Local News & Information

Local Lodge 2317 Christmas Party

Our Christmas party will be Dec.17th from 6pm until midnight.

It will be held in the District Lodge at 7711 Clifford St. in Ft. Worth.

Tickets are $10 per person, and the $10 is refunded at the door. Tickets will be on sale through Dec. 2nd from the following members: Dee Woods, Candice Meador, Rhonda Woodson, Naelyn Arnold, Cathey Fair, Robin Miller, and Shawn Pilger. 2nd shift can purchase tickets from Debbie Yeary.

Dinner from Pulido's starts at 7pm. There will be karaoke and music. We will have pina colada machines, beer, or BYOB. Please drink responsibly.
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UCubed

On January 15th, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers launched Ur Union of Unemployed. This virtual union aims to unify the jobless in a unique and useful way. 

www.unionofunemployed.com

Ur Union of Unemployed -- or UCubed as we've nicknamed it -- connects the unemployed into cubes of six people to end that sense of being all alone in this Grave Recession. It organizes those cubes into neighborhoods and then blocks – power blocks politicians cannot ignore, purchasing blocks merchants cannot avoid. But most important, UCubed offers the unemployed a way to use their skills and talents to help others through these hard times even as they help themselves.
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Did you know?

Any time a member of management requests to speak to you, did you know that you have the right to have your Union Steward present?

Your Union Officers and Stewards highly recommend that you have a Steward with you during all meetings with management that could lead to any discipline. This is for your protection. Your Stewards are knowledgable of the contract and the command media, and are with you to help against any misunderstandings that may take place during your meeting.

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Links

Here are some links to websites with Union items:

http://www.unionrags.com/
http://www.unionstuff.com/html/iam_designs.html
http://www.kennedygraphics.com/
http://www.unionsupplier.com/
http://www.unionplus.org/union-made.cfm
http://winpisinger.iamaw.org/buyunion/american.cfm
http://www.iamstore.org/iam/welcome.asp
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Good article

This is a very well written piece. It is from an IAM Local up in Canada.

http://www.iamdl14.org/why_join_a_union.htm
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Supplemental Insurance

Here is the contact web site for the EBS ins. offered through the Union. If you need to file a claim against the cancer screening, you have to send a detailed bill from the doctor to the underwriter at: EMC, P.O. BOX  9197, DES MOINES, IA. 50306-9197 The policy # is CX1209408. Any claims for actual cancer or other issues you can request forms from EBS.

 
EBS phone number: (888) 521-2900
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Home Addresses

Please ensure that the Union has your correct home address. This will help ensure that you receive any important information that may be mailed to you.

If you believe your address needs to be updated, please see your Shop Steward for a change of address form.