Be advised, the New York City District Council of Carpenters have authorized a strike against the Manufacturing Woodworkers Association of Greater New York (MWA). Unless the MWA management agrees to a new, fair contract on or before June 30, 2013, the strike will start on Monday morning, July 1, 2013. All MWA shops will be struck, which cover half our Local 2790 members as well as MWA install jobs in Locals 20, 45, 157, and 926's jurisdiction.
These hard working members have already endured cuts to contract terms for a year due to an arbitration ruling. Now the MWA is asking to cut even deeper. We are still hoping for an acceptable agreement, but if one is not reached the DC will be on strike on July 1, against the MWA.
Attached you will find Shops locations.
Stay informed and look for more updates at www.nycdistrictcouncil.com.
Letters to BCA & CAGNY regarding Strike July 1 2013
List of companies we’re striking
List of picket locations and Biz rep contacts
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Important Message from the EST
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DROP DEAD UNITY TEAM !
ReplyDeleteStriiiiiiiiike!
ReplyDeletetell mwa outside rates for outside work
ReplyDeletecan someone explain to me how could dennis shiel have the authority to sign a contract lowering the benefit and wage package by 18 dollars he isn't even in the woodworking business
ReplyDeleteCos' Walsh said so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deletecan someone tell me how dennis shiel could cross out pete thommsen name and sign his name and this be a valid contract!! this is what happened with the gilbert displays contract. go take a look at actual contract. who in there right mind would vote for a contract with lower wages and benefits by 18 dollars an hour. this is the contract the the MWA sued the union for and won $59 million dollars at first they tried to put us all out of business and profit from it!!!!!!! What true American would do this to hard working men and women with families to support an now all of us have no Health Benefits, no pension credits no annuity for our families, while the MWA contracts prevailing wages and don't pay them to the worker!!!!
ReplyDeleteany ideas why THE UNION negotiated the deal and ACCEPTED the deal?
Deletehow about putting blame where it belongs - with those who were SUPPOSE to PROTECT the workers
MWA did not just magically put this in the union's system
HOW WAS THE UNION PROTECTING US? maybe union is using MWA to get members OFF benefits before Obamacare really kicks in
Whats the deal with Ray McGuire bouncing around from the Health & Welfare Fund now working for the opposition, the Contractor Association?
ReplyDeleteHow is it people miss this salient point?
It's about time someone ion NYC had the balls & brains to strike.
Anyone in any Trade Union signing away your rights via Arbitration clauses, in lieu of the only weapon you have (the right to strike) should be run out of town on a rail.
McGinnis should not be signing any 10-year Deal/Contract with any labor organization or Contractor Association. That's a sham unto itself, 10-year wage freeze, please.
If he signs this for you guys, then he should agree to it himself & mandate the same for every Council Employee & in lieu of that, he should step down.
NO CONTRACT SHOULD EXCEED 3-YEARS!
TIME TO BOILERPLATE ALL CONTRACTS, ALL LANGUAGE THE SAME, ALL WAGES & ALL BENEFITS THE SAME STEVO! WAKE THE HELL UP WILL YA!
READ THAT PIECE OF SHIT UBC CONSTITUTION...RE: standing order of the General Executive Committee since SEPTEMBER 17, 1887 - "NO LOCAL UNION SHOULD ADOPT THE PRACTICE OF GRADING WAGES"
GET IT? NEVER MIND THE BULLSHIT OR THE LAME DICK EXCUSES, STAND UP FOR THER MEN, ALL OF THEM!