Solidarity News
IUOE #148
Continues to negotiate with Ameren/IL
Both parties have agreed to extend to August 5, 2011.
All members on the Ameren property should remain aware of these negotiations
in the event they do not result in peace resolution.
IBEW Local 2
Negotiations have begun with Ameren/MO and both parties have agreed to
extend the labor agreement for 1 year expiring
September 29, 2012
IBEW Local 702
They are presently negotiating with Ameren/IL and have extended
the contract to August 22, 2011.
All members on the Ameren property should remain aware of these negotiations
in the event they do not result in peace resolution.
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Right To Work in Wall Street Journal.pdf
What Did Union Ever Do For Me?
Well, my child, we fought and got you a living wage, an 8-hour work day,
and a 40-hour work week with time and 1/2 for overtime work.
We negotiated the first paid holidays and paid vacations, and you love them!
We also went on strike to get a Hospitalization Plan to take care of you and your family
when you are sick, and we demanded a Pension Plan to allow you to retire with dignity.
We as unions promoted a no-fault Workman's Compensation system so that if you
were injured on the job you would be restored to good health and you would be compensated for lost time.
We pressured politicians to establish the Unemployment Compensation Fund so that when
you lost your job, you could draw a weekly paycheck until you found a new job.
Yes, we bitched and moaned, and complained, but we got you safe job sites and
Oh yes, we stopped Child Labor. We got the kids out of the coal mines and factories,
and put them in schools where they belong.
What Did The Unions Ever Do For You?
The unions are the only group standing up and speaking out for working people like you,
whether you are union or non-union, no one else seems to care!
Check out and see what is new in the IBEW media world:
www.ibew.org for breaking news to video news stores.
www.huffingtonpost.com for IBEW Pres. Ed Hill's monthly blog
http://twitter.com/IBEW_IP. for IBEW Pres. Ed Hill's Twitter page &
what's on his mind!
www.youtube.com/user/theelectricalworker for the IBEW channel on YouTube,
devoted exclusively to videos about the
IBEW and its members.
www.ibewhourpower.com for this month's IBEW online video magazine
electricTV.net for building owners and contractors, ETV has a show about
building automation, brought to you by the NECA-IBEW team.