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May 02, 2013
Mailers at West Penn Printing Vote for Union
The organizing drive began when Mailers at the plant—regular and part-time laborers and machine operators—reached out to CWA Local 14827 Organizer, Kim Gill.
Gill reached out to the contacts and slowly started building a relationship with the workers. With the direction and support of CWA, PPMWS and District 2-13's Administrative Director, Marge Krueger began working with Gill and Kari Bienias, PPMWS Organizing Director, on the West Penn campaign. Read More...
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Apr 24, 2013
What would the Koch brothers do to the Los Angeles Times?
On May 21, Los Angeles voters will go to the polls to select a new mayor. Who will govern Los Angeles, however, is only the second-most important local question in the city today. The most important, by far, is who will buy the Los Angeles Times.
The Times is one of the eight daily newspapers now owned by the creditors who took control of the Tribune Co. after real estate wheeler-dealer Sam Zell drove it into bankruptcy. Others include the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, the Orlando Sentinel and the Hartford Courant. The Tribune board members whom the creditors selected want to unload the papers in favor of more money-making ventures. Keep Reading >
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• • Washington Mailers Local 14201 Ratifies Contract with Washington Post
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• • CWA 74th Convention Information
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• • Four full-time organizers placed
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LABOR NEWS |
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IAPTA settles label dispute with MADCO, Inc.
On November 30, 2012, the International Allied Printing Trades Association (IAPTA) settled its dispute with MADCO, Inc., based in St. Louis, Missouri, over allegations of misuse of the union label. IAPTA is the trademark owner of the Allied Label.
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Mark your calendar Sector's Annual Conference set for April 20th
The 2013 Annual Printing, Publishing and Media Workers Conference is scheduled to be held Saturday April 20th in Pittsburgh.
All locals should make arrangements to have representatives in attendance, it is a Constitutional requirement.
Location, details and a conference agenda will be available soon. Contact the Sector office and check the website, www.cwa-ppmws.
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Journal Register Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Journal Register Co., the publish- er of the Macomb Daily, Pottstown Mercury and Delaware County Times filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec- tion three years after emerging from a previous chapter 11 stint. all three newspapers employ CWA-PPMWS members.
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Allied Files Suit To Protect Label In St. Louis Case
The International Allied Printing Trades Association (IAPTA) attorney Peter Leff filed suit in Federal Court on April 11, 2012 against MADCO Printing of St. Louis, MO alleging the company has “been affixing, applying, annexing or reproducing the Allied Label onto goods that it has been producing, knowing that it did not have permission from the IAPTA or a valid IAPTA License to do so.
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Does Your Company Market Its Label?
Over a century ago, when the labor movement began to aggressively promote union labeled products to show buyers the difference that trained, skilled and dedicated union workers make in product quality the printing “bug” was already in widespread use.
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Union Plus CWA Member Benefits
Union Plus was created by the AFL-CIO in 1986 to help unions recruit and retain members and to provide union members and their families with high-quality consumer benefits and services.
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BECOME A MEMBER |
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HOW YOU AND YOUR COWORKERS CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR UNION
Union Plus Program: The AFL-CIO supports a benefits program for all union members which includes a union credit card, loan program, motor club, dental program, ear care plan, etc.
Negotiated Pension Plan: Begun in 1967, the Plan now has over 750 participating employers, pays benefits to more than 22,000 participants and has over $900 million in assets.
Wages: Studies have shown union wages to be 20-30 percent higher than non-union pay.
Contract benefits: Union workers generally receive more and better fringe benefits- paid leave, life and heath insurance, retirement savings and pensions, etc.
Job security: most contracts secure against arbitrary transfers, demotions and unreasonable schedule changes.
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LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
Find a CWA Printer Find an Allied Printer
Look for the familiar printing “bug” The bug guarantees that the men and women who work on your printed materials receive decent wages and benefits in plants which practice responsible labor-management relations. When you patronize union plants you are helping to maintain the union advantage in the printing industry.
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Find an Allied union printer >
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