Happy Labor Day EVERYONE! This is a very special Labor Day for all of us. For some of the workers in the MCC Newburgh plant this is their first Labor Day working as a union worker.
There is a NEW PRIDE in MCC Newburgh, in our work and in ourselves. You can see it on the faces of the people when they come together to meet.
Many people that have come before you also found themselves in the same situation - they either could stand together or lose what they had. They had to have the courage to stand up for themselves just like you did. YOU are part of that HISTORY now!
BE PROUD TO BE PART OF THE UNION BECAUSE THE UNION IS YOU. THAT IS WHAT MAKES THE IBEW SO GREAT!
Suprisingly to some, the union has made the production of cans the first and most important issue. That needs to be the backbone and base of our plan. High Production.
We have a mission to improve our already high status within the company and really become the number one plant in North America and to get our contract. Two issues that go good together. Two issues that belong together......and two issues that will become a reality!
Some workers have been in a union before but have already told us that they feel the IBEW and Local 363 are something different. Our plan is to include the people in the process of forming their union and negotiating their contract. THEY will be at the table to bargain directly with the company along with Local 363.
We are moving forward and are getting ready to form the basic structure of our bargaining unit and our negotiating committee.
Let's enjoy our election victory and enjoy our First Labor Day as one.
Tuesday we will explain what our stewards and our negotiating committee can expect to be doing and what those positions will require of the people in them. Everyone who is interested in any of these positions shoud pay attention to the article here Tuesday explaining the details.
Enjoy your Labor Day and BE PROUD THAT YOU ARE ALL UNION MEMBERS of the
IBEW LOCAL 363!
Happy Labor Day to all of my fellow canners throughout the country!
ReplyDeleteHow correct you are. It's very hard to play negotiator hardball against a hard working, productive winning team.
ReplyDeleteAs for bad managers, let him patrol the breakroom, because basically he's irrelevant on the production floor. Ask a question, the standard answers are "do the best you can" or be asked an obnoxious question in return, like you are an idiot. Lot's of expert knowledge transfer there, huh? It will eventually catch up with him. Play management rules enforcement officer all you want. for the most part everyone abides by the rules anyway. More irrelevance. Don't worry upper management will only contiue to cover his ass until he is liabilty to their own careers.
Remember our job is to perform our tasks at the best possible level as we can. Prove our worth to earn a conract both we and management can be proud of.
Have a happy Labor Day
The future's so bright I gotta wear shades.
ReplyDeleteHappy Labor Day, our first as unionistas, fellow canners! And to all our new 363 brothers and sisters.
I am so glad we are union now. It made a world of difference to me today! I feel like I at least have a say in things from now on. I'm happy about that and so are a lot of people.
ReplyDeletecan we fill the union fridge with union made cans and union filled beer from Newark?
ReplyDeleteI am,as so many other people I talk to are so much more comfortable these days...more than we have been for many, many years, just knowing each and everyone of us contribute a minor say in our future!! and believe when I say it is alot better than NO say...because I know that the guy working next to me may not want EXACTLY what I want but...he STILL has my best interests in heart just by wanting what he wants compared to my needs!! So...lets start this 10 day maint, stretch by working hard and showing our ethic HAS NOT CHANGED...just our unity!!!
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