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IUE-CWA
Local 201 News
Vol. LXXIII PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT LYNN, MASS. TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014 USPS 171-720 Number 4
EDITOR MANAGING-EDITOR Subscription Post Master: Send Address Changes To: Published By: IUE-CWA Local 201, AFL-CIO
Ric Casilli Bill Rounseville $1.00 Per Year IUE-CWA Local 201 News 112 Exchange Street, Lynn, Mass. 01901
112 Exchange St., Lynn, MA 01901 (781) 598-2760
Local 201 is an amalgamated local representing“ approximately 2000 members employed by GE River Works (Lynn),
Avis-Budget Group (East Boston), Veolia Water (Lynn), Avis (Boston/Cambridge), Ametek Aerospace (Wilmington)
and Saugus Library (Saugus) and thousands of lifetime Retiree members across the country”.
Celebrating 81 Years
as a Chartered Local
1933 – 2014
GE PLANT MANAGER FORECASTS HIS
VISION OF RIVER WORKS FUTURE
drop in CFM56 engines between
2014 and 2018 with the LEAP en-
gine ramping up. He spoke about
the T700 engine phasing down
soon while the competition heats
up for GE’s 3000 (ITEP engine)
vs. a competitor’s engine. And he
mentioned that, with the CF34,
CF6, CFM56 and F414 engine
programs all beginning their ini-
tial descent in their life cycles, it
was important for Lynn to be
able to compete for new and ris-
ing GE 38 work during the next
few years while providing spare
parts for many of the older en-
gines lines.
Manager Sims said “I am not
here to shut the plant down, I would-
n’t bother doing the things I am do-
ing if I was here to shut the plant
down.” He said he was here to try
In a semi-annual meeting of
the Jobs Preservation and
Growth Committee on March 10,
2014, Plant Manager Mike Sims
made a presentation regarding
the Aviation Division and Lynn’s
future role in that Division. The
presentation was in front of most
Local 201 Union Officers and
Board Members, as well as GE
Building Managers, GE UR and
GE HR representatives.
The GE River Works site lead-
er repeated and detailed a sce-
nario that he has been laying out
during the last year – which is
that many of the traditional en-
gines that provide Lynn with
their biggest labor base hours
will begin to phase out, eventual-
ly getting replaced with new en-
gine programs. He cited a drastic
Company Statement: “Now that
Plant IV is roughly 70% NC ma-
chining, most of the jobs run on
programs without manual inter-
vention”.
UNION: *This is not true. The op-
erator of an NC machine is chang-
ing drills, end mills, inserts and
other types of cutting tools
throughout the shift. The operator
also checks and adjusts offsets
throughout the shift to maintain
quality parts.
Company Statement: “A person
running the same program in a
piecework or day-work system
should take the same amount
of time”.
UNION: *The only true part of
that statement is the program time
would be the same. Is the next tool
ready? Are my calculations done
to check the part when the ma-
chine stops? The pieceworkers in-
centive on an NC machine is to
think ahead and be prepared
when the machine stops. This
keeps the machine in cycle for the
maximum minutes per shift
Company Statement: “The pro-
ductivity gains are made through
changes to the program or
changes to the cutting tools, both
of which are made by employees
outside of the piecework system”.
UNION*I do not see the rele-
vance in this statement. This
would be true in a piecework or
day-work system.
Company Statement: “Even if
these productivity gains are made
through programming changes or
cutting tools, the piecework price
has to be changed or the produc-
tivity can never be realized”.
UNION*I do not see the relevance
in this statement. In a piecework
or day-work system, the price or
planned time would be changed.
This would and is done in both
systems to realize productivity
gains.
Company Statement: (Referring
to the previous statement) “In this
case, the piecework system incen-
tivizes the piecework employee to
not support the productivity
change because it would decrease
their piecework turn-in for that
job”.
UNION *This is not true. When a
change is made the part can be
completed sooner. An example of
this would be CFM; In the mid
90’s the price on the mill drill op-
eration 330 was 108 dollars.
(Continued on page 6)
and get the plant in a position to
be able to compete for the new
aircraft engine work on the hori-
zon with the phasing out of much
of our current work over the next
6 years. He indicated that some
may see his changes as drastic
but, like he showed in a chart to
exempt employees, the Plant
Manager feels “Bigger, Bolder,
Faster Actions” are needed if
Lynn is going to be able to com-
pete.
To this end, he explained that
he was trying to take major cost
out of the plant and overhead by
demolishing or mothballing nu-
merous buildings we do not use
and are costly for us to maintain
and pay taxes on. He said related
to this, cutting indirect costs and
moving resources into direct la-
bor is to get the ratio improved
and shop costs down. He also
summarized that their Piecework
Initiative was aimed at lowering
costs and putting all manufactur-
ing on the same type pay system
to reduce overhead, consolidate
duplicate resources and allow for
more flexibility of work distribu-
tion between buildings. He reit-
erated the importance of reduc-
ing shop rate to be in a position
to secure new work and that he
was attempting to do this with-
out forcing any layoffs to the
street and as little impact on
wages as possible (excluding
piecework).
All the building managers then
gave their section reports – LMO,
Plant IV, LATO, Logistics, and
LAPD.
(Continued on page 6)
Local 201 Responds to Company Statements
About Piecework
(Original draft by Michael D. McDermott, Steward, Bldg. 66.
Endorsed by IUE-CWA Local 201 Piecework Negotiations Committee on 3-5-14. Presented to GE on 3-7-14)
IUE March 18_ IUE July 17 3/14/14 8:54 AM Page 1
Real Estate Needs. Paul Kotkowski,
Coldwell Banker. 30 yrs experience
full Time realtor, listing and selling.
GE retiree. (978) 828-1604.
Free Wurlitzer Organ, Upper and
Lower Keyboard with Touch Tone.
Accompaniments include Bench and
Sheet Music. Henry Perry 781-620-
0142.
Chevy Pickup, 1998 Pickup 4 X 4.
Plow Cap, Tool Box. 4 studded tires.
$5,000 or best offer. Call 207-490-
9049
Fix A Brick – No job too small, real-
ly! Stairs, Foundations, Walkways,
Chimneys, etc., etc. Call 978-239-
9801.
Aruba Beach Club Time Share, for
sale. Prime weeks 6 & 7 in same
room. Deed is forever. Can be
passed on to anyone. $19,000.00.
Call 781-592-9084.
As a service to our members and retirees, Local 201 offers classified ads at minimal rates. We encourage
members to consider their brothers and sisters when hiring for odd jobs. These ads do not imply any endorse-
ment or guarantee of workmanship by Local 201.
Small Engine Service: 35 plus yrs
experience repairing small engines,
Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers,
Chain Saws, etc. Reasonable prices.
(10% Discount on Parts for GE em-
ployees) 978-758-9527.
Seasonal Camp for sale in mobile
home park. Deck, private beach, 2-3
Bdrms, near Weirs Beach, Laconia,
NH. Mid $20’s. Call 978-697-9912.
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Published By
Camera Graphics
Thanks to Tierney’s Staff
My name is Tom Done-
gan and I am Financial Sec-
retary of our 201 Retirees
Council. I am a proud vet
of the US Air Force and
served in Viet Nam.
I had some trouble with
vet benefits and I want to
publicly thank Congress-
man John Tierney’s staff,
and especially Michael
Stanger from the Congress-
man’s office for his terrific
help. It is this kind of help
sorting through a benefits
problem which truly makes
a difference in the lives of
veterans.
If any vet needs some
help, I would be glad to as-
sist them as best I can. E-
mail me at
Visitorma2@aol.com
Sincerely,
Tom Donegan
UAW- Lost Opportunity
Recently a pivotal elec-
tion for UAW representa-
tion took place at the VW
plant in Chattanooga, TN.
The UAW tragically lost,
and so did all working
Americans. In just a few
decades the autoworker’s
union under UAW leader-
ship has gone from 1.5 mil-
lion to only 340,000 mem-
bers. The Union leadership
carefully analyzed the loss
and determined that “the
Republicans did it.” Yea,
the same, now clichéd,
worn weary, Barak Obama
excuse- how insightful!
What leadership!
Let’s look at the situa-
tion. The mostly Republi-
can state government
warned that a “yes” vote
would give VW manage-
ment an excuse to relocate.
VW would have to give up
their brand new multimil-
lion dollar facility to do that
- not very advantageous.
Do we really believe the
workers took that threat se-
riously when the VW own-
ership from the U.S. to Ger-
many fully supported the
pro union vote? After all a
well-run union is an asset
to a well-run company. So
what went wrong?
For the cost of union
dues what do unions have
to offer? Primarily unions
offer worker safety, higher
wages, healthcare and re-
tirement benefits. These
workers like many others in
America have become de-
pendent on swollen, Demo-
cratic Party led, govern-
ment to provide these
entitlements. These work-
ers realized they have no
choice but to pay into the
corresponding government
programs through exces-
sive taxes, therefore how
and why pay dues for re-
dundant services.
The union leadership
without exception advises
us to lock arms together
and follow them into irrele-
vance behind a snickering
Democratic Party. Let’s
wake up, the Democrats
look at us as their com-
petition and would like to
see us clandestinely go
Job Opportunities:
Avis Budget Employment Open House
Avis Budget car rental business based at Logan
Airport is looking to add a number of both full
and part-time positions. All positions are repre-
sented by IUE-CWA Local 201 and full time po-
sitions include health insurance, paid vacation
and 401K benefits. Avis Budget is looking to fill
the following positions:
Rental Sales Agents (starting rate of $11.00/hr
plus sales incentives)
Customer Service Representatives (starting rate
of $11.25/hr)
Service Agents (cleaning cars, starting rate $10.40)
Shuttlers (driving cars, starting at $8.75)
There may be some repair Technician jobs avail-
able also if applicants have mechanic skills.
All these jobs are on a 2 year progression sched-
ule in which there are regular raises every 6
months. Once the 2 year progression is complet-
ed, employees receive regular contractual raises.
Avis Budget Employment Open House
Wednesday, March 19th
10 AM – 4 PM
@ 375 McClellan Highway, East Boston
(Route 1A)
away. Maybe the Republi-
cans will not support us but
they will give us less gov-
ernment programs, less tax-
es, more business that
should lead to some com-
petition for skilled labor. In
the 35 years I have been a
union member the only
time we made substantial
gains was when the econo-
my was booming. If for no
other reason Republican
Leadership will provide
contrasting background to
showcase union benefits to
voting manufacturing
workers.
JOHN RICCIO
LPS electrician
Editor’s Note: For a differ-
ent take on this union loss,
see article on page 6 of the
2/25/14 Local 201 News.
IUE March 18_ IUE July 17 3/14/14 8:54 AM Page 2
Avis & Budget Update
By Amalgamated Rep Bill Rounseville
Downtown
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS PAGE 3
Veolia Water
By Roger Moreau
Chief Steward
Case #77 has a new
Arbitrator and date for
Arbitration, Wednesday,
May 14.
The Grade 4 Wastewa-
ter license prep class is ex-
tended for one more
week, the last class will be
when this edition of the
paper is out. The instruc-
tor, Don Pottle, realized
the class needed more
time to cover the material
required to pass the ex-
am. We didn’t get that
from the last prep course
we had a few years ago.
If anyone is interested
in taking the Wastewater
exam at H&R Block, Lin-
da posted available dates
in April.
Just a reminder, if you
haven’t done it yet, please
show the Company your
current active Wastewa-
ter license, if you have
one.
Let me know if you
haven’t received your
safety bonus for last year,
it was supposed to be in
our last paycheck.
If you haven’t been re-
ceiving a live pay-stub,
see Mary and she can
help you go online to set
up getting live pay-stubs
again.
SYMPATHY
The sympathy of IUE-
CWA Local 201 Officers,
Executive Board and
members and Retirees As-
sociation is extended to
the family and friends of
retiree Frank “Fred” Bab-
bitt who passed away.
Fred had 41 years service
in both GE and Ametek in
Flowmeter. His brother,
retiree Abe Babbitt was an
Executive Board Member
from the West Lynn Plant.
In a recent meeting labor leaders, including Local 201 reps, met with new Con-
gresswoman Katherine Clark to discuss her stance on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
trade agreement and the voting method known a Fast Track. Pictured after the meeting
are Ted Comick, from Local 201 and a Watertown constituent, Rich Rogers, Executive Sec-
retary Treasurer of the Greater Boston Labor Council, Alex Brown, Local 201, Congress-
woman Katherine Clark, Jim Winnett, Mass Nurses Association, North Shore Labor
Council and constituent, and Steve Tolman, President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.
In a letter sent to Local 201 President Brown, the Congresswoman explained her
position on the fast track method of voting. “A trade deal with such far-reaching impli-
cations cannot be approved with a simple up or down vote required by fast-track trade
promotion authority. I believe that Congress must have input, which is why I oppose
granting the President fast-track authority.”
She said all the right things about her concerns with how the treaty, as we under-
stand from leaks, hurts labor and environmental protection and has been negotiated in se-
cret. The delegation discussed our concerns and left her with a package of more detailed
information. Members of Local 201 who live in Revere, Malden, and Watertown had
flooded her office with calls concerned about TPP so we were happy to hear her posi-
tion clarified.
Congresswoman Katherine Clark
Takes a Stand on TPP
Free consultation.
*No fee unless successful.
James J. Carrigan
(Former member Local 201
and Lynn Teachers Union)
Anne Gugino Carrigan
(Former member AFSCME)
Ronald D. Malloy
(Former Business Agent
of Local 201)
15 Johnson St.
Lynn, MA 01902
(across from Lynn District Court)
Tel. (781) 596-0100
Fax (781) 592-7555
e-mail: jimcarrigan@jamescarriganlaw.com
* Workers’ Compensation
* Social Security Disability
* Accidents
The Downtown group
(Clarendon St., Gov’t Ctr, &
Cambridge) was stretched
extremely thin during last
year’s busy periods. Chief
Steward Rivera and I met
with Mgr. Tony Ceruolo last
week to discuss a number of
issues, including manpower
and Tony committed to hire
at least one additional RSA
and consider hiring an SA if
his review of the numbers
warranted it. We also point-
ed out that their use of an
outside vendor to do shut-
tling work was a violation of
a Letter of Understanding in
our Contract and he com-
mitted to hire a Bargaining
Unit Shuttler (one full time
or one or two part time) to
do that work.
Dust and noise from the
construction at Clarendon
St. has made work difficult
for the Service Agents up on
the 4th floor. The Company
told us that up-graded Per-
sonal Protection Equipment
(PPE) is available to our
members. If you find this
equipment inadequate or
other hazards arise, you
should raise the issue imme-
diately with management
and call us at the Union Hall
(781-598-2760).
Part-timers
Part-time Shuttler Joe
Morales has stepped for-
ward to become a Steward.
Most of this group (number-
ing 33 at last count) are new
to the Union and having a
Steward among them will be
a big help. Thanks Joe.
The first issue to come up
for part-timers was hours of
work and overtime. In the
past, when they weren’t
covered by our Contract,
they could work extra days
and were paid straight time
for that work as long as they
were under 40 hours/week
(MA state law). Once under
our contract, part-time
workers are limited to 24
regular hours a week paid
at straight time. Working
more than 24 regular hours
would qualify them for full-
time status (including full-
time seniority and benefits).
However our Contract al-
lows part-timers to work
overtime on their work days
(over 8 or 10 hours, depend-
ing on schedule) and they
are paid at time and one
half for those overtime
hours. See Article 14, Sec-
tion 6 of the Contract. Part-
timers will still be able to
supplement their regular
earnings, when work is
available, but will need to
adjust to this different work
schedule.
IUE March 18_ IUE July 17 3/14/14 8:54 AM Page 3
PAGE 4 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS Tuesday, March 18, 2014
OFFICIAL NOTICE
LOCAL 201 IUE-CWA (AFL-CIO)
COMBINED SHOP
STEWARDS & MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014
112 EXCHANGE STREET
LYNN, MA 01901
FIRST SHIFT ...................................................... 3:30 P.M.
SECOND SHIFT ................................................. 12:30 P.M.
THIRD SHIFT may attend either meeting.
AGENDA:
I. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS:
1. CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES (as listed in February 25,
2014 201 News) See A-C below
A. ARTICLE IV MEMBERSHIP
B. ARTICLE V MEMBERSHIP RETIRED
C. ARTICLE II NEWS ORGAN
2, STRIKE FUND POLICY BOARD MOTION
WEEKLY ALLOTMENTS TO THE STRIKE FUND TO BE
CHANGED FROM $0.25 TO $0.05 PER WEEK PER MEM-
BER FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD
3. 30+YEAR PINS
II. GENERAL BUSINESS:
1. POLICY BOARD
2. TREASURER’S AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS:
3. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
4. GOOD AND WELFARE:
5. NEW BUSINESS:
III. GE REPORTS:
1. MATTER OF PIECEWORK NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
2. APPROVAL FOR ARBITRATION ND #127,571
(LD#36,340) – BUILDING 66 PROTEST TERMINATION
FOR ALLEGED FALSIFICATION OF COMPANY RECORDS
AND “OFF PROPERTY WHILE ON CLOCK”.
3. MATTER OF GRIEVANT’S APPEAL OF BOARD ACTION
REGARDING CASE ND#127,380 (LD#36329) (PROTEST
UNJUST SUSPENSION BUILDING 63)
IV. AVIS & BUDGET CAR RENTAL REPORT:
V. AMETEK REPORT:
VI. VEOLIA WATER REPORT:
VII. SAUGUS LIBRARIANS REPORT:
Signed,
ALEX BROWN, President
RIC CASILLI, Business Agent
Additional Changes Recommended by the
Constitution Committee and Policy Board
ARTICLE IX: EXECUTIVE POLICY BOARD
CURRENT READING
Section A. Make Up
The Executive Policy Board of the Local shall consist of the elected Officers/Chief Stewards, and
the Director of Health and Safety Committee with the exception of those members elected solely as
Delegates.
Section B. Number Elected
The Executive Board Members and Chief Steward elected from the section shall be elected in the
following manner:
GE FORMULA
500 and under - Part time Executive Board Member
501-1200 people - (1) Executive Board Member
1201-2600 - Two (2) Executive Board Members
2601 and up - Three (3) Executive Board Members.
AMALGAMATED UNITS FORMULA
1 – 25 Steward
26 – up Chief Steward
Three months after the total membership headcount increases or decreases in any Executive Board
jurisdiction, the numbers would increase or decrease per formula.
EXAMPLE: 1100 members in a jurisdiction and it increases to 1200, an Executive Board Member
will be added.
If 1200 and the number decreases, the lowest vote-getting Executive Board Member will be taken off.
The sections from which Executive Board members/Chief Stewards shall be elected are as follows:
Section I - A.E. Manufacturing
Section II - Assembly & Test & Medical Center
Section III - LPS/M&E
Section IV - Plant IV/F.S.C.
Section V – Amalgamated Units
In the event that the total grievance load significantly increases or decreases in any jurisdiction, the
Board Members in the jurisdiction with the lowest grievance load will assist those in the jurisdic-
tions with more grievances.
PROPOSED READING
ARTICLE IX: EXECUTIVE POLICY BOARD
Section A. Make Up
The Executive Policy Board of the Local shall consist of the elected Officers/Chief Stewards, and
the Director of Health and Safety Committee with the exception of those members elected solely as
Delegates.
Section B. Number Elected
The Executive Board Members and Chief Steward elected from the section shall be elected in the
following manner:
GE FORMULA
250 and under– Chief Steward
500 and under251 - 500 - Part time Executive Board Member
501-1200 people - (1) Executive Board Member
1201-2600 - Two (2) Executive Board Members
2601 and up - Three (3) Executive Board Members.
AMALGAMATED UNITS FORMULA
1 – 25 Steward
26 – up Chief Steward
Three months after the total membership headcount increases or decreases in any Executive Board
jurisdiction, the numbers would increase or decrease per formula.
EXAMPLE: 1100 members in a jurisdiction and it increases to 1200, an Executive Board Member
will be added.
(Continued on page 7)
IUE-CWA Local 201
RETIREES COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 – 2 PM
(2nd Tuesday every month)
St. Michaels Hall
Elmwood Ave.,
Lynn, MA
Agenda: Financial Report
Discussion on GE Annual Meeting
April 23 in Chicago, Ill.
Discussion on Annual Plant Gate
Collection
New Business
Kevin D. Mahar, President
Tom Donegan, Treasurer
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS PAGE 5
Local 201 Retiree’s
Column
By KEVIN D. MAHAR
President Local 201 Retirees Council
WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T
FIGHT CITY HALL OR
GE?
WE HAVE WON AGAIN,
SORT OF?
In my last column we
published the GE proxy on
what we called phantom
dividends that we were sup-
porting at the GE Annual
Meeting. Can you believe
it? GE agreed to this propos-
al to stop paying dividends
to executives who own un-
vested shares of GE stock.
There is a great story about
what all this means on
Yahoo Finance by Reuters
reporter Tim McLaughlin:
“The change which affects
only new stock awards and
not old ones, comes amid
growing scrutiny by share-
holders of executive pay,
which has been on the rise
for years even as average
American salaries plateau.”
When I say sort of, what I
mean is that this is what I
called legal thievery in other
columns, and still is, but we
got GE to agree to stop this
practice for the future, only
not for the past dividends
already awarded.
THIS IS YOUR SERIOUS
MONEY GOING TO
EXECUTIVES NOT YOU
As an example, four GE
senior executives “have a
combined total 1.4 million
shares of unvested restricted
stock, according to it’s latest
proxy.” “At GE’s annual
dividend payout of 88 cents
a share, those executives in
2014 are in line to receive a
combined $914,000 on stock
they don’t own.” In my
opinion, this could be and
should be used to increase
the paltry pensions of the
thousands of GE retirees
who built the pension fund
and now find themselves at
poverty level. We know
many thousands of GE re-
tirees who actually receive
subsidized housing because
of extremely low pensions.
WE HAVE CHANGED GE
IN OTHER WAYS
You may not remember it,
but GE used to pay a $75,000
pension to all their board of
directors for life after 5 years
of service and then pass on
to their spouse the full
$75,000 pension after the
board member passed away.
Well we stopped that by our
presence at the Annual
Meeting. What a slap in the
face that is to everyone who
only had a 50% option for
many years.
I REMEMBER SAYING
TO JACK WELCH FROM
THE FLOOR
AT AN ANNUAL
MEETING
“Jack does this annual re-
port say that your retire-
ment income is $6 million
900 thousands dollars a
year?” And, when he said
“Looks like your right again
Kevin,” with lots of laughs
from everyone in atten-
dance, I said “Well you have
39 years service and in our
Hall of Shame leaflet Tom
Connors has 39 years service
Dr. Neil Gross, M.D.
152 Lynnway #2G
Lynn, MA 01902
781-593-3939
Advice from the
Ophthalmologist
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• Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in
persons between the ages of 20-64. Every
diabetic needs a thorough, dilated eye exam
every year by an ophthalmologist (Eye-MD).
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eye disease. Diabetics should test their blood
sugar regularly and keep it below “150.”
Dr. Gross is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist (Eye-MD) and a graduate of
Harvard College and Yale Medical School. His services range from
routine eye care to the treatment of complex eye disorders.
The office is located on the Lynnway in a modern office complex on the ocean.
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Visit us on the web at www.neilgrossmd.com.
Let’s be clear, our position
is that all GE retirees should
receive any pension increas-
es to their pensions. The
Ametek retirees who receive
a GE pension should be in-
creased as well. Also it
should be clear that our posi-
tion is a 13thcheck is not the
right way to provide an in-
crease. It is patently unfair to
send a 13thcheck for $10,000
to someone while someone
with 42 years service gets
$900. Believe me this hap-
pens. But we have been in-
strumental in having high
level meetings with GE exec-
utives, including Jeff Immelt,
to discuss retiree problems.
Since 1994 we have obtained
3 pension structure increases
and have obtained two 13th
checks. Questions or com-
ments call me at 781-367-
7822.
and his pension is $834 a
month and when he passes
away his wife will receive a
huge $320 per month.”
THEN WALL ST.
REPORTER ELLEN
SCHULTZ
CAME TO OUR GE
ANNUAL MEETING
She got to see Helen
Quirini and our great band
of GE retirees from the GE
Justice Fund in action. Then
Ellen Schultz reported in the
Wall St. Journal how GE and
other companies were using
our pension funds to in-
crease there executive
bonuses. Guess what, we
were able to stop GE from
that practice.
MANY OTHER THINGS
WE HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED
LARGE 201 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
TAKES SOME ACTIONS….
DISCUSSES OTHER ITEMS
At a well attended Local 201 Membership meeting
held on Tuesday Feb 25, 2014, members took a number
of actions with some of the key ones listed here:
• Members accepted the “featured presentation” BA
report on the Piecework Negotiations and had some
discussion.
• Members overwhelmingly approved the 201 Policy
Board Action rejecting the motion to pay the BA
monthly and deducting his GE pension from his pay.
• Members overwhelmingly approved the unani-
mous action of the Policy Board setting up a “cost
equal” policy ensuring the Local costs are no more
for an elected retiree than an elected active member.
• Members discussed the Union restructuring petition
submitted by Board Member Fred Russell (now for-
warded to the Constitution Committee) and two oth-
er restructuring proposals that the Policy Board has
been discussing (one from BA Ric Casilli and one
from President Alex Brown).
• Members heard a report and update regarding
the 201 Placement Committee’s work regarding the
Tool & Die and Tool & Cutter Grind members’
placements.
IUE March 18_ IUE July 17 3/14/14 8:54 AM Page 5
PAGE 6 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Through program changes,
tooling and One-Man-
Two, we now make this
part at the price of 40.75
dollars. At the 108 dollar
price, an operator did 30%
of that operation in an 8
hour shift. It took a little
more than 3 shifts to do
one part. At the 40.75 price
an operator does 55% of
each part. This is now
priced as a One-Man-Two
which means an operator
does 110% in an 8 hour
shift. This is a little more
than one part per shift.
This was a significant pro-
ductivity gain using new
programming and new
technology while still giv-
ing the pieceworker the
incentive to maintain his
or her average.
Company Statement:
“Additionally, the piece-
work system hurts pro-
gression to one man mul-
tiples. We have seen LMO
have great success by go-
ing to one man multiples
and Plant IV has not been
able to do the same. Even
worse, there are some ar-
eas (i.e. the Producto
milling machine in the
Ivory cell) where employ-
ees do run multiples to in-
crease turn in and piece-
work dollars, but Plant IV
sees none of the financial
benefit because efforts to
re-price has been thwart-
ed”.
UNION*I believe that my
last statement shows that
with new technology, we
do see significant produc-
tivity gains. These gains
are good for the company
and the pieceworker. The
success in LMO is because
of new technology and
close loop machines that
make it ergonomically cor-
rect and safe for an em-
ployee to run “Multiples”.
This idea has been brought
up to management on sev-
eral occasions. With in-
vestment, we have proved
that we can run One-Man-
Two safely with cost and
productivity gains that no
one can compete with. As
far as people running mul-
tiples on the Producto, this
does not happen often and
never for an 8 hour shift.
This probably happens
when an operator has to
wait for work; that is
I.M.E. No one likes that,
especially the operator.
Running a few tools to
maintain an average in-
stead of I.M.E. is whats
happening. The company
does realize financial ben-
efit; good labor hours and
no I.M.E. I feel a change to
day-work will significant-
ly hurt productivity and
cost. We can make the
piecework system work. It
has given the company
high productivity at a low
cost and still can, if we
work together.
Introduction
The Company has pro-
posed the end of Piece-
Work System in Plant IV
They would like to have
the incentive system elim-
inated by the end of June
2014. They have stated
that they cannot control it
properly and that they
need a reduction in the
cost of the system to make
us viable for new work.
(Such as Next Gen En-
gines and LEAP). The
Company has hinted nu-
merous times that if we
got the rate down to be
more competitive that
they would invest in the
shop and give us more
work and we would then
have a better footing in
the industry again.
This Proposal will help
keep the positives of the
high productivity of an
incentive system reduc-
ing and resetting com-
pensation costs while
provide opportunities for
teaming and flexibility. It
will require no change to
any paperwork or re-
sources for management.
Proposal
We would propose a
change in the Price that
the Piece-Work is paid.
Currently the Price is
4.6916 per a Piecework
Dollar of turn in. So a
worker turning in $200 of
work in a week would re-
ceive 4.6916 x 200.00=
$938.32 as an incentive
rate plus the Base rate of
their hours. Lets say an
IR 18 with a base of
21.7097 plus the Skill
adder of .4404 equaling a
hourly rate of 22.1501.
Now add the 2 together
and you get 22.1501 x’s 40
hrs = $ 886
IR 18 with 40 Hrs and
a $200.00 turn in = $886 +
$938.32 = $1824.32
A proposed change in
the Incentive rate would
change the $938.32
amount above. See pay-
ment structure below.
This would, without
any changing of paper-
work or management
having to do anything, re-
duce the cost instantly to
the system and save the
plant in their Comp &
Benefits – the number one
item the Company has
been trying to lower.
This rate being adjust-
ed would over time rise,
as the Company has said
but that is true of day
work wages also.
This would serve to
“reset” wages while
maintaining an incentive
system. The last time the
4.2224 Piecework multi-
plier was in effect was
2008.
The Union also would
be willing to discuss
“teaming” and or flexibili-
ty proposals to help insure
a smooth production flow,
put work in front of mem-
bers, reduce IME, lower-
ing cost, and maintain the
incentives for the high
productivity system.
•About Piecework
(Continued from page 1)
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RESETS MULTIPLIER TO 2008 LEVELS
Presented to GE 3/7, Expect Company Response 3/14
Union Proposal to
Modify Piece-Work
The Union presented 2
power point charts demon-
strating the continued his-
toric erosion of Local 201
bargaining unit positions
with the number now un-
der 1,600 GE members and
another historical chart de-
tailing 36 items that Local
201 has collaborated on
over the years (Work out,
multi-skilling agreements
etc.) – most at the Compa-
ny request. The major
point the Union keeps reit-
erating is that it is hard to
drive shop cost down sig-
nificantly without new
work, return of farmed out
work, increased direct la-
bor base hours, increased
investment and proper
and timely replacement
parts for our machinery.
Business Agent Ric Casilli
said it is becoming a
“chicken and egg” type
debate – as there is no one
on our side opposed to be-
coming more competi-
tive…it is just how we get
there and making sure we
put in place some things
that will work
•River Works Future
(Continued from page 1)
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS PAGE 7
The Local 201 Policy
Board, at a series of recent
special financial Board meet-
ings, has made some pro-
posed changes to address
the recent loss of over 100
GE members to retirement
and attrition.
On December 17, I origi-
nally had warned the Board
that we could possibly face a
potential deficit of $143,000
in 2014 and 2015. That fore-
cast was too high as it in-
cluded lost dues revenue
that goes to the International
Union (about $38,000). It al-
so was based on an estimate
2013 deficit of $39,000
which, when year end books
were balanced, turned out to
be only a $23,000 deficit.
So a more accurate fore-
cast is that we would be
looking at a deficit in 2014 of
about $108,000 (the $23,000
deficit that occurred in 2013
plus $65,000 of dues lost to
the Local due to all the attri-
tion plus an estimated
$20,000 in Union Election
Costs) if we do nothing.
The Board has been debat-
ing different options or re-
ducing staff and/or elected
Board, Officer, and delegate
positions for the next elec-
tion, as well as some other
items.
The Board and Member-
ship in January approved of-
fering a Voluntary Retire-
ment Incentive Program to
one long time dedicated staff
member who accepted it
with an effective date of June
1, 2014. The full time staff
will be reduced from 3 to 2.
This action alone will elim-
inate approximately $88,000
of costs (compensation &
benefits) but the real im-
pact of the savings will not
be felt to calendar year 2015
and going forward. In the
short term, this action will
increase the $108,000 project-
ed deficit this calendar year
(2014) by about $34,000 to
$142,000 with the VRIP pay-
ment and a related wage in-
crease for one of the remain-
ing staff.
To cut into that projected
deficit, I implemented the
constitutional provision re-
garding Board members go-
ing part time when there
numbers drop below 500
members (Plant IV). The
Board and Constitution
Committee also are recom-
mending to the March Mem-
bership Meeting going
monthly with our newspaper
and reducing dues payments
into the strike fund from $.25
per member per week to $.05
per member per week for one
year. The Board also recom-
mended to the Constitution
Committee reducing dele-
gates to all National Bodies
from 4 to 2 but the Constitu-
tion Committee is proposing
lowering only to 3. The Board
also recommend to the Con-
stitution Committee to make
a constitutional change (act-
ing has a safety net) that if a
part-time Board Member’s
jurisdiction drops to 250
members or under, that the
Board Member shall become
a Chief Steward meaning one
less union paid day per
week. The Constitution Com-
mittee is going to propose
that.
If all these changes are
adopted, it would reduce the
2014 projected deficit down
to about $80,000 and we
should be in the “black “
again by a slight margin in
2015 with the huge savings
in staff costs due to the
VRIP and other small
changes made
Due to years of building
up our union saving accounts
to the $900,000 range, the
Board felt Local 201 could af-
ford to weather a one year
deficit like this. Thus, differ-
ent proposals by myself, by
President Alex Brown, and
Board Member Fred Russell
to recommend changes to the
Constitution to cut back
board and officers positions
further (for the October 2014
union elections) all failed to
get majority votes of the Poli-
cy Board.
The petition submitted
through Fred Russell on a
proposal for everyone going
part time except the BA was
referred back to the petition-
ers as the Committee could
not understand the exact in-
tent of the petition and what
Constitutional provisions the
petition was aiming to modi-
fy. The Policy Board voted
10-1 against recommending
such drastic change to repre-
sentation taking into account
the revised budget forecast
following the actions taken
above.
•PROPOSAL ON DELEGATES
(Continued from page 4)
If 1200 and the number decreases, the lowest vote-getting Executive Board Member will be taken off.
The sections from which Executive Board members/Chief Stewards shall be elected are as follows:
Section I - A.E. ManufacturingSection II - Assembly & Test & Medical Center
Section III - LPS/M&E
Section IV - Plant IV/F.S.C.
Section V – Amalgamated Units
In the event that the total grievance load significantly increases or decreases in any jurisdiction, the
Board Members in the jurisdiction with the lowest grievance load will assist those in the jurisdic-
tions with more grievances.
RATIONALE FOR CHANGE:
As members in a jurisdiction reduce, less time paid by union is justified. By putting in a category
of Chief Steward in a jurisdiction with 250 members or under – it shall be clearer that the union
paid time will be reduced. The Chief Steward remain on the Grievance and Policy Boards and at-
tend Step II’s as necessary but their union paid time generally will be lower most weeks.
PROPOSAL ON DELEGATES
CURRENT READING:
ARTICLE XXII: RULES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES
Section A. How Many
There shall be four (4) Local Delegates to the convention of the International Union, consisting of
the President, Business Agent, and two (2) elected from the membership at-large.
Section B. District One-CWA
There shall be four (4) Delegates to District Council CWA consisting of the President, Business
Agent, and two (2) elected from the membership at-large.
Section C. GE-IUE Conference Board
There shall be four (4) Delegates to the General Electric - IUE Conference Board as follows: Pres-
ident, Business Agent, and two (2) elected from the membership; one (1) from the River Works;
and one (1) from Plant IV/Everett.
Section D. GE-IUE Term
Delegates to the General Electric - IUE Conference Board shall be elected to a three-year term of
office. The election shall be by secret ballot in the manner provided for election of officers.
Section E. Vacancy
If for any reason any member elected to one or more of the delegate positions as stated above re-
signs, quits the company, or accepts a leave of absence to go into the employment of the Interna-
tional Union, the position of delegate held by said member shall be immediately declared vacant
and the Local President shall appoint the runner-up in the election to fill the position of delegate for
the remainder to the unexpired term.
PROPOSED READING:
ARTICLE XXII: RULES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES
Section A. How Many
There shall be four three (4 3) Local Delegates to the convention of the International Union, con-
sisting of the President, Business Agent, and two one (2 1 ) elected from the membership at-large.
Section B. District One-CWA
There shall be four three (4 3) Delegates to District Council CWA consisting of the President, Busi-
ness Agent, and two one (2 1) elected from the membership at-large.
Section C. GE-IUE Conference Board
There shall be four three (4 3) Delegates to the General Electric - IUE Conference Board as fol-
lows: President, Business Agent, and two one (21) elected from the membership; one (1) from the
River Works; and one (1) from Plant IV/Everett.
Section D. GE-IUE Term
Delegates to the General Electric - IUE Conference Board shall be elected to a three-year term of
office. The election shall be by secret ballot in the manner provided for election of officers.
Section E. Vacancy
If for any reason any member elected to one or more of the delegate positions as stated above re-
signs, quits the company, or accepts a leave of absence to go into the employment of the Interna-
tional Union, the position of delegate held by said member shall be immediately declared vacant
and the Local President shall appoint the runner-up in the election to fill the position of delegate for
the remainder to the unexpired term.
RATIONALE FOR CHANGE:
Save approximately $7,500 by reducing delegates from four to three.
2O1 POLICY BOARD PROPOSES
SOME FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENTS
BY RIC CASILLI BUSINESS AGENT
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PAGE 8 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS Tuesday, March 18, 2014
10 REASONS
LOCAL 201
IS A STAKEHOLDER
IN VPP
In two weeks, April 2,
2014, Local 201 leaders will
join the presidents of the
Planners, Drafters, and
Guards unions and the top
management of both the
Supply Chain and Engi-
neering in the Riverworks
to sign once again the “Let-
ter of Intent” signaling our
fundamental interest in the
process and outcome of OS-
HA’s VPP program in our
plant. (VPP, for new folks,
stands for “Voluntary Pro-
tection Program” and com-
mits a company to work
with its employees to go
above and beyond mere
compliance with the letter
of the Health and Safety
laws and strive for the
most comprehensive pro-
tection of its employees
from both safety and health
risks.)
Why do we care? Why
should we care that GE
strives to meet OSHA’s
standards for VPP Star cer-
tification? Here are some
basic reasons:
1. It’s in our strategic in-
terest that the company at-
tempt to meet the most up
to date H&S standards and
not settle for the letter of the
law, especially if the law is
antiquated. OSHA has no
Ergonomics standard, for
instance.
2. Though we had a joint
labor-management H&S
process since 1991 and
made progress, the compa-
ny has devoted more ener-
gy and resources to control-
ling H&S risks since
Health & Safety Notes
By TED COMICK
Local 201 Health & Safety Director
committing to VPP in early
2000.
3. At a time of squeezed
budgets and resources it is
particularly important for
us that the company has a
reminder that an OSHA
visit is imminent.
4. A good safety program
requires a good preventa-
tive maintenance program
and timely fixes. A signifi-
cant percentage of our crafts
and fire inspection jobs rely
on having a well-function-
ing safety program.
5. Fewer people get hurt
or exposed when GE pays
attention to safety. The
number and intensity of in-
juries, and progress or
regress on key indicators of
safety are measurable.
Over time progress has
been evident.
6. OSHA is a partner and
ally that we as union peo-
ple fought to have created
in 1970, and have fought to
preserve and fortify since
then. Short sighted busi-
ness groups have fought to
neutralize it and make it in-
effective. To have a major
US business like GE show a
willingness to work with
OSHA and labor is, in gen-
eral, good. We have bene-
fited in Lynn from OSHA’s
involvement.
7. Since the financial col-
lapse GE has been intensely
micromanaging expenses,
indirect labor, and other
variables that often are es-
sential for an effective pre-
ventative H&S program.
Without the potential cliff
of VPP failure the frenzy of
cost cutting could over-
whelm all other discus-
sion...until a disaster hap-
pens.
8. Without us, the com-
pany defines “safety”.
9. Our lives and ability to
make a week’s pay depend
totally upon being physi-
cally healthy and function-
ing. Our economic side re-
lies on our safety side.
Luck is not enough. VPP
helps build assurance into
our often risky lives.
10. We as a local long ago
decided that engaging our
management counterparts
in a joint approach to health
and safety paid more divi-
dends for our members
than complaining about
conditions and waiting for
the company to fix them.
We studied the VPP pro-
gram long and hard before
committing to it. We have
found it serves our mem-
bers better than just waiting
for problems and grieving
them. We stand by our
commitments.
The last few years have
been difficult for our mem-
bers on many fronts. OS-
HA’s VPP program and its
attendant expectations have
provided some touchstones
to our work lives. 5 years is
way too long for OSHA to
wait before re-auditing a
plant. The 3 year hiatus be-
tween 2006 and 2009 al-
lowed us to keep much of
the 2006 momentum. Mo-
mentum has been seriously
compromised since then.
But it is what it is. August
will be here momentarily.
Debbie and Grandson Jacob
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VP’s Column
By PETE CAPANO
Vice-President/
Recording Secretary
nancially sound. That is
why we are introducing
a number of key steps
beginning with the
March membership
meeting that will keep
us on safe and sound fi-
nancial footing.
I can’t recall a time
where every board
member and officer has
been so engaged in
working to insure that
the future of Local 201
remains intact. The rea-
son is they care about
the working men and
women of this union
and are very passionate
about it. Everyone has a
position with the best
interest of the member-
ship in mind and I am
proud to do my small
part in it.
The Union has been
spending an incredible
amount of time getting
our financial situation in
I have been getting
some calls from mem-
bers who are concerned
that the Local is in finan-
cial trouble. My answer
is, there is no need to
panic. The Local is not
in financial trouble at
all. We are far from it.
Every year the budget is
set based on the amount
of funds we have avail-
able and adjusted ac-
cordingly. We are in the
process of taking the
necessary precautionary
steps to keep our budget
balanced and provide
the same kind of repre-
sentation our members
are used to in the face of
a declining member-
ship. If we weren’t tak-
ing action then I would
be worried. Our goal is
to take the necessary
steps that will insure
that we remain a viable
organization that is fi-
order while dealing with
an increasing set of un-
reasonable demands be-
ing put to us by the
Company. Everyone
has put in a lot of time
trying to insure that we
will be on stable footing
going into the future. If
we enact some of the
measures recommended
by the Policy Board at
the next membership
meeting we will be able
to run the Local within
budget for the foresee-
able future. Please read
this edition, and the
2/25 edition, to under-
stand these very impor-
tant issues we will be
required to vote on at
the upcoming March
& April Membership
Meetings. Every mem-
ber is urged to attend.
Every Policy Board
member has been in-
volved in the discussion
at numerous meetings
here at the hall and in
conversations with
members in the shop.
The discussions mostly
have centered around
cost cutting measures.
Also discussed were 6
restructuring proposals
for the Executive Board
and Officers including a
shop petition. The pro-
posals ranged from the
extreme to keeping ev-
erything the same. In the
end I believe if we adopt
the final recommenda-
tions of the Board we
will be in good shape go-
ing forward.
We can not predict the
future. The Company
will continue its relent-
less attack on us. As a
matter of fact, every sin-
gle manufacturing facili-
ty that has a union is un-
der attack and the
non-union facilities have
absolutely no say what-
soever. Our job is to keep
fighting for the best pos-
sible circumstance for
our current members.
Our internal discussions
on the shop floor and re-
sulting democratic vote
over the best course for
our future is a sign of
strength. It shows that
we are not giving up.
Please feel free to call
with any questions or
concerns regarding these
or any other matter.
SYMPATHY
The sympathy of IUE-
CWA Local 201 Officers, Ex-
ecutive Board and members
and Retirees Association is
extended to the family and
friends of retiree Ed Guthro
upon his recent death. Ed
worked as a Gear Repair in
the Gear Plant prior to his
retirement in 2004.
SYMPATHY
The sympathy of IUE-
CWA Local 201 Officers, Ex-
ecutive Board and members
is extended to the family
and friends of Kathleen Mc-
Nulty on the recent death of
her mother. Kathy is a Traf-
fic Clerk in Building 63 Lo-
gistics on the first shift.
SYMPATHY
The sympathy of IUE-
CWA Local 201 Officers, Ex-
ecutive Board and members
is extended to the family
and friends of Joseph Arone
on the recent death of his fa-
ther. Joe is an IR19 Miller in
Building 66 on the third
shift.
SYMPATHY
The sympathy of IUE-
CWA Local 201 Officers, Ex-
ecutive Board and members
is extended to the family
and friends of Denice Gres-
ki, Heat Treat Operator in
Building 40, third shift, on
the death of her brother in
November and her brother-
in-law in December.
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Chair. “I am proud to be
a part of the young
worker movement be-
cause I’m young. I work.
I matter. We as young
union members need to
focus on telling our sto-
ries to help shape a more
inclusive labor move-
ment while fighting for
good, safe jobs. The con-
ference was a great step
for the young worker
movement, the good jobs
campaign, and the labor
movement. I want to en-
courage folks to stay
connected, come out
to events, and tell OUR
story.”
After surveying over
300 young workers in
2013, the Futures Com-
mittee adopted the Good
Jobs, Strong Communi-
ties Campaign convened
by Community Labor
PAGE 10 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Plant IV-Logistics-
Tool and
Die-Grinding Room
By MARK WORKMAN
Executive Board Member
There are continuing ne-
gotiations going on over
the piece work system.
This is, and should be, a
benefit for all workers in
this plant. It provides a
higher output through in-
centive which the compa-
ny likes. Yet they don’t
like that “WE” the work-
force make more due to
this incentive. It is the con-
stant battle of the “give me
more attitude” of Corpo-
rate GE. There is more on
the negotiations on pages 1
& 6.
Those impacted by the
reductions in Tool & Die
and elimination of the cut-
ter grind group have all
been placed through the
committee and have start-
ed working in their respec-
tive areas. I would ask that
the workers in those areas
give them the proper train-
ing and not to be bullied by
managers to cut corners on
training and that members
who have moved stand up
to prematurely being told
you have trained enough
United as its main focus.
Conference participants
heard from a dynamic
panel of leaders includ-
ing the Futures Chair
Nancy Luc, Rich Rogers
of the GBLC, Darlene
Lombos of Community
Labor United, Elvis
Mendez of the Immigrant
Worker Center Collabo-
rative, and Brian Doherty
from the Boston Building
Trades Council. Partici-
pants then chose from
workshops on topics
ranging from telling your
personal story to cam-
paign strategy and tactics
to get ready for the good
jobs campaign.
“It was great to be at
the Futures Conference
with so many different
groups coming to the
same place to discuss our
shared values: good jobs
for all people. The future
of good jobs will only be
accomplished by doing it
together, and the Futures
Conference is a great ex-
ample of how we do it”
said Brian Doherty, of the
Boston Building Trades.
on the job and that you are
now on your own and can
have some incidental train-
ing in the future. Manage-
ment has repeatedly creat-
ed a mess by doing this
and not just on our work-
force, but in their own as
well. They burn their own
bridges and seem to not
care. The mess we are fac-
ing here in Lynn is due to
that simple fact, the “do
now, fix later” attitude.
Let’s not put ourselves in
the position that General
Motors is now facing.
I have been in touch
with Congressman Tierney
about all of the farm-out of
work from the Lynn Facili-
ty. Meanwhile the sur-
rounding businesses drool
over our work. In the up-
coming weeks I will be sit-
ting down with him and
discussing options that we
have.
At the upcoming mem-
bership meeting, there are
also 2 matters we will be
discussing from Bldg. 66 +
63 members’ issues.
Greater Boston Labor
Council (GBLC) organiz-
er Rosa Blumenfeld
wrote in a recent
aflcio.com blog that “One
of the most important
strategic priorities for or-
ganized labor is to en-
gage the next generation
of young workers in our
fight for social and eco-
nomic justice. Young
workers are eager for a
space to engage in big
picture conversations
about our broken econo-
my, our union values and
how we build power for
working people.”
On Saturday February
22nd, the GBLC’s Futures
Committee brought to-
gether over 100 young
workers from unions and
organizations in the
Boston area to engage in
those very conversations
at a conference focused
on fighting for good jobs
in the city of Boston.
“This Futures’ Confer-
ence was the biggest and
most diverse one yet!”
said Nancy Luc, GBLC
Futures Committee
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Steward Bldg. 66, and Nefty Alvarez, Steward Bldg. 64 attended the GBLC “Futures
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS PAGE 11
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In April we are having
an important membership
vote, it will be on restruc-
turing the Union hall. I
firmly believe it needs to
be done as our member-
ship is shrinking, not get-
ting larger. My thoughts
are to do away with the
Vice President and com-
bine the duties of the Vice
President and the Amal-
gamated Representative,
along with the newspaper,
to create an Assistant
Business Agent. Then, go-
ing forward, the Business
Agent and the Assistant
Business Agent should be
fulltime positions. The
President should be a part
time position along with
the four Executive Board
Members. We will save
money this way. We will
get greater representation
on the shop floor by being
there. It is a hard decision
to make but it’s a decision
that has to be made going
forward. Now is the time
to make it before the elec-
tion in 2014.
The membership meet-
ing will be on April 15 at
12:30pm and 3:30 pm.
Now is the time to make
your vote count, come one
come all. Please use your
right to vote to make a dif-
ference.
Thank you.
LPS/M&E
Report
By FRED RUSSELL
Executive Board Member
‘‘
ANGUS BARKS’
By Jeff Francis
AEG Executive Board
GEEAA Annual Membership Meeting
Thursday, April 17 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Bldg. 63, Adam Baran’s Conv. Room
Members are welcome to attend!
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PAGE 12 IUE-CWA LOCAL 201 NEWS Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Union Housekeeping
A number of votes on Constitutional Amendments will be
before the membership at the Tuesday March 18 Membership
meeting along with a strike fund policy vote. The detailed lan-
guage is listed in the February 25 Local 201 News. All 201 mem-
bers have a vote at that meeting. You must be there to have your
vote counted. The meeting is held at 12:30 pm or 3:30 pm at the
Union Hall at 112 Exchange Street, Lynn and you may attend ei-
ther one.
Retiree Officers
Before the Membership this month are two Constitutional
changes to bring our Local Constitution in line with our parent
union, the CWA. It clarifies that retirees can stay in office or run
for office if they maintain active membership by paying full dues
from the time they retire. Or they can choose not to pay dues
and remain honorary members of the Local with a voice but no
vote. The change has overwhelming support of the Policy Board
and unanimous support of the Constitution Committee. A vote
against these changes by our Local will not prevent a retiree who
has maintained membership from running as our Constitution
cannot contradict with the CWA’s. I think allowing an elected of-
ficer to serve out his term is more democratic than the Board ap-
pointing someone. And come election time, the members get to
vote for their choice.
In February, the Policy Board, with membership approval,
unanimously adopted a pay practice for elected retiree officers
and board members. That policy means an elected retiree would
be paid a weekly salary commensurate with the actual total cost
the Local would have paid if it was an active member elected in-
to the office or the actual cost that the Local would have paid
had an elected officer retired in the middle of a term.
Monthly News
I am very proud of our Local 201 News. Copies are sent out
all over the country to retirees (some now online) as well as oth-
er locals. When I travel representing the local, other leaders
complement the paper frequently. So it is with sadness that I
support reducing the 201 News from publication every three
weeks to once a month for cost savings. This change has the
unanimous support of the Board, and Constitution Committee.
With the advent of online capabilities, it challenges the Local to
use our website for breaking news as we have so effectively with
contract reports.
Strike Fund
The Local Constitution Committee ruled that the member-
ship could vote to reduce payments into the strike fund. The
Board unanimously recommended reducing the payments from
$0.25 to $0.05 for a one year period to offset the 2014 deficit. As
of the end of 2013 the Local strike fund has $2.44 million and
would still accrue interest. If GE workers were to go out on
strike that would be enough money for 217 days on strike, or 31
weeks. The CWA Strike fund had $447 million as of the end of
2013. By taking this action we are being fiscally prudent while
staying prepared for any tough situation.
As we went to press on Friday March 14, we were meeting with
the Company concerning Piecework to receive a response to our
Union comments and proposal given them on March 7. Other union
Officers (in my absence @ GE Step 3) will give a report on what oc-
curred at this negotiation session to the March 18 Membership
Meeting per our normal practice. Nothing has occurred in these
negotiations that have not been reported in our 201 News and/or
at the past 2 membership meetings. Local 201 has 9 Plant IV wit-
nesses (5 more than normal) on the Negotiating Committee – 7
Stewards, 1 Member, and Fred Merchant Jr. (long time Plant IV
Board Member now retired). This is in addition to our full Local 201
GE Grievance Board.
Piecework Negotiations will now be “on hold” for a few weeks
due to my absence and schedule. I have national union meetings out
of state (GE Step 3, GE National Negotiating Committee, and
GE/Aerospace Conference Board meetings) between March 18 and
March 22 and then will be on vacation March 24 through March
31.When I return the GE VPP recertification process results should
be in. I then will be preparing for an unnecessary GE Arbitration
scheduled for April 10 regarding one of our members. We have an
important April 15 Membership meeting to deal with additional Lo-
cal 201 financial restructuring motions that have been debated for
months. Congressman Tierney is slated to be at our Union Hall
April 17 in opposition to the fast track and TPP job killing agree-
ment. Due to some recent discussions at Step 3, it is possible that we
may have to enter special negotiations with Avis Budget regarding
supervisors and shift leads. There are also two other Local 201 Ar-
bitrations that I will be preparing for - one scheduled for May 14
(Veolia Water) and another June 9 (GE).
President’s Corner
By ALEX BROWN
PRESIDENT
Business
Agent’s Column
By RIC CASILLI
Business Agent
The large turn out at the February Membership Meeting led to three
members who hadn’t yet received their 30+ Year Local 201 Seniority
Awards. Receiving their 30+ year pins were, left to right, Brian De-
Felice with 8/27/1979 seniority, Mark Page with 9/17/1978
seniority, and Herb Sawyer with 2/7/1983 seniority.
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