USW Local 2-232

formerly PACE 7-232

Representing  employees at Briggs & Stratton Corp. and Strattec Security Corp. in Milwaukee, WI

Season's Greetings 

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Membership Meeting 

Sunday January 18, 2009

Frank Monreal's El Matador

9155 W. Bluemound Rd. Milwaukee 

9:30a.m.

Nomination and Election will take place for Recording Secretary to fill the vacancy of Karen Clark, who is retiring January 1, 2009

Nominations will take place for the following positions:

Trustee at Large, Strattec Grievance Rep, Briggs Grievance Rep, 2 Briggs Bargaining Committee Members

   Members are urged to Attend this Meeting.

Burleigh/Men. Falls Plants 1^st & 3^rd Shifts

By Barb Schuller & Mike Merrill (From Local 7-232 Reporter)

 Third Stage Grievances

            We have four discharges going to third stage. The majority of the problems stemmed from attendance. Problems causing members to miss work should be addressed before the possibility of discharge. Please do not wait until you reach 9 points. If you have any problems address them with your grievance so we can get you the help you need. There are many avenues of help available. We also have seven non discharge related grievances going to third stage, mainly from the Die Cast Area.

Die Cast Area

            In the Die Cast Area, we have a meeting scheduled between the Bargaining Comittee and the Die Cast Managment regarding the removal of chairs. We both are trying to address problems in the Die Cast area on a daily basis. We would like to resolve issues on the floor, but in Die Cast it seems we have to go upper management on every issue.

Rehab Department

            There are a lot of Workers Comp rumors circulating in the rehab department. Make sure you contact the Union when you need information and help. there are different aspects to everyone’s case ranging from choice of doctor, nature of injury and compensation rights.

Production Cutback

            Throughout MED there is a seasonal reduction in production. The company has not notified us of any layoff at the time of this article in MED South. Greg Gorecki explains the cutbacks in Plant 1 in his article.

Bereavement

            We are still having problems with bereavement and members not receiving timely payment for days missed. All bereavement verifcation should be taken to Timekeeping. (Located on the second floor of the South Building)

Dept. 715 Move

            There have been a lot of questions from members in Department 715 about the scheduled move of that Department. As of this date, the company has said that everything is on hold until a future date.

Community Services Committee able to help members

            Members are reminded that the Local 7-232 Community Services Committee is able to help members in need of assistance due to unusual hardship. This committee has been able to help many members over the years with assistance, including financial assistance that is often not available with most community agencies.