february - IAM Local Lodge 839
february - IAM Local Lodge 839
february - IAM Local Lodge 839
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PAGE 4 FEB RU ARY 2009<br />
Kansas State Council<br />
By Terry Rodriquez<br />
Camcorder, Tripod<br />
& Memory Stick Raffle<br />
The community service committee is holding a raffle<br />
for a Sony DVD Handycam, tripod and memory stick<br />
that will be held on May 9, 2009 at the membership<br />
meeting. All of the proceeds will go to LL<strong>839</strong> Community<br />
Service Committee. The tickets are $1.00 a piece<br />
or a book of 6 for $5.00. See any of the committee members<br />
or stop by the local to get your chance to win.<br />
I would like to thank the membership for electing<br />
me to represent them on the Kansas state Council.<br />
This is an obligation that I look forward to fulfilling.<br />
As we all know working with the state legislature to<br />
try to get them to pass labor friendly legislation can<br />
be a very daunting task. I promise you it is one I<br />
look forward to.<br />
Here are some of the bills we will be trying to get<br />
passed this year:<br />
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Workers compensation benefits increase.<br />
Children’s health care.<br />
We also have a WSU autographed basket ball that we<br />
are planning to raffle at the April meeting. This will be<br />
just after the Final Four Game on April 6th. Details<br />
will come later. Read your Plain Dealer Machinist<br />
Matters Insert.<br />
A transportation plan. To repair roads, highways<br />
and bridges. This plan could create Union<br />
jobs.<br />
State minimum wage increase. Kansas has the<br />
lowest minimum wage in the country at $2.65 an<br />
hour. We need to bring Kansas up to the Federal<br />
Minimum wage.<br />
Prevailing wage. This ties your wages to the<br />
area you work in.<br />
Fair share service fee. A bill for non-members of<br />
unions to pay a service fee equal to the amount of<br />
Union dues if they do not want to be part of that<br />
union.<br />
This year we will be working hard to pass these and<br />
many other labor friendly bills.<br />
By Larry Stafford<br />
The Recreation Committee is gearing up and starting to<br />
meet. The District 70 Car Show and Poker Run is the biggest<br />
item on our agenda. It takes many months of planning<br />
to put this on and it has grown every year. If you are<br />
a car or motorcycle aficionado or are just interested in<br />
helping, the Committee meets monthly, call the <strong>Local</strong> for<br />
The last week in February is Washington Days,<br />
which will be our busiest lobby days of the year.<br />
Until then remember :<br />
Union Pride<br />
Don’t Just Say It show It