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Inside IndexPresident's Message ...... 2Political Action ............... 3Labor History ................. 4Medical/Dental Info .... 5Joint Programs ............... 6

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Community Service ....... 7Retirement ...................... 9Want Ads ........................ 10Eastern Washington .... 12

Securing Safety NetTaking on TransitUnion secures Trade AdjustmentAct assistance for members atPexco, as well as those who getlaidoff from certain Boeingcontractors

Members mobilize tostop proposed cuts toCommunity Transit busservice before 6 am tothe Everett plant

Boeing made some changes to admin-istrators for health and dental coveragemembers should be aware of. Keep inmind benefit levels remain unchanged sincewe have a contract until September 2012.

Below is a brief overview of recentannouncements. Additional informationon each topic is on Page 5, as well as otherways to reduce out-of-pocket expenses.

• Members on Selec-tions should have re-ceived two new cards –one for their health careand one from Medco forprescriptions.

• Info on an issuewith Traditional Medi-cal Plan when mem-bers were denied a 100-unit supply of aprescription and limited to a 34-day sup-ply (occurred between 12/29/09 and 1/9/10). Medco is working to fix the issue.

• Washington Dental Service has is-sued dental cards with new ID numbersto eliminate the need to use Social Secu-rity numbers for billing.

• Sedgwick Claims Management Ser-vice is new administrator of workers’ com-pensation claims replacing Broadspire.

News on BoeingInsuranceFive 787 mechanics with Boeing in

Everett had something extra to celebrateover the holidays – the arrival of checks forwork they’d performed but hadn’t beenpaid for until their Union got involved.

The five – Luanna Berkley, DaveCraig, Bryan Crisostomo, ChuckDiDominicis and Brad Knotts – eachreceived checks ranging between $880and $2,075 apiece just before Christmas,and were looking forward to a secondextra payment in January.

“Since we got the Union in on it,things have been happening,” said Craig.

Business Rep Brett Coty in Everettcredited Steward James Williams forcollecting the documents and doing thelegwork that led to the members gettingthe pay they were due.

“The burden is always on our Stew-ards to show that the Company waswrong,” Coty said. “James got it started.He got the ball rolling.”

Their story begins back in August,when five Grade Four mechanics ac-cepted temporary promotions to GradeSix so they could help out with the side-of-body repairs needed to get the 787program back on track.

Along with the promotions to Grade

Six, three in the group also acceptedpromotions as temporary leads.

Everything was going well, even thoughthe work was challenging and the hourswere long. “We were working 14-hourdays, clear through till the holidays – evenNew Year’s Eve – because they wereasking us to get it done,” Knotts said.

With the temporary promotions, eachwas getting at least an extra $1.12 an

hour, which took some of the sting out ofthe endless overtime. But then in mid-September, they noticed a change in theirchecks: they were still doing Grade Sixwork, but only getting Grade Four pay.

“They paid us for about a month-and-a-half, and dropped us back down,”Knotts said.

The group tried to figure out what hadContinued on page 2

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Ever wonder what happens to yourtrash once it leaves your curb or is depos-ited at a transfer station? Chances areone of our Machinists Union members inEastern Washington will handle it atsome point in the disposal process.

While few think about the impor-tance of the proper disposal of waste, ourmembers at the Roosevelt Landfill andTri-County Disposal make it their joband understand the impact trash has onour environment. Both groups work fora subsidiary of Allied Waste; however,they perform very different but vital func-tions.

Roosevelt LandfillOur members travel a minimum of 30

miles to work at the Roosevelt RegionalLandfill, which stretches for miles be-low the arid hills of Klickitat County.

The natural geology of the region al-lowed the vast facility to be permitted toa capacity of 250 million tons of wasteover at least 75 years. The landfill openedin 1991, and employees there voted forMachinists Union representation in 1999.

With 126 Machinists Union mem-bers, it is one of the largest employers inKlickitat County and also one of the“greenest.” Members not only disposeof waste, but ensure the methane gascreated by the decomposing trash isturned into electricity.

Our skilled members perform a vari-ety of jobs. They run the intermodalrails, operate compactors and push cats,create and maintain landfill roads, repaircontainers, and perform heavy equip-ment maintenance and trailer chassisrepair including welding. They serve as

truck mechanics, truck drivers, equip-ment operators, laborers, mechanics andenvironmental technicians. Each day thefacility processes 7,500 tons of wastefrom Washington, Oregon, Alaska andCanada. There is even a proposal to havethem process waste from Hawaii.

About 97 percent of the waste arrivesby rail with the remainder coming in bytruck. On average, these members handle2 to 2.5 miles of railcars per day, six daysa week – with some of the trains havingup to 8,000 feet of railcars. Roosevelt isone of the 10 largest landfills and thelargest waste-by-rail operation in the U.S.

During the day the 200-foot workingface of the landfill is the only exposedarea. Members unload railcars intointermodal transports, which carry anddump the waste into the disposal site,which is covered each night.

A combination of geo-membrane andtopsoil will be used to close the landfillwhen it reaches capacity years from now.Extensive monitoring systems will bekept operating for 30 years past the clo-sure of the site. Upon closure, the entiresite can be returned to agricultural use –again demonstrating the “green” effortat the facility.

Thanks to efforts by our members noteven garbage goes to waste. Leachateand methane gas are collected through-out the landfill by a system of pipes,which were installed and maintained by

our members. The leachate is re-circu-lated through the landfill prompting rapiddecomposition of waste and accelerat-ing methane production. The methanegas is used to create electrical power –leading the way in energy recovery.

Current methane production supportsthe generation of 10 megawatts of elec-tricity. The landfill may eventually gen-erate 52 megawatts of electricity – enoughpower for roughly 30,000 homes!

Jerry Mickelson, who serves as ChiefSteward, recognizes the value in a Unioncontract. Before coming to work at thelandfill, he served as union president forworkers at the nearby aluminum plantbefore it closed.

“The Union gets us good wages andbenefits and keeps us working as long aswe abide by the Company policy,” Jerry

At theRooseveltLandfillmembersprocess 7,500tons of wasteeach day fromWashington,Oregon,Canada andAlaska. 97percent arrivesby railcar.

Garry Shane is one of 15 membersat Tri-County Disposal who handleall waste for Klickitat County.

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Union Wins Upgrade Pay in 787

751 Members Keep Washington Clean

L to R: Chuck DiDominicis, Dave Craig, Business Rep Brett Coty, and BradKnotts discuss Union efforts that ensured they received proper backpay for alltime they worked at a higher labor grade.

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Tommy WilsonHeather Barstow

Don MorrisRay BaumgardnerRichard JacksonMark B. Johnson

Jon HoldenBrett Coty

D. Joe CrockettRon Bradley

Emerson HamiltonCharles G. Craft

Steve Warren (Eastern WA)

Stan JohnsonUnion Business Representatives

Susan PalmerSecretary-Treasurer

Jason RedrupVice President

Tom WroblewskiPresident, Directing

Business Representative

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT

751 AERO MECHANIC

District Lodge 751,International Assn. of

Machinists andAerospace Workers

Machinists Make a Difference for Employers, Communities

James CoatsSergeant-at-Arms

by Tom Wroblewski,District President

Connie Kelliher, EditorBryan Corliss, Editor

happened, and how they could get paidwhat they were owed.

“We tried to go to Boeing Human Re-sources, and got no results,” DiDominicissaid. He said they also enlisted their super-visor, Dan Niguidula, who also went to batwith HR, but he got nowhere either.

They kept doing the Grade Six work –and getting the Grade Four pay – until justbefore Thanksgiving, when they contactedDistrict 751 Steward James Williams.Williams heard their complaint, collectedtheir documentation and went to Coty,who took up the issue with HR in earlyDecember. That was the key, Coty said.“It’s a credit to our Stewards.”

At first, Coty said, the Company main-tained that there had been no error. Butafter Coty insisted, the Everett HR officereviewed the records and discovered“they’d made a mistake, and they didn’t

know how it happened.”They did know how to make it right,

however. Just before Christmas, the fivemechanics got the additional pay theyhad coming for their 11 weeks of GradeSix work. Added together, the five mem-bers collected nearly $6,800.

“It was a nice Christmas present,”DiDominicis said.

But, the story doesn’t end there.Because they’d done so well with their

Grade Six work, all five were offered per-manent promotions to the higher grade,effective in late January. The only glitch:officially, their temporary promotions ex-pired the first week of December, meaningthey would revert to Grade Four status,even though they were still assigned to doGrade Six work.

Coty kept working the issue with HRto ensure the five got paid for the workthey actually did. Craig said he was con-

fident it would be resolved in their favor,now that the Union was involved.

“As far as I looked at it, it is money inthe bank,” Craig said. “I know we’ll getpaid for it – it’s just a matter of when.”

And sure enough, just as theAeroMechanic went to press, Coty wasnotified that the Boeing HR staff inEverett was processing the paperwork toget the five members paid for the GradeSix work they’d done in December andJanuary as well.

So there’s an additional pay bumpcoming, he told the five members, on topof what they got in December.

It’s another clear example of the valueof having a Union to help out whenyou’re going up against the corporatemachine, Coty said. “It’s always got tobe the Union that steps in and says ‘Youdid this and here’s what you’ve got to doto make it right.’”

Our members are com-mitted to the success of theBoeing Co.

You prove that everyday. You proved it in 2009when you installed the side-of-body fix and got the first 787s in the air,when you delivered the first P-8As on timeand within budget, and when you built737s at a record pace. You proved it inAuburn when you manufactured rush or-der parts that no one else in the world couldprovide, and again in Everett when youworked 14-hour shifts through the holi-days to get more Dreamliners ready forflight test.

And I know you’ll prove it all overagain in 2010. This year we’ll see the firstflight of the 747-8 and the first deliveries ofthe 787. We should start to see the 787surge line take shape in Everett, and –Pentagon willing – we’ll start building 767tankers. And all indications are that ourmembers in Renton will continue to churnout 737s at the rate of more than one a day,providing the airlines of the world with theefficient new airplanes they must have tosurvive, while also providing Boeing withthe steady cash flow it needs to overcomeall of its other challenges.

This commitment has been questioned

a lot in the past year – in the press andin blogs. Sometimes we’ve been criti-cized by well-intentioned people whodon’t know all the facts. Too often,however, we’ve been bashed by agita-tors with an anti-union agenda trying toblame us for things that weren’t underour control.

So, in response to them and anyoneelse listening, I say: this Union is commit-ted to making Boeing a success. Our mem-bers realize, more than anyone else, thatthe financial security of Washington fami-lies is tied to the Company’s financialgains.

Still, by the same token, we insist thatyou acknowledge that the opposite isalso true: Boeing cannot be profitablewithout the contributions of our skilledand experienced members.

If you study labor history, you’ll learnhow the 19th and early 20th centuries werefilled with struggles between workingpeople and the companies who employedthem. Often these struggles were bitter,and sometimes they turned violent. Thegains won by our Union forefathers andmothers – livable wages, decent healthcare, dignified retirement — were theresult of great sacrifice and should neverbe taken for granted.

But I believe that labor’s history inthe 21st century will be a story of partner-ship – partnership with our communi-

ties, partnership with government, part-nership among Unions — and especiallypartnership with our employers.

So I call today on Boeing managers toquit picking fights with us and insteadjoin us in this kind of partnership. In-stead of battling over outsourcing, let’swork side-by-side for new business.Don’t nickel-and-dime us on benefits,but work with us to make them moreaffordable. And even though you’redumping billions into this South Caro-lina adventure, you should still invest afew million to make our shared futurebrighter here in Puget Sound.

All we ask in return – and all we askedfor at the bargaining table in 2005 and in2008 – is for Boeing to show its commit-ment to us, in a real and tangible way.Give us jobs, benefits and opportunities,and we’ll give you airplanes that aredelivered on schedule and built right thefirst time – airplanes that grow marketshare and shareholder value. We are thefundamental operating engine of thisCompany, and we don’t deserve to betreated like a squeaky loose fan belt.

It’s not just Boeing, of course. Our mem-bers make a difference every day for com-panies like BAE, GKN, Triumph, City ofWoodinville and Pexco (formerly Filtrona).District 751 represents thousands of skilledand dedicated workers who are committedto the success of their organizations.

The good news is that most of ouremployers recognize this fact and are will-ing to partner with us and work toward astronger shared destiny. That’s why wewere able to negotiate good new contractswith companies like GKN and Allied Wastein 2009. With Boeing, however, the Com-pany has made it clear that it’s worriedonly about its destiny. Its workers, and thecommunities they live in, on the otherhand, don’t really matter. It’s this attitudethat must change now in 2010.

There is no better example of ourmembers’ commitment and dedicationthan that shown by the Boeing Aero-space Operations team at McChord AirForce Base. They are fairly new to Dis-trict 751, having just joined us last year.But I’m proud to have them in our Union.

What they do is train the pilots and

District 751 Machin-ists at Boeing built anddelivered record numbersof 737s and 777s in 2009,helping the Company’sCommercial Airplanesgroup deliver its greatest-ever revenues.

The Boeing Co. wouldhave turned a profit ofroughly $3.8 billion in2009, executives said, ifit hadn’t been for delaysand cost over-runs on the787 and 747-8 programs– delays caused largelyby Boeing’s unwise reli-ance on an outsourcedglobal supply chain.

However, the fact thatBoeing was still able to turn a profit ofnearly $1.3 billion in the midst of the worstglobal financial crisis since the Great De-pression is a testament to the members ofDistrict 751, District President Tom

Wroblewski said.“There was a lot

of talk last yearabout how Boeingcouldn’t be success-ful in Puget Sound,and how our mem-bers were somehowto blame for that,”Wroblewski said.“But one look at thefinancial statementsshows what thetruth is – our mem-bers generate rev-enues and driveprofits.”

Boeing workersin Renton built anddelivered 372 737s

in 2009, which was a record, Boeing’schief financial officer, James Bell, toldWall Street on Jan. 27.

Those planes have an average list priceof around $69 million apiece – although

with discounts, customers typically paycloser to $46 million. Even at the discountedprice, the efforts of members in Rentonresulted in almost $17.3 billion in revenues.

Meanwhile, the 777s delivered fromEverett have an average list price of around$249 million – or roughly $174 millionafter discounts. That makes the value of the88 planes built and delivered by Machin-ists there something close to $15.3 billion.

Across Boeing’s Commercial Airplanesbusiness, total revenues increased to justover $34 billion, Bell told stock analysts.

Looking ahead, Boeing CEO JimMcNerney told Wall Street the Companywill go ahead and cut back production onthe 777 in mid-year, as previously an-nounced. But 737 production will remainat the current record-setting rates “into theforeseeable future,” he said.

Boeing faces steep challenges in 2010,namely getting the first 787s and 747-8scertified and delivered, McNerney said.But while “the challenges ahead are sig-

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Union Wins Upgrade Pay for 787 MechanicsContinued from page 1

Machinists ‘Generate Revenue and Drive Profits’

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District 751 is asking the directors of CommunityTransit in Everett to rethink their plans to cut busservice that hundreds of Union members use to get towork each day at Boeing.

Budget shortfalls may make some cutbacks inevi-table, District 751 Legislative Director Larry Brownsaid. But while the Union “understands the need tomake changes” to address the budget reality, “we sug-gest your proposed service changes will have unin-

tended con-sequences,”B r o w nwrote in aletter to theCommunityT r a n s i tboard.

Commu-nity Transitis faced withcutting $5m i l l i o nfrom itsbudget for

2010, plus another $11 million in 2011. To do this,administrators have proposed a series of cuts, includingdropping most early-morning bus service, as well as allSunday and holiday trips.

Community Transit’s board will hold a final publichearing on the proposed changes at 3 p.m. Feb. 4 at theagency’s office at 7100 Hardeson Road in Everett.Brown – who credited Everett Steward Steve Johnsonand Business Rep Jon Holden for bringing the matter tothe Union’s attention — urged members who live inSnohomish County to attend the meeting and speak out.

The Community Transit board will vote on thechanges March 4, which if approved take affect in June.

For the Union, the problem is that plans now call foreliminating most bus service before 6 a.m., and doingaway altogether with early-morning runs to Boeing’sEverett plant from Gold Bar and Stanwood.

More than 13,000 Machinists work at the Everett site,and of those, more than half are on first shift, meaning theystart work before 6 a.m., Brown told the transit board.

In addition, because those hundreds of Boeing work-ers won’t be riding buses to work in the morning, theyalso won’t be riding them home in the afternoon, Brownpointed out. “This will create underutilization of theservice during the midday.”

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1576 also opposesthe cuts, which could eliminate jobs for 55 drivers.

POLITICAL ACTION

Effort to Stop ProposedCommunity Transit Cuts

IAM-represented workers at Pexco inUnion Gap aren’t facing any immediate lay-offs. But if their company’s new owners –New York-based private equity fund SawMill Capital – should in the future decide tocut jobs and ship more of their work south toMexico, the Pexco workers will be able todraw on a wide range of job-retraining ben-efits through Trade Act assistance, thanks topro-active work done by District 751 and theWashington State Labor Council.

“It’ll be the best-possible case in theworst-possible scenario,” said Business Rep SteveWarren.

District 751 represents 118 workers at Pexco, whichwas known as Filtrona when they voted to join theUnion back in 2007. The company was later sold to thenew owners, who renamed it in 2009. Members theremake a range of extruded plastic parts for the automo-tive and aerospace industries. Pexco is a supplier on theBoeing 787 and 737 programs, and it sells after-marketaircraft interior parts to airlines that fly planes built byBoeing and Airbus.

Since the new owners came in, they’ve moved aportion of the work from Yakima to another plant thecompany owns in Mexico, Warren said. So far, theamount of work transferred hasn’t been enough totrigger widespread layoffs – only one person has losttheir job, Warren said.

But with the potential existing for more work to beoffloaded, District 751 went to work to see what couldbe done to help members at the plant, just in case.Warren and District 751 Legislative Director LarryBrown teamed with Chelsea Orvella of the State LaborCouncil and were able to get workers at Pexco pre-qualified for benefits under the federal Trade Adjust-ment Act. The ruling extends the benefits to all workersat the plant – including contract workers from a tempo-rary services agency and non-Union Pexco employees.

Union Secures Federal Aid for Pexco Workers

Anyonelaid offbetweenNov. 23,2008, andDec. 29,2 0 1 1 ,will be able to apply for them.

The Act provides a broad range of federal aid toworkers who have lost their jobs due to foreign compe-tition, including cash for workers to enroll in up to twoyears of training for new jobs, along with up to 156weeks of benefits similar to unemployment insuranceand a tax credit that covers 80 percent of their healthinsurance premiums while they’re retraining.

Last fall, the Union was successful in convincing theU.S. Department of Labor to award the benefits to laid-off Boeing workers; those benefits recently were ex-tended to contractors who worked at Boeing as well (seebox below left for list of specific contractors).

Pexco is one of four Eastern Washington companiesthat 751 petitioned the Labor Department for aid in theevent of layoffs. The Pexco application, which was filed onNov. 30, was the first to be ruled on – the decision that theworkers there are eligible came back in 30 days.

That’s largely because management at the Pexcoplant was cooperative in the process, Warren said.“They were very open to getting these benefits for theirworkers and provided us with everything we needed.”

District 751 is going to do all it can to keep the workin Yakima, District President Tom Wroblewski said.But getting the Trade Adjustment Act benefits pre-approved for members at Pexco and the other EasternWashington companies will provide “a substantial safetynet” for workers whose companies insist on sendingAmerican jobs overseas.

Helping members get through a layoff and back to workis one of the most-important things the Union does,Wroblewski said. “Just because you’re not drawing apaycheck that doesn’t mean we’re not fighting for you.”

Thanks to action by District 751 and the Washington State Labor Council,the U.S. Department of Labor in December ruled that employees of 27different contractors who work at Boeing are qualified for assistance under theTrade Adjustment Act.

The new ruling covers contractors working at Boeing Commercial Air-planes sites in Puget Sound and Portland who were – or could be – laid offfrom March 22, 2008, through Oct. 19, 2011 – and are employees ofComforce Corp., Adecco, Multax, Inconen, CTS, Hi-Tec, Woods, Ciber, KellyServices, Analysts International Corp., Comsys, Filter LLC, Excell, Entegee,Chipton-Ross, Ian Martin, Can-Tech, IT Services, IDEX Solutions, Media Logic,HL YOH, Volt, PDS, CDI Corp., Teksystems, Innovative Systems Inc., andMurphy & Associates.

Boeing Contractors Approved for TAA

L to R: Business Rep Jon Holden,Stewards Kim Dove and PaulVeltkamp discuss the impact busservice cuts would have on workersat the Everett plant.

Members atPexco hearabout TAAbenefitsavailable ifthey should getlaidoff in thefuture.

As the Legislative session began in Olympia, Machinists Union leaders werethere – meeting with officials to help promote a stronger aerospace presence in thestate, to set the record straight on the 787 second line talks, and build coalitions toensure family-wage aerospace jobs remain a vital part of our state’s economy.

District President Tom Wroblewski, plus Aerospace Coordinator MarkBlondin and General Vice President Rich Michalski emphasized that fordecades the Machinists Union has been fighting to maintain and grow family-wage aerospace jobs in this state, as well as establishing a floor of employmentstandards for high-skilled jobs in this region.

Union leaders presented the Machinists perspective on history with Boeing sincethe McDonnell Douglas merger and how that merger changed Boeing’s relation-ship with its employees, the unions and this state. Since then, the Union hassuccessfully fended off relentless demands to reduce or eliminate benefits – in aneffort to preserve the family-wage aerospace jobs for this state. At the same time,the Union continually has worked with Boeing to give it the flexibility to remainsuccessful and profitable – despite its bad business decisions.

The Union pointed out that contrary to Boeing’s portrayal, 95 percent of ourcontracts (and we have 40 in the state) are settled short of a strike. Boeing is theonly employer we negotiate contracts with that always hasthe potential for a strike – because of attempted benefittakeaways and moving jobs out of state.

Discussion also centered on the recent decision to place thesecond 787 line in South Carolina. GVP Michalski expressedsurprise and stated, “We thought the $3.2 billion tax incentivesin 2003 ensured ALL 787 assembly.” Many legislators agreed.

All parties agreed on the need to work together and buildcoalitions to not just maintain, but grow the aerospaceindustry for this state. Discussion focused on working to-gether to protect this vital industry, best investments for stateresources, and how to utilize the tremendous skills andworkforce in the region.

Photo left: AerospaceCoordinator Mark Blondin,District 751 President TomWroblewski and GeneralVice President Rich Michalskiaddress the legislators.

Photo right: L toR: Rep SteveConway,Wroblewski andBlondin discussexpandingaerospace jobs.

Photo Left:Michalski describesto Senator KarenFraser IAM effortsto land the second787 line.

Above: A group of legislatorsmet with Machinists Unionleaders in Olympia.

IAM Leaders Work with Legislators to Grow Industry

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It was on March 12, 1912 that the firststrike led mostly by female, immigrantworkers ended with contract gains neverseen before in the textile industry. Thetextile strike that began on January 12 ofthat same year saw a workforce of 30,000workers exit the many mills in Lawrence,Massachusetts. Most commonly called the“Bread and Roses Strike,” it was the firststrike in the nation to show big businessthat immigrant women workers were ca-pable of standing up for themselves.

In the early 1900s, Lawrence outrankedall other textile centers in woolen produc-tion. The American Woolen Company, thelargest of its textile manufacturers man-aged nearly forty factories, boasted a yearlyoutput of goods worth $45 million, andemployed 40,000 people.

Once hired in the textile factories, work-ers quickly realized that the pay was farfrom fair. The income was so meager thatfamilies often lived 10 to a small apartmentjust to afford rent. Worse, the workingconditions made injuries almost certain –and death a sure possibility.

According to Dr. Elizabeth Shapleigh,

March 1912: Remembering the Women Who Won Bread….and Roses, too!by Rosanne Tomyn a physician in Lawrence at the time of

the strike, a high number of children died“within the first two or three years ofbeginning work.” Grown men andwomen weren’t safe from the high fatal-ity rate in the factory either – with 36 ofevery 100 workers in the mill killedbefore the age of 25. In an interview, thedoctor explained that “because of mal-nutrition, work strain, and occupationaldiseases, the average mill worker’s lifein Lawrence was over twenty-two yearsshorter than that of the manufacturer.”

On January 1, 1912, working condi-tions at the textile mills swiftly went frombad to worse. Responding to a new Massa-chusetts law that reduced work weeks forwomen and children from 56 to 54 hoursper week, mill owners sped up machinesby 50 percent and cut employee pay. Elevendays later, having been unaware of the pay-rate changes, workers at the Lawrencemills got their paychecks. Shorted 32 cents,the workers stopped the looms and marchedout of the mills yelling “short pay, shortpay!”

With help from the Industrial Work-ers of the World (I.W.W.), a strike com-mittee was quickly formed. In the inter-est of equal representation of each of the25 different nationalities held by thestrikers, two committee members wereelected from each group. Immigrantworkers from Germany, Poland,Lithuania, Syria, and many other coun-tries came together in solidarity.

Under the determined leadership ofthe I.W.W., the strikers demanded a 15percent wage increase, a 54 hour work-week, double pay for overtime, and anagreement by the employer not to dis-criminate against workers for strike par-ticipation. The strike committee met ev-ery morning and picketers quickly tookup post outside the factories. Vocal aboutthe fact that their wage reduction equaledthree loaves of bread per week, the strik-ers shouted lines from a 1911 poem byJames Oppenheim, “Bread and roses,Bread and roses!”

Almost immediately, Mayor Scanlonordered private militiamen, the statemilitia, and the state police to patrol thestreets and control the strikers. Accord-ing to one of the first responding offic-

ers, the militiamen “rather enjoyed go-ing down there to have a fling at thosepeople.” Strikers were beaten, clubbed,arrested and drenched by big hoses in thefreezing winter weather. Still, they stoodstrong.

To fight the constant arrests for loiter-ing, strikers earned the honor of beingpenned the “inventors” of the movingpicket line. They “linked arms and formeda moving human chain” that wove aroundthe mills all day long. Walking together,the women of all different nationalitiessang “As we come marching, marching,we bring the greater days. The rising ofthe women means the rising of the [hu-man] race.”

The violence against the strikers gotworse each day and on January 29, fe-male striker Anna LoPizzo was killedwhen police attempted to break the picketline. Though witnesses all reported thata Lawrence police officer had shotLoPizzo, I.W.W. leaders Joseph Ettorand Arturo Giovannitti were arrested asaccessories to murder. Refusedbail, Ettor and Giovannittiserved eight months beforecharges were dropped.

With the labor leaders de-tained, violence against strik-ers increased. After a 15-yearold Syrian boy was brutallymurdered by a militiaman’sbayonet, strikers began send-ing their children to stay withsympathetic families in othercities. Over 192 children fledto New York. There, the chil-dren participated in a marchthat brought the plight of theLawrence strikers to national

attention. Angered by the publicity theexodus was receiving, Lawrence authori-ties ordered that no more children leavethe area.

Finally, tensions came to a head onFebruary 24 when 150 children and theirparents again went to the train station.Militiamen surrounded the railroad sta-tion, tore children from their parents,and dragged women and children to mili-tary trucks where they were clubbed andbeaten. Later, a Women’s Committeemember testified under oath as to whathappened that day between the militia-men and the families of Lawrence: “Themothers and children were thus hurled ina mass and bodily dragged to a militarytruck and even then clubbed, irrespec-tive of the cries of the panic-strickenmothers and children. We can scarcelyfind words with which to describe this

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Although it is not recognized as an officialholiday by most employers, many 751 memberstook time off to take part in the local Martin LutherKing, Jr. celebrations in Everett and Seattle. Thesemembers acknowledged the incredible contribu-tions Dr. Martin Luther King Jr made to humanrights, civil rights, and the labor movement, andthe work that must still be done. Many broughttheir children and families to the events.

The celebration in Seattle is one of the larg-est and one of nation’s longest-running MLKevents at 28 consecutive years. This year’stheme “Justice Now! Health Care, Housing,Jobs and Education” was carried throughoutmorning workshops, an inspirational rally anda march from Garfield High School to theFederal Courthouse.

The Everett event featured a moving recre-ation of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, aswell as a rally and march.

District 751 Stewards Mark Heikell and A.C. Darby listen as ReginaldGilling recreates Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speechduring MLK celebrations in Everett.

Samuel Shannon Jr. and NoahCharleston (son of 751-Steward LemCharleston) spoke at the Seattle rally.

Wilson ‘Fergie’ Ferguson brought familymembers for this year’s rally and march.

Left: A CornellUniversity photo of thestrikers. They linedthe streets changing“Bread & Roses!”Below: Ran in theMar. 12, 1912“Industrial Worker.”

Children of the strikers were sent tosympathetic families in other cities to escapethe violence in Lawrence.

Ralph Rasanella’s painting titled“Lawrence 1912: The Great Strike.”

District President Tom Wroblewski, Business Rep Emerson Hamilton(who chairs the Human Rights Committee) led the 751 delegation inthe MLK march in Seattle.

Steward A.C. Darbyspoke at the Seattle rally.

751 delegates marching in Seattle.

751 Members March in MLK Celebrations

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Last yearBoeing deter-mined it was morecost effective tohave Medco man-age the prescrip-tion drug servicesfor those enrolledin both the Tradi-tional MedicalPlan and Selec-tions plans. Thisinformation was announced during thefall open enrollment. The contract lan-guage and benefits have not changed.

Effective January 1 everyone in Se-lections should have received two newcards – one for their health care and one

Hospital Safety Incentive ProgramWhether you are newly enrolled or recently re-

newed with the Traditional Medical Plan, the Hospi-tal Safety Incentive Program can reduce your out-of-pocket expenses for hospital care.

Here’s how it works:When you need in-

patient, outpatient oremergency room hospi-tal care, you can receive100 percent coverageinstead of your standardnetwork coverage whenyou receive services ata hospital that meets TheLeapfrog Group’ssafety requirements forthe care you need.

The Leapfrog Groupis a non-profit organi-zation that measuressafety in American hos-pitals. It created safetystandards designed to limit the occurrence of medicalerrors in hospital settings and publishes the names ofhospitals that meet those standards.

What are the standards?Hospitals are measured according to their success-

ful implementation of the following:• Evidence-based Hospital Referral (EHR): Ex-

tensive experience in performing specific complexprocedures and treating particular concerns resultingin better outcomes.

• Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE):Using a computerized prescription system that alertsphysicians to drug interactions and helps eliminateconfusion over paper prescriptions.

• Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing (IPS):Intensive Care Units are staffed with specialists whofocus on the care of critically ill and injured patients.

for Medco pre-scriptions. If youare in Selections,your prescriptioncard must be pre-sented the firsttime you visit aretail pharmacy in2010 -- even if itis to refill an on-going prescrip-tion. If you have

not received your new card, you can callMedco Member Services at 1-800-841-2797 to request your new member IDnumber.

If you are in Selections, it is importantto verify that your retail pharmacy is in

How the Incentive Program worksTo qualify for the increased coverage, services must be

provided at the hospital’s address as listed by the LeapfrogGroup. Inpatient, outpatient and emergency room servicesall apply. The hospital must meet the patient safety stan-dard on your admission date for inpatient services, or on

the date of service for out-patient care. Coverage isbased on your primary di-agnosis, and benefits aresubject to all terms of theplan.

For the procedureslisted below, you will needto use a hospital that meetsthe EHR standard de-scribed above:

• Abdominal aorticaneurysm repair

• Coronary artery by-pass graft

• Esophagectomy• High-risk deliveries

and Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) care• Pancreatic cancer resection• Percutaneous coronary interventionFor any other inpatient, outpatient or emergency

room care, you will need to use a hospital that meets theCPOE and IPS standards described above.

For lists of approved hospitals, visit their Web site atwww.regence.com/boeing or call Boeing CustomerService at 1 (800) 422-7713.

DID YOU KNOW?Regence members on any Regence plan have access to

myRegence.com, driven by the Regence Engine®. ItsWeb site for members and your complete source of healthand wellness information. On myRegence.com, you canaccess your claims 24/7, use instant chat function and earnrewards for healthy living habits.

INFO ON MEDICAL/DENTAL COVERAGE AT BOEING

Information for Members on SelectionsRegarding Prescription Coverage

the Medco network. If you use one that isnot in the Medco network, you will beresponsible for the full costs of the medi-cation. You can find out if your currentpharmacy is in the network or find oneclose to your home by using their websiteat www.Medco.com.

Again, the prescription drug and con-tractual benefits are unchanged. How-ever, Medco has a slightly different for-mulary or preferred drug list than Selec-tions had before. Most will pay less fortheir drug formulary changes. Somedrugs may fall in a different category ofthe formulary, and therefore cost slightlymore, but this situation should affectonly a very few participants. The co-pays for a 34-day supply remain at $5 forgeneric, $15 for formulary brand-name,and $30 for nonformulary brand-name.On-Going Prescriptions? Consider90-Day Mail Order to Save Money

If you have ongoing prescriptions,you may also want to sign up for the 90-day supply mail order pharmacy whichcan save you money on your co-pays(see chart left).

To get started with mail order askyour doctor to write a prescription for a90-day supply (with refills) and mail it toMedco on the order form available atwww.medco.com. Some doctors will faxnew prescriptions for their patients. Ifyour doctor does, you will need to pro-vide him/her with your new Medco IDnumber.

Boeing IAM 751 Active and Early Retirees -Regence Selections Prescription Drug CoPayments

Up to a 34-day supply at Up to a 90-day supplya participating retail through the Medcopharmarcy Pharmacy (mail order)

Generic Drugs You pay a $5 copay for You pay $10generic drugs at retail

Formulary You pay a $15 copay for You pay $30 brand-name drugs formulary brand-name

drugs at retail.

Non-formulary You pay a $30 copay for You pay $60 brand-name drugs nonformulary brand-

name drugs at retail.

Washington Dental Service,which provides coverage to ourmembers at Boeing, is issuing den-tal cards (similar to medical insur-ance cards), which will be mailed onJanuary 25.

This is so the providers can usean ID number for billing instead ofa Social Secu-rity number.

In terms ofthe WDS cards:

• Membersin the Premier( I n c e n t i v e )plans will gettwo ID cardsper householdwith each fam-ily member using the same memberID as the subscriber (like on themedical plans).

• Members in Prepaid plans willeach get an ID card with their dentistname listed on the card.

• Members may call WDS to re-quest additional ID cards, or theycan go online atwww.deltadentalwa.com/boeingand print an ID card from the website.

For many, this will be the firsttime members have ID cards fordental care, but it is done to alleviatethe need to provide Social Securitynumbers when obtaining dental care.

Dental CardsIssued for BoeingCoverage

Safer Hospitals Can Save You Moneyon the Traditional Medical Plan

Members on Selections received anew prescription card from Medco.

Members on Traditional Medical Plan can cut out-of-pocket expenses by having surgery performed athospitals that meet certain safety standards.

The Union learned some members at Boeing enrolled in the Traditional Medical Plan between Dec. 29, 2009 and Jan. 9, 2010 who tried to get a 100-unit supply of prescriptions were limited to a 34-day supply.Medco is aware of the issue and is working on a fix, but it was not confined to just Boeing employ- ees so they want to develop a “global solution.”Again, this only impacts those on Traditional Medical Plan who have been recently denied a 100-unit supply for a prescription from a retail pharmacy for Medco.

On January 13, Boeing announced effective January 2011 they are changing medical administrators from Regence Blue Shield to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.We have a contract in place so all benefits and services remain the same. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.

MEDCO Issue Being Worked for TMP

New Health Administrator in 2011

Boeing Changes L&I Administrators

Effective Jan. 1, 2010, Boeing has selected

Sedgwick CMA to administer its workers’ com-

pensation claims (replacing Broadspire). Express

Scripts will continue to provide pharmacy services

for workers’ compensation prescriptions; however,

a new ID card was issued effective Jan. 1, 2010. Members with open L&I Claims were notified of

this change and the new contact information.

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Now that the holiday break isbehind us and a new year hasbegun, don’t forget to apply forsafety shoe reimbursement foryour shoes purchased in 2009!

Each year IAM/Boeing JointPrograms allows a grace periodfor employees to take care of theirprevious year’s safety shoe business. March 1, 2010marks the deadline for turning in applications forsafety shoe reimbursements for purchases made in2009.

Applications for 2009 purchase reimbursementreceived after March 1, 2010 will not be accepted.Your ORIGINAL ITEMIZED RECEIPT is re-quired to process your reimbursement

Now is also a good time to reviewthe reimbursement guidelines onIAM/Boeing Joint Programs website,and browse the frequently asked ques-tions for any possible changes. IAM/Boeing Joint Programs would like toencourage you to check back occa-sionally to make sure you don’t miss

any important information or updates.Questions can be directed to your local IAM/

Boeing Joint Programs office. For Puget Soundcall (425) 965-4300 or 1-800-235-3453 or get anapplication online by visiting the web page at http://www.iam-boeing.com/shoe_general.cfm

Check out all the benefits and services that IAM/Boeing Joint Programs has to offer by visiting http://iamboeing.web.boeing.com on the Boeing Intranetor www.iam-boeing.com from your home PC.

March 1, 2010 is theDeadline for 2009 SafetyShoe Reimbursement

IAM/Boeing Joint Programs regularly offers sev-eral workshops to assist members in planning for theirgolden years. The Personal Money Management work-shop and Boeing Retirement Workshops are offeredin Auburn, Everett, Tukwila and Frederickson.

The Boeing Retirement Workshop fills up fast asmembers want to know how the retirement processworks, how pension benefits are calculated, differentways to collect VIP funds and information on retireemedical. The seminar is designed to give you the toolsyou need to make informed decisions about yourretirement. To prepare for the workshop, review andprint the seminar materials from the pension planssection for union-represented employees on the BoeingBenefits website (http://www.boeing.com/benefits).

The Personal Money Management Seminar is foranyone who wants a comfortable retirement or hasother financial goals such as your child’s collegeeducation or a new home.

Check the schedule and register for the workshopthat is most convenient.

Workshops Can Help You Plan Financial Strategy for Your RetirementUpcoming Boeing RetirementTo register call QTTP at 1-800-235-3453.

QTTP Everett, 7710 Evergreen Way, 7-61 Bldg.April 15 OR July 22 OR Oct. 2111:30 am to 1:30 pm OR 3 pm to 5 pm

QTTP Tukwila, 6840 Fort Dent Way, 7-68.2 Bldg. Feb. 18 OR May 2O OR Aug 19 OR Nov 4

11:30 am to 1:30 pm OR 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

QTTP Auburn, 1102 15th St. SW, 17-239.1 Bldg.Feb. 11 OR Aug. 12

Noon to 2 pm AND 3 pm to 5 pm

QTTP Everett Office, 7710 Evergreen Way, 7-61 BldgFeb 17th OR Mar. 17th from 11 am to 1 pm OR 3-5 pmTo reserve in Everett, call Monica at 425-342-9973

QTTP Tukwila Office , 6840 Fort Dent Way, 7-68.2 BldgFeb. 25th OR Mar. 18th from11:30 am-1:30 pm OR3:30-5:30 pm. To reserve a seat, call Brenda at 425-965-4274

QTTP Auburn Office , 1102 15th St SW, 17-239.1 Bldg.Feb 16th OR Mar. 16th from Noon to 2 pm OR 3-5 pmTo reserve a seat, call Marilyn at 253-657-2688

QTTP Frederickson, 24-60 Bldg, Conf Room 11G47.1 Mar. 9th from Noon to 2 pm OR 3-5 pmTo reserve a seat, call Ruth at 253-887-4766

Personal Money Management Seminar

IAM/BOEING JOINT PROGRAMS

Members in Everett gained a new advocate fortraining and safety with the appointment of StoshTomala as IAM/Boeing Joint Programs Adminis-trator from the Union side.

Stosh brings a wealthof Union involvement andleadership combined withyears of experience insafety and training – mak-ing him a natural fit forhis new position.

At Joint Programs, heis assigned to the FlightLine, 747 and 777 pro-grams. He has tackled hisnew position with thesame enthusiasm hebrought to other leader-ship roles – most recentlyserving as Local 751-APresident, District VicePresident and DistrictCouncil member. Formore than 21 years, Stoshhas been active in the Union and inspired others toget involved – whether it is knocking on doors in anorganizing campaign, assisting with a communityservice project, phone banking on a legislativeissue, lobbying officials in Olympia and Washing-ton DC, or working a contractual issue for mem-bers in his area.

Stosh also has a rich history with Joint Pro-grams. On the safety side, he served on the Plant IISite Committee for ten years – working continuallyto make the workplace safer, coordinating safety

fairs, creating the Propulsion System DivisionSafety Team, and as a member of the District’sSafety Committee.

While working in the Propulsion Division, hebecame in-volved in theQ u a l i t yThrough Train-ing Programand served onthe site advi-sory committee– helping tobring new re-sources to themembers. Herecognized thevalue of Qual-ity ThroughTraining Pro-gram Educa-tion Assistanceand utilized thebenefits to ad-

vance his own education. Having an A&P Li-cense, Stosh navigated the Employee RequestedTransfer (ERT) system and landed an upgrade asan AMT on Seattle Field. This first hand knowl-edge of the Career Guides, Education Assistanceand ERT process provide a strong background forserving our members.

Stosh looks forward to helping deliver theresources members need for a safe workplace andtraining to fit the ever changing workplace de-mands and career goals for their future.

Safety Corner: Texting on the Job an Overlooked Hazard

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QTTP Everett Office , 7710 Evergreen Way, 7-61 Bldg. Feb 25 OR Mar. 9 11 am to 1 pm OR 3 pm to 5 pmTo reserve a seat at Everett, call 425-776-0446

You’ve heard about the risks of texting whiledriving. But what about texting while walking orworking? As texting becomes more and more preva-lent, the dangers increase exponentially becauseattention is no longer focused on where you aregoing. The answer: Think safety!

How many times have you seen a co-worker, asupervisor or another employee walking down thetransportation aisle while sending or checking atext message? We’ve all chuckled when someonewalks into a post or bumps into another person. Butwhat if they step in front of a forklift or anothervehicle traveling through the factory?

Cell phones and text messaging are creating newand challenging safety issues – whether it is driftingout into the transportation aisle rather than staying onthe pedestrian lane, missing a step and twisting anankle going up stairs, or stumbling on a cord in yourwork area – the distraction multiplies the chances ofan accident or mishap.

Even the most skilled texter has probably hadone or two near run-ins with a door, another personor even moving vehicles.

The parking lot is another place where textingseems to distract people. Hurrying to send that lastmessage before starting work, you may not seesomeone who is leaving the factory or rushing to

get to work on time.According to the New York Times, just over 1,000

pedestrians visited emergency rooms in 2008 be-cause they got distracted and tripped, fell or ran intosomething while using a cellphone to talk or text.That’s twice the number from 2007.

With all the equipment, vehicles and people mov-ing through the factories, keep your focus on the taskat hand. If you need to text, wait until breaks or lunchwhen you are sitting and can focus on it. In our busylives, don’t let texting be another distraction thatcould lead to injury. TEXTING WHILE WALKINGOR WORKING IS DANGEROUS.

Excessive texting can also lead to carpal tunnel -which can be painful and hamper job performance.

Finally, be aware that cell phones MUST be turnedoff in hazardous locations, which include confinedspaces when flammable or combustible chemicals arein use, in spray buildings, paint hangars, near fueledaircraft and in paint and solvent storage rooms.

Sending a quick text message while walkingcan provide enough distraction to collidewith a vehicle, another person or object.

Tomala Appointed as EverettJoint Programs Administrator

Joint Programs Union Administrator Stosh Tomala(r) discusses safety issues with Everett Flight LineSteward Dan Swank.

Steward Rita McMiperfect gift for her d

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National Wear Red Day is a day of action to showsupport for women and heart disease awareness. On Fri-day, February 5, women and men across the country canunite in the national movement to give women a personaland urgent wake-up call about their risk of heart disease.Everyone can participate by showing off a favorite reddress, shirt, or tie, or by wearing the Red Dress Pin—to helpspread the message that “ Heart Disease Doesn’t Care WhatYou Wear, It’s the Number One Killer of Women.”

Although significant progress has been made in increas-ing awareness among women that heart disease is their #1killer (from 34 percent in 2000 to 69 percent in 2009) mostfail to make the connection between its risk factors andtheir personal risk of developing heart disease. In fact, thisdisease kills one out of every four American women.

To find out more about women and heart disease, visitThe Heart Truth Web pages at www.hearttruth.gov or callthe NHLBI Health Information Center at 301-592-8573.

751 Promotes National Wear Red Day - February 5

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Volunteers Continue to Make Life Better for Others

Above: Many of the 751 volunteers and their families who turned outto help package frozen corn at the Northwest Harvest Warehouse onDecember 29.

It was quite an operation at Northwest Harvest. Volunteersfirst bagged the corn, then sealed the bags, placed them in15-pound boxes and sealed them for shipping.

L to R: Tom Lindberg, Rob Curran, George Braun, ClarkFromong and Vennie Murphy were a few helping to prepareand serve meals recently at the Tacoma Rescue Mission.

Retired member George Braun volunteeredat the Toy N Joy Salvation Army event.

took part in the Salvation Army Toy N Joyefore Christmas. Above a Steward serves as ao help locate the right gift for their children.

Photo right: EdLutgen andSteward TyroneDavis kept the7-10 year oldtable stockedwith toys.

Kids help seal the corn bags before boxing them up.

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Members joined the 751 Women’s Committee in National Wear Red Day topromote healthy hearts and raise awareness of heart disease for women.

thousands of bags of frozen corn,which will be shipped to food banksthroughout the state. Taking over thewarehouse during the holidays hasbecome a tradition for many 751 mem-bers and their families.

In addition, members continued toprepare and serve meals at area missionsseveral weekends a month, as well asbuilding wheelchair ramps, and coordi-nating other activities to help those inneed.

illan helps a mom find thedaughter.

Michael Byrne, Monica Baker, and Brett Coty work the stocking stufftable at the Salvation Army Toy N Joy distribution event.

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display of brutality.”In the wake of such brutality, public

support for the Lawrence strikers swelledand a congressional investigation wascalled. At the beginning of March, thetestimonyof thes t r i k e r sb e g a n .One of themost mov-ing testi-m o n i a l scame from14 year oldC a m e l l aTeoli. She,along withm a n yother chil-dren work-ing in thefactories,had beensought-out by company recruiters be-fore she was of the legal working age.Offered papers that would “prove” herover the age of 14, her father paid $4 toget her working in the factory. Camellapainted an awful picture for the court-room – a picture that horrified PresidentTaft’s wife, who had come to witnessstriker interviews. She testified that herworkdays were long, her pay had beenwithheld and she’d been forced to pay 10cents every two weeks for water while atwork in the hot factory. Worst of all, thelittle girl had fallen victim to the lack ofsafety standards within the factory. Whileworking as a “twister,” the machine thatshe was working with scalped her, re-quiring a seven month stay in the hospi-

tal with no pay from the company.With overwhelming public support

for the strike growing, mill owners real-ized that the investigation could poten-tially threaten their tariff protections. OnMarch 12, they conceded to the demands

of the strik-ers. By theend of themonth, thec h i l d r e nstaying inf o s t e rh o m e saway fromthe vio-lence wereable tocome homeand textilew o r k e r sthroughoutall of NewE n g l a n dsaw wageincreases.

The Bread and Roses Strike and theinvestigation that followed provided fod-der for and increased awareness of thecontinual fight against child labor. Andmore than any other event before itstime, the strike left in its wake an under-standing that females, immigrant labor-ers, and children had a voice.

In a 1912 issue of Forum magazine,literary critic Kenneth McGowan wrotethat “whatever it’s future, the I.W.W.has accomplished one tremendously bigthing…and that is the individual awak-ening of ‘illiterates’ and ‘scum’ to anoriginal, personal conception of societyand the realization of the dignity andrights of their part in it.”

District 751 re-cently received tophonors for the AeroMechanic newspa-per in the Interna-tional Associationof Machinists an-nual newsletter andwebsite contest.

The newspapertook first place in boththe general excel-lence and layout anddesign categories.The paper also re-ceived a third place for best feature story.

The Aero Mechanic newspaper alsoreceived awards from the InternationalLabor Communication Association,which competes with labor publicationsfrom all unions across the United States.The Aero Mechanic took first place in

International President Tom Buffenbarger (center)presents Connie Kelliher (l) and Ed Lutgen with theIAM Newsletter and Website Awards.

Aero Mechanic Newspaper Wins Awards

March 1912: Remembering the WomenWho Won Bread...and Roses, too!

publication design and first place fororiginal cartoon with “Hands Off OurHealth Care”

District 751’s website also receivedtwo awards: second place for best layoutand design and third place for generalexcellence.

Militiamen aim their bayonets at the peacefulstrikers during the 1912 textile strike.

751 Earns OrganizingAward as Top Recruiter

General Vice President Gary Allen(l) presented District President TomWroblewski with the WesternTerritory Organizing trophy forunionizing the most workers in theTerritory.

District 751 won another prestigiousaward last year – the Annual Organizingaward. The award is presented to the Dis-trict that unionizes the most new membersin the Western Territory. The contest runsfrom July 1 through June 30.

General Vice President Gary Allenmade the presentation at a District Coun-cil meeting last fall.

“751 Lead Organizer Jesse Cote Jrhas done an outstanding job recruitingpeople to knock on doors and work thevarious campaigns,” stated District Presi-dent Tom Wroblewski. “Word has spreadand workers from other companies arecalling us and requesting representationto get fair wages and benefits.”

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by Ruth Render,Retired Club Secretary

January Retired Club Meeting Minutes

Congratulations to the followingmembers who retired from the Union:

Union Retirees:

Cut out the mailing label bearing your name and address attached to this issue's front page.Paste, tape or staple the label in the space above. Place coupon in an envelope and mail toSusan Palmer, Secretary-Treasurer, IAM District 751, 9125 15th Place S., Seattle, WA98108. The Union requests this information each year to ensure we have your currentaddress. Please mail this coupon as soon as possible or call the information into the DuesOffice at 206-763-1300 or 1-800-763-1301 or email the info to webmaster@iam751.org

NAME: _____________________________ Last 4 digits of Soc Sec #___________________

NEW ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________

CITY ________________________________ STATE ________ ZIP __________________

Attach Mailing Label HereRetired MembersCheck-In Form

The meeting was called to order byVice President T.J. Seibert.

M/S/P to suspend the regular order ofbusiness so that newly elected Officerscould be sworn in.

All Officers were sworn in by DistrictPresident Tom Wroblewski:

President: Al WydickVice President: T.J. SeibertRecording Secretary: Ruth RenderTreasurer: Betty NessSergeant-at-Arms: Leroy MillerTrustees: Louise Burns

Michael Keller John Guevarra

President’s Report: Vice President T.J.Seibert welcomed President Al Wydick tothe podium. Al reported that it has been along road since December. He is gettingbetter, but he is dealing with chemo now,which should be finished in March. Untilthen, he will attend the meetings as muchas possible. He thanked T.J. for running themeeting and thanked the club for all of theprayers and support.

Vice President T.J. Seibert asked mem-bers to keep Al in their thoughts and prayers.

Roll Call of Officers: All Officerswere present.

Financial Report: The report was readby Treasurer Betty Ness. M/S/P to accept.

Minutes: M/S/P to accept the min-utes as printed.

Communications Report: Record-ing Secretary Ruth Render reported theclub received a donation request fromthe Salvation Army. She also announcedthe Catholic Seamen’s Club Luncheon,sponsored by District 751 on January 21.M/S/P to donate a $50 gift card to theevent for their raffle.

Business Rep Report: Business Rep-resentative Richard Jackson gave the BRreport for January. Richard reported on

various activities at the Boeing plants toenforce the contract and applauded theefforts Stewards make every day to pro-tect our members’ rights.

District President Report: DistrictPresident Tom Wroblewski thanked theclub for the wonderful holiday luncheonthat was held in December and wishedeveryone a Happy New Year.

Tom reported there are many things tothink about as we start the new year. Lastyear, Boeing decided to build a duplicate787 line in South Carolina, which was verydisappointing. We know our members inPuget Sound build the best airplanes in theworld. They always have and always will.Most importantly, Boeing’s customersknow that. We wouldn’t be surprised ifspecial requests are placed on new ordersfor Puget Sound-built aircraft.

In December, the 787 took flight forthe first time – it was a great moment –that would not have been possible with-out our members and the other dedicatedBoeing employees throughout PugetSound. If the South Carolina plant getsup and running, the capacity there willonly be three planes per month. In Wash-ington, we will build over three times

that much – with 10 planes each month.Another big issue in 2010 is working

hard to ensure that the Air Force isequipped with American-made, Boeingtankers. Boeing has already built the bestplatform to build the tanker. Airbus hasnot, and their platform has already provenmore costly – especially since it willrequire the military to modify their run-ways and hangars among other things.The 767 tanker is what the Air Forceneeds. We look forward to Boeing fi-nally securing that contract.

Vice President T.J. Seibert thanked Tom,the District and Staff for their continuingsupport of the Retiree Club, including theluncheon that was held in December.

Health & Welfare: Helen Pompeo gavethe report. A moment of silence was ob-served for the following deceased mem-bers: Walter Berg, Alan Brown, ThelmaBrusha, Jacob Carterman, Byron Dickey,C.J. Findlay, Dale Gregory, Harry Hawk,Donald Hilstad, Lois Johnson, WilliamJohnson, Irene Miller, G.C. Mitchell,Raymond Purvis, Gary Rousseau, RichardRussell, Perry Sherman, Jerry Shreve,Barbara Storgel, Cheri Swanberg-Wallace,and Leslie Taylor. Sympathy cards were

sent to next of kin.Helen also reported that Frances

Dinwiddie passed away on Saturday.She had been an active club memberwho came to the weekly meetings.

She noted that the next casino tripwill be held on January 20. More partici-pation is needed from club members.Most of the attendees are church friendsand other groups. It’s a great time andshe would like to see more members ofthe retired club come out and join them.It takes 90 minutes to get there, theyspend 4 hours at the casino, and then areback in Seattle by 4:30 pm.

Legislative Report: Carl Schwartznoted there are many bills coming up inthe state Legislature that will impactretirees and senior citizens.

Carl reported that the yearly dues forthe Retired Club’s membership to theWashington State Alliance for RetiredAmericans are due. He made a motion topay the $100 annual dues. M/S/P

He added the Alliance for RetiredAmericans National Convention is April5-8 in Las Vegas. Carl made a motion tosend a delegate to the convention and ask

In December, District 751 lost a pio-neer with the passing of Judy Jackson.Judy was a vital part of the Union for 34years before her retirement in 2000.

Judy hired into Boeing in 1965 as aLead on the AWAC program and imme-diately became active in the Union. Sheworked her way up through the ranks ofLocal A – beginning as a Union Steward,then serving as Trustee and progressingfrom there. She served as Local A Re-cording Secretary, Vice President andDistrict Council delegate for a numberof years. She was also the first womanpresident of Local A.

In 1990, Judy accepted a position as

Judy Jackson Remembered for Pioneering Spiritone of the original Union Administra-tors for the newly established IAM/Boeing Quality Through Training Pro-gram. She served in that capacity for10 years and was a driving force be-hind the Education Assistance pro-gram, which has helped thousands ofmembers pursue their educationalgoals.

Her loving and selfless nature willbe remembered by family and all thoseshe touched throughout her life.

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Jose AfllejePatricia AmundsenBernal AndersenJerry AndersonWilliam BanksBruce BartlettKaren BayneCynthia BlessingRonald BoiesAlex BoschokGlen BreshearsBill BrownLarry BrynerLeland CarterCynthia CookDaniel CortezCraig CumminsJames DeanFrank DelamaterCresencia DelrosarioJohn DewJames DyresonTerry EhresmanRonald EllsworthIoane FaneneGary FrancisJames FranzenDouglas GarrisonKaren GaumontRichard GiboneyThomas GilesLinda GoingsIrene GriffinDwight GrosvenorKent Hall

L to R: District President Tom Wroblewski swears in the 2010 Retired Club Officers: Ruth Render, Al Wydick, MikeKeller, Louise Burns, Leroy Miller, Betty Ness, T.J. Seibert and John Guevarra.

RETIRED CLUB OFFICERSPresident Al Wydick 253-735-8004Vice President T.J. Seibert 206-329-0160Secretary Ruth Render 206-324-4055Treasurer Betty Ness 206-762-0725Srgnt-at-Arms Leroy Miller 206-878-0601Trustees: Louise Burns 206-242-5878

John Guevarra 206-762-3848 Mike Keller

Union Office: (1-800-763-1301) or 206-763-1300

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Photo left: Judy Jackson at herretirement party from the Unionafter 34 years of service in 2000.

William HasbrouckMichael HoganGerald HoldrenNancy Holland-YoungNorman HolmanRichard JonsonJudy KatherSusan KelloggSandra KellyVicki KrissEdwin LazaroEdward LeonardWeston LickissRobert LyonsLawrence MackinnonMichael MaillardRichard McManusSonja MillerKyoko NallCharles NaudRonald NesheimGregory NightJohn Ortiz SrTheodore PickrellBernard RileyJames RogersLinda SissonCharles SmithKenney Smith IIIPhong TruongRay WarwickJoshua Waters JrDavid WilliamsJames Williams

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the District Council to cover the expensesfor that delegate. M/S/P

Robbie Stern from the Puget SoundAlliance for Retired Americans reportedthey are working hard on important is-sues that impact retirees, including clos-ing the healthcare donut-hole, achievingchanges that will allow coverage forpreventative medicine for seniors, stop-ping fraud and abuse of the Medicaresystem, and creating guidelines for equalMedicare disbursement between eachstate. The current healthcare bill is ahuge step forward, but we must stillwork diligently as advocates for all se-niors, as well as for the next generation.

Robbie invited District 751 RetireeClub members to join the Puget SoundAlliance. Annual membership costs are$15 and includes a monthly newsletter.

Carl reminded everyone that, whenMedicare was first proposed, many of thesame people fighting the new healthcarebill were fighting against it as well. Heasked the club to consider what seniorcitizens did before Medicare. They died. Itis important to fight for these changes inAmerican healthcare just like the peoplewho fought for Medicare years ago.

Birthdays & Anniversaries: Birthdaysfor December and January were: MargaretEhlke, Frank Premmer, Helen Lowe, DanStachlowski, and Ardie Stachlowski. Therewere two anniversaries: Leroy and HelenMiller celebrated 61 years and Betty andRoy Ness celebrated 55 years.

Good and Welfare: John Guevarrasuggested that Helen Lowe be consideredto attend the ARA convention. He alsospoke about the current cuts in educationand spoke of a petition being circulated bythe American Federation of Teachers ask-ing legislators not to allow cuts to K-12 andcommunity colleges.

District President Tom Wroblewskiencouraged everyone to take a look atthe new Labor History display in thehallway. The Labor History Committeedoes a great job putting together interest-ing and relevant displays for our hall.

T.J. thanked everyone for their hardwork and participation at the Christmasluncheon.

Adjournment: A motion was madeto adjourn. M/S/P

Retired Club MinutesContinued from page 9

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Request For an Application Form - 2010 Scholarship Form

IMPORTANT: Complete this couponAND attach a SELF-ADDRESSEDLABEL for reply.

Mail to: IAM Scholarship Program 9000 Machinists Place, Room 117 Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-2687

2010 IAM Scholarship Competition Deadline Feb. 26The IAM Scholarship Competition is

open each year to members of the IAMand their children throughout the UnitedStates and Canada.

Scholarships for abachelor’s degree or atwo-year vocational/technical certificationare determined in a com-petition among eligibleapplicants that is judged by an indepen-dent selection committee.

Awards to members are $2,000 peracademic year. They are granted for aspecific period from one to four yearsleading to a bachelor’s degree or a two-year vocationa/technical certification.

Awards to Children of Members are:College – $1,000 per academic year.

All awards are renewable each year, un-til a bachelor’s degree is obtained or fora maximum of four years, whicheveroccurs first.

Vocational/Technical School –$2,000 per year until certification isreached for a maximum of two years,whichever occurs first.

Eligibility for CompetitionAny applicant must be either--• an IAM member, or• the son, daughter, stepchild or le-

gally adopted child of an IAM member.Child of a Member Applicant--• Must have one living parent with

two years of continuous good-standingmembership up to and including the clos-ing date of February 26, 2010;

Print your name and address clearly:

• Must be planning to graduate dur-ing the winter or by the end of the spring2010 school year (i.e., normally a highschool senior);

• Must plan to take a regular collegeor vocational/technical program on afull-time basis, maintaining qualifyinggrades;

• Will be eligible if the parent diedafter the son or daughter entered highschool, if the parent had two years of“continuous good-standing member-ship” at the time of death;

• A “continuous good-standing mem-bership” is understood to be a period ofmembership during which the membercontinuously has paid monthly dues unin-terrupted by withdrawal cards;

• The IAM member must maintain con-tinuous good-standing membershipthroughout the life of the award.

For complete 2010 Scholarship Com-petition Guidelines, visit www.goiam.org/iamscholarship. NOTE: Completed Ap-plication Packets must be postmarkedno later than February 26, 2010.

Please send me an Application Packet for the 2010 IAM ScholarshipCompetition. I understand that this request is not an application and that thecompleted Application Packet must be postmarked no later than Feb. 26, 2010.

REMINDER: Please check the appropriate box below and the requestedapplication will be mailed to you. As an IAM member who will have 2 years'continuous membership in the IAM as of Feb. 26, 2010, I am requesting anApplication Form for:

Child of Member requesting a College Scholarship

Child of Member requesting a Vocational/Technical Scholarship

IAM Member requesting a College or Vocational/Technical Scholarship

Machinists Union members have anopportunity for an evening of solidar-ity and fun at the Everett SilvertipsHockey Club on Friday, March 12. Thegame against the Seattle Thunderbirdsstarts at 7 p.m. at the Everett ComcastArena. Machinists Union members canpurchase discounted tickets for thegame – $10 for upper levels seats and

$13 for lower level. Members can pur-chase tickets at the Everett Union Hall(8729 Airport Road), Mon-day through Friday (8 a.m.to 5 p.m. - closed for lunchnoon to 1 p.m.).

The event is to build soli-darity and is part of our com-munity outreach program to

provide more information to the pub-lic about unions.There will be spe-

cial giveaways andraffles at the event.

It will be a fun night,and we hope to see youthere.

Machinists Solidarity Night at Everett Silvertips

loadmasters who fly C-17s based atMcChord, as well as maintain the simulatorsthat the flight crews practice on. Our mem-bers’ work has been vital to keeping America’sfighting men and women in Iraq and Afghani-stan supplied over the past few years; C-17sfrom McChord make regular trips to those warzones.

In recent weeks, the world has seen theresults of their labor in a whole new arena, asC-17s from McChord flew relief missions toHaiti. Those C-17 crews have brought spe-cially trained rescue workers and equipment toHaiti, along with desperately needed freshwater. On the flights back, they evacuate Hai-tian-Americans who survived the earthquakeand aftershocks.

Each flight requires careful planning bythe pilots and loadmasters, using all the skillstaught to them by our District 751 members.

Machinists are used to serving others –District 751 raised more than a quarter-million dollars last year for Guide Dogs ofAmerica. And there are days when our mem-bers accomplish industrial miracles, featsof production that would have seemed im-possible even a decade ago.

But in this case, our members at McChordare directly involved in saving lives on a grandscale. Their commitment, dedication, and skillare making a crucial difference to people ingreat need. For that you deserve our highestpraise.

So in that spirit, I thank all of you for all youdid in 2009 – for our Union, for our communi-ties and for our employers – and I thank you inadvance for all that you’ll do in the year ahead.District 751 Machinists are a force for good inthis world, and we’ll prove it again in 2010.

Business Rep Ron Bradley administers the oath ofoffice to Local E officers: Chuck Hurry, Heinz Perryand Lee Verfaillie

Accepting the Oath of Office

Photo left: BusinessRep Brett Coty (l)administers the oathof office to Local FAuditor MitchellChristian.

Business Rep Ron Bradley administers the oath of office to Local E Officers: Lto R: Ira Carterman, Dan Meddaugh, Al Myers, John Cowin, Richard Karnes,Chris Olafson, Roy Wilkinson, Ross Veenker and Guerdon Ellis.

Business Rep Brett Coty administers the oath of office to Local F Officers L to R: GarthLuark, Paul Veltkamp, Fred Hoskins, Dwyane Johnson, Dorothy Crace, Princie Stewart,Christine Fullerton, Ron Kiel, Howard Carlson and Hazel Powers.

Local 86 President Jeff Jones (l) administers the oath of officewhile Mike Blashill (outgoing Sec-Treas) observes. Taking the oathL to R: Pete Hedemark, Gary Swartz, Terry Frei, Dale Ronquille,and Andy Cashion (outgoing Rec. Sec).

President’s MessageContinued from page 2

Aero Inc Meeting - 3/2/10Aero Machinists Inc. which owns and oper-

ates the Union’s buildings and property, willhold its annual meeting on Tuesday, March 2 atthe Seattle Union Hall (9125 15th Pl. S) imme-diately following the 5:30 pm District Councilmeeting. Every member of a Local Lodgeaffiliated with District 751 is welcome and canvote on the business at this meeting.

Staff Assistant Ken Howard (r) administers the oath of officeto Local 1951 officer Marty Uber (l) and Craig Smoot.

Obtain applications online by visiting www.goiam.org/iamscholarship

L to R: Business Rep Steve Warren administers the oath of office to Local 1123 officers: JimO’Brien, Barry Wright, Fred McNeil, Tie Morrison, Bailey Olin, Adam Focht, Elmer Wall andFred Willsey.

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Ken Howard has been named as Dis-trict 751’s Staff Assistant/Organizer forEastern Washington effective January 4.He replaced Ed Rittenberg, who retiredin 2009. He will be based out of Richland.

In his new job, Ken will assist theUnion’s Eastern Washington BusinessRep Steve Warren, in providing supportto Union members with contract enforce-ment, handling grievances and negotiat-ing contracts. Ken’s assignment willcover a lot of miles and includes Hanford,Tri-Cities, Yakima, Goldendale,Roosevelt, Wenatchee, Quincy andPendleton, Oregon.

Ken has been a member of District 751since 1983 when he hired on as a light-dutymechanic at the Hanford site. He became aSteward in 2003, Local 1951 President in2004, has been a delegate to both theWashington Machinists Council and Wash-ington State Labor Council and has workedvarious organizing drives.

Ken has also been active in otherways to help the members. He has beena trainer at the HAMMER Center since1995, and the site coordinator for boththe IAM and International ChemicalWorkers Union since 1998. In this ca-pacity, he developed valuable organiza-tional, communication and presentationskills, and also dealt with multiple em-ployers and coordinated efforts with otherUnions at the site.

It was that experience – working withseveral different employers and laborUnions at the HAMMER Center – thatgave him the edge over several otherwell-qualified candidates, District Presi-dent Tom Wroblewski said.

“We needed a strong person to assistSteve Warren in covering our widely spread-out Eastern Washington territory,”Wroblewski said. “I’m confident Ken hasthe right mix of skills for this important job.”

“As the workforce has become moreeducated, technical, and diverse, I havelearned how to engineer new ways ofsolving problems by being able to look atunique situations from others’ perspec-tives, from workers to upper manage-ment. All of these skills will help in mynew position,” said Ken.

Ken is up for the challenges of hisnew position. “Will I have a lot to learn?Absolutely,” he said. “This is going to befun. I’m really looking forward to it.”

IAM members at Lee & Eastes repair and maintain hundreds of trucks, trailsand tankers each year. L to R: Steve Ely, Dale Powell, IAM Staff AssistantKen Howard, Kory Billington, and Don Ambs.

stated. “With a Union, theCompany can’t just get ridof us on a whim or becausethey don’t like us. Unionsare what built our countryand the middle class.”

Tri-County DisposalOur members at theRoosevelt Landfill aren’tthe only ones who turn animpressive volume of wasteeach day. The 15 membersworking at Tri-County Disposal (anothersubsidiary of Allied Waste) collect gar-bage and recycling from most of the19,000 residents and businesses through-out Klickitat County. Keep in mindKlickitat County is a long narrow countycovering a lot of ground, which stretchesacross miles of south-Central Washing-ton along the northern banks of the Co-lumbia River – often making pickupsmiles apart.

To stay on top of the routes, the groupworks as a team – assessing the workloadand making adjustments and reorganiz-ing routes to increase efficiency. Withminimal oversite, the group must be self-motivated.

With so many miles to cover and justseven drivers and three helpers, they areconstantly moving. They have one recy-cling route that services the entire county.

In addition, our members at Tri-Countyrun three waste transfer stations locatedin Goldendale, BZ Corners, andDallesport, which are open five or sixdays a week depending on the season.From the transfer stations, the trash mustbe transported to the Roosevelt RegionalLandfill for final disposal. Two mem-bers serve as “jack of all trades” – fillingin where needed, cutting up appliances

for recycling andmaintaining the trans-fer stations. Whensomeone takes a dayoff, they pull togetherto seamlessly get thejob done so service isuninterrupted.

Several membersbring decades of expe-rience to their position,which is a testament tothe pay and benefits

secured.Union Steward Garry Shane, who has

been working in the same area since1981, noted, “Management trusts theworkforce and gives us input into ourwork assignments. By empowering us,we are more motivated and want to en-sure the job is done. Everyone workstogether well – making it a good job –one that people stay at for years.”

Members at Tri-County Disposalvoted to have Machinists Union repre-sentation in 2002 after observing thatworkers at the landfill secured a betterdeal with a collective bargaining agree-ment. It is a decision they still stand bytoday. In fact, members at Tri-CountyDisposal last fall unanimously ratified anew contract that included 3 percentannual raises over the next three years –demonstrating their commitment andteamwork as both employees and Unionmembers.

At Lee & Eastes Tank Lines in Pasco,four Machinists Union members dili-gently work to repair and maintain hun-dreds of trucks, trailers and tankers eachyear.

While the facility has changed namesseveral times over the years, what hasremained constant is representation bythe Machinists Union. Since the 1960’s,the Machinists Union has been the voicein collective bargaining for these work-ers and helped provide continuity eventhrough employer’s name changes (mostrecently from Motor Freight Services in2005).

Union Steward Steve Ely is also a partof that long-term stability. He has workedthere for almost 24 years.

“I enjoy the variety of work. We have a lot of fabrication, service work andpreventive maintenance. We are a one-stop shop that can do everything fromwelding and fabrication to brake jobs, oilchanges, and lubing trucks,” Steve stated.“Over the years, the repair of tanks hasalso grown into a sizeable work pack-age.”

Maintaining the trucks owned by Lee& Eastes accounts for only part of thework. Other companies have recognizedthe skilled mechanics and rely on ourmembers there to keep their trucks, trail-ers and tankers in top-running condition.

“It has been amazing this winter,”added Steve “We have been really busydespite the downturn in the economy.

Our workload hasn’t really been affected.If we lose a customer for some reason,there seems to be others right there tobring in new work. It has meant steadyemployment.”

Steve has represented the membersas Union Steward since 2004. He under-stands that the benefits package and goodwages are a direct result of Union repre-sentation.

Most important at Lee & Eastes, thereis a good working relationship betweenCompany and Union. This atmosphereof mutual respect has resulted in loyalemployees, return customers, and hardwork on the part of everyone to ensurethe company’s success.

751 Members Keep Washington CleanContinued from page 1

Lee & Eastes Keep Tank Trucks Rolling

Howard Appointedas Staff Assistant

Ken Howard will provide support toUnion members in Eastern Washingtonassisting Business Rep Steve Warren.

nificant, I believe we have the people andthe resources we need to be successful,”the CEO said.

Wroblewski agreed – at least as far asIAM 751 members are concerned.

“No one else has the skills and dedi-cation Boeing needs to accomplish thesegoals,” he said. “We are the fundamentaloperating engine of the Boeing Co.”

Continued from page 2

Revenues and Profits

Ed Wright working at one of the transfer stations.

Steward Steve Ely prepares to repaira tanker.

Photo left: Closeup of disposal site.Members process 7,500 tons of wasteper day at the Roosevelt landfill.

Photo below: Shows above thedisposal site, which must be coveredeach night.Inset: Roosevelt chief Steward JerryMickelson.