
At the center of this virtuous circle were unions. In 1955, more than a third of working Americans belonged to
one. Unions gave them the bargaining leverage they needed to get the paychecks that kept the economy going. So
many Americans were unionized that wage agreements spilled over to nonunionized workplaces as well. Employers
knew they had to match union wages to compete for workers and to recruit the best ones.”

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FEB RU ARY 2009
IAM Organizers Plan for Post-Bush Era
The IAM Organizing Department
is preparing to
take full advantage of a
political landscape that is
shifting decidedly in its favor.
“What a difference it makes
having a little help at the
top,” said International
President Tom Buffenbarger
at a planning summit
of the IAM Organizing
Department. “In addition to
pro-labor executive orders and a
pledge to sign the Employee Free
Choice Act (EFCA), we’re looking
forward to federal agencies that
don’t use their power to aggressively
block the basic right of workers to
join a union.”
Unlike previous administrations
that failed to protect the rights of
workers seeking to organize, President
Obama recently signed a remarkable
series of pro-labor executive
orders, including one that prohibits
government contractors from
using any federal funds to finance
anti-union campaigns.
Buffenbarger urged the organizers
to have campaigns ready to go.
International President Tom Buffenbarger (center) addresses
IAM Organizers during a planning meeting this
week in Nashville, TN
“Winning the EFCA fight won’t be
easy, our adversaries are spending
millions and are ready to spend
millions more, but now is the time
to develop plans for when we do
win,” said Buffenbarger.
While the political landscape has
shifted, the economic landscape is
changing too, with mass layoffs,
bankruptcies and factory closings
sending shock waves through the
economy and adding a new dimension
to the job of union organizers.
“We have something workers desperately
need and want in times of
economic turmoil,” said Organizing
Director George Myers. “And that’s
the promise in writing
that their rights will be
protected, their pensions
defended and their voice
will be every bit as loud
as shareholders, managers
or investors.”
In addition to planning
for upcoming campaigns,
the organizers took time
to salute Larry Washam,
the much loved and recently
retired former director of
the IAM Organizing Department.
“Thousands of men and
women all across the country are
living better, richer lives because
of the work this man has done
over the years,” said Headquarters
Vice President Rich Michalski,
who hosted the event attended
by more than 100 friends,
family and co-workers. “Larry
Washam has always been one of
those people who makes you proud
to belong to the Machinists union.”
http://www.goiam.org/
publications/imail/
imail_02_12_2009.htm
LOCAL LODGE NO. 839 ORGANIZING PROGRAM FOR 2009
1. Program to start with applications submitted to Company for first payroll deduction in January 2009 and end with
those submitted for the first payroll deduction in December 2009.
2. To be eligible for this Program, the new member’s application must be a payroll deduction, not cash pay.
3. One Union Shirt will be given to the new Union member.
4. Only one application is accepted for any new member. If member joins at the Interview Desk, no one gets ‘credit’ for
the application. When called back to Spirit within one year’s time, the member is automatically reinstated. No one
gets ‘credit’ for reinstatements.
5. Any eligible member who signs up a new member will receive $10 for every new member’s application turned in and
paid at the monthly Union meeting.
6. The Local Lodge Organizing Committee will assist this Program.
7. The money generated from the new members will support part of the expense of this Program. *Any tax liability
incurred by the winners of prizes, under this Organizing Program, is the responsibility of the winner. Local Lodge No.
839 will accept no responsibility.
8. Full time Union Representatives, Organizers, Staff of Lodge No. 839 and persons assigned to the Interview Desk will
not be eligible for prizes.
9. With the adoption of this Program and inception, effective January 01, 2009, all past Programs are concluded.
*All eligible members must fill out a W4 Federal and State withholding form and turn in to the Local Lodge to receive any pay out.

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MACHINISTS MATTERS
Welcome To Our New Union Brothers & Sisters
George M. Anderson
Rene G. Ayala
Keith R. Barrier
Adrian Batiste
James Bell
Steven Beskett
Benjamin C. Brown
Mark Cradduck
James S Crandall
Daniel Gilliand
Todd Hardison
Alex Islam
Lonnie Knowles
Stuart L. Miles
Huan Vu Nguyen
Thanh Nguyen
Brent Pearce
David L. Pulsifer
Dave Rickard
George L Roberts
Teresa K. Scharff-Bernard
Troy Schreiber
Ted Seiler
Robert M. Soell
Robert Michael White
Lawerence R Williams
Randy Windhorst
Mark Winter
Monthly Union Meetings
2nd Saturday of the Month
Executive Board meets at 8:00 AM
Regular Meeting at 10:00 AM
International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers
Local Lodge 839
3917 E. MacArthur Rd.
Wichita, Kansas 67210
Phone: (316) 524-1090
Fax: (316) 529-1277
The Fighting Machinists
www.ll839.org
President - Kathy Petersen
Vice President - Brent Allen
Recording Secretary - Larry Stafford
Treasurer - Joni Pierce
Conductor/Sentinel - Jeff Meis
Trustees - Susan Hiebert, Stan Chapman, Terry Rodriquez
Communicator - Dennis Williams
Educator - Roger Stamback
1st Shift In-Plant Rep. - David Eagle
2nd Shift In-Plant Rep. - Howard “HoJo” Johnson
Editor - Larry Stafford
Local Lodge 839
Get Ready to
Fight & Win
In 2010
We are the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. We belong to Local Lodge 839 of
District 70 in Wichita Kansas. We represent the Fighting Machinists of Spirit AeroSystems. We work to give our members a
voice on the job. Visit our website often at www.ll839.org for helpful and timely information.
If you have any questions, contact one of your In-Plant Representatives at 524-1090.
If you have any articles you want published, e-mail the Editor at lstafford@ll839.org
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