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Leaders of the International Association of Machin-ists and Aerospace Workers praised incumbent U.S.Sen. Patty Murray for her work on behalf of Washington’sworking families, and called on union members tosupport her re-election campaign.

“Our candidates bring one word to the campaign —jobs,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger.“We’ve got to keep senators in Washington, D.C., whounderstand what that four-letter word means.”

“She has fought for us on every issue we’ve asked ofher,” added IAM General Vice President Gary Allen.

Murray spoke to nearly 400 members of the Machin-ists and Painters unions who gathered at IAM District751’s Seattle Union Hall on Sept. 7, along with repre-sentatives from other labor organizations.

She drew praise from District 751 President TomWroblewski. Unlike Rossi, he said, ”Nobody has towonder which Washington Patty Murray works for.”

Murray attacked Rossi’s positions that favor Wall

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In September, District 751 welcomednews that Boeing will be bringing workback and expanding its capabilities inPuget Sound. The announcement is atestament to the skills and abilities of ourmembers and SPEEA members here inWashington State.

“We are glad to see Boeing re-invest-ing in Puget Sound – especially after

The Boeing Co.’s plan to increase production of737s beyond its all-time record rate represents a realchallenge – but one that Machinists can achieve, Dis-trict 751 members working at Renton said.

“It’s going to involve a lot of teamwork and a lot ofcooperation from a lot of different people to make itwork,” said Karla Kinsella, a waterstrider who workson the 737 line.

Boeing announced on Sept. 15 that it plans to startproducing 38 737s a month, starting in the second quarterof 2013. The announcement comes on the heels of apreviously announced plan to bump production to 35 amonth in 2012, up from the current rate of 31.5 a month.

“Increasing production is in response to customerdemand for this plane,” Boeing Commercial Airplaneschief Jim Albaugh said.

Boeing already has a 2,000-jet backlog for 737s, andexpects new orders as a result of ongoing sales cam-paigns and because current customers are expected to

exercise op-tions to addmore planesto orders al-ready on thebooks.

The deci-sion proveshow vitalBoeing’s ex-p e r i e n c e dPuget Soundworkers areto the com-pany, Dis-trict 751P r e s i d e n t

Tom Wrob-lewski said.

“The factthat Boeing isable to build jetsat this all-timerecord rate is atestament to theskills and expe-rience of theworkforce herein PugetSound,” he said.“They are anasset Boeingcan’t replicateanywhere else.”

To increasethe rate, Boeing spokespeople said the company willhire a few hundred more workers and invest in newtooling for Renton.

That part was good news for Machinists on theRenton shop floor, who over the past decade have seena steady stream of announcements of plans to moveBoeing manufacturing outside the company’s PugetSound core – moves that have all too often backfired onthe company’s Chicago leadership.

“That’s what I like to see – keeping it here, in houseand in the Puget Sound area,” said Wade Balmer, aRenton inspector. “We want to see all our family andfriends keep working.”

But the ramp-up is a real challenge that will onlysucceed “if we have enough people to support it and ifwe have enough parts coming in,” said Balmer, whosaid he remembers the disastrous production ramp-up

years of moving work from Puget Soundto outside suppliers. It obviously dispelsthe myth that Washington is not a ‘busi-ness friendly’ state,” said District 751President Tom Wroblewski. “We areoptimistic this could signal a change inattitude and mean that Chicago finallyrecognizes the tremendous resources theyhave in their workforce here. Boeing

should harness these tal-ents every chance they get– it is why they have beensuccessful through theyears.”

While Boeing has yetto release specific detailson the work, it has con-firmed it will be expand-ing its manufacturing re-search center in Seattleand expanding compos-ites work at the Auburnfabrication plant. Both ex-pansions are to helpBoeing increase its inter-nal manufacturing capa-bilities and represent a

significant investment in this region bythe aerospace giant.

A large amount of the floor space inthe 9.101 building has been dedicated tothe F-22 program, which will be windingdown at the end of this year. The plan isto transform much of that space into anAdvanced Developmental Compositesfacility that will most likely initially fo-cus on work for the 787-9 (a new deriva-tive of the Dreamliner).

Members in the 9.101 building werepleased to hear the Company was mak-ing capital investments and plans for

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Re-Electing Murray isTop Priority in Election

Senator Patty Murray energized a crowded SeattleHall asking members to help get her re-elected so shecan continue fighting for working families.

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Rising to Record Rates in Renton

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Member Isaiah Ferguson, a wingassembler in Renton, sees the 737rate increase as a positive step.

Phuong Nguyen is one of themembers who will help increase737 production to 38 planes permonth.

L to R: BusinessRep EmersonHamilton,DistrictPresident TomWroblewskiand JonathanDoddo discussinvestmentsand new workin the 9.101building.

Reggie Newman works on a part inthe 17-45 building. Auburn will beexpanding to take on more compositework in the future.

L to R: Steward Mark Brown, Business Rep MarkJohnson and District President Tom Wroblewskidiscuss that communication will be key to success-fully taking on more composite work in Auburn.

Boeing Expansion Is Good News for Puget Sound

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REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT

751 AERO MECHANIC

District Lodge 751,International Assn. of

Machinists andAerospace Workers

IAM Members Ready to Help Boeing Ramp Up and Expand

Clark FromongSergeant-at-Arms

by Tom Wroblewski,District President

Connie Kelliher, EditorBryan Corliss, Editor

Last month, as we werecelebrating this union’s 75-year history, the Boeing Co.made two big announce-ments that will affect Dis-trict 751 members well intothe future: the plan to expand its manufac-turing and R&D capacities in Puget Soundand its decision to increase the 737 produc-tion rates in Renton.

We’re still working on getting thedetails on both plans from the companyto better understand what impact thesemoves will mean for each one of ourmembers.

I’m quietly optimistic. It’s great tosee Boeing growing its Puget Soundbusiness again, after a decade where itseemed that the leadership group in Chi-cago was dead set on destroying every-thing we had built here together.

But a few things have become clear:First, Boeing’s outsourcing schemes

– with the 787 in particular – have failed.We warned Chicago time and again thatthis would happen, only to have the com-pany and the analysts tell us that we werewrong. So it was a bit gratifying to readone analyst, who said flat-out that “theunions were right all along.”

Secondly, it seems that the gang inChicago is at long last (maybe) startingto realize what an invaluable resource ithas here in Puget Sound – that being theskills, experience and dedication of ourmembers and the other Boeing employ-

ees. You’ll never hear them say itout loud, but I will: Boeing couldn’tramp up to 38 737s a month inRenton if it didn’t have you. And ifit wasn’t for the steady revenuesgenerated by our 737 and 777teams, Boeing wouldn’t have thecash to pay for Chicago’s 787 blun-ders. They really ought to thank

you.Finally, it’s clear to me that Boeing

can only be successful in the future if itutilizes all of its assets to the fullest. Thatmeans an end to the attacks on theworkforce. We must all work together tomeet the challenges ahead of us, but wewill never be one Boeing so long as theleadership group in Chicago hangs on toits “us-against-them” gang mentality. It’stime for that attitude to go.

Boeing doesn’t need to bring in high-priced outside consultants to improve itscorporate culture and fix its productionprocesses. We already have 25,000 manu-facturing experts on the payroll – all of theproud Machinists who prove our worthevery day. It’s time the Harvard MBAsstarted to listen to the true experts – all ofyou who know how to get things done.

On a different topic, you’ll find a list ofDistrict 751 political endorsements in thismonth’s AeroMechanic, along with sev-eral stories about how we as a union havebeen active during the fall campaigns.

As a union, we decided to back thesecandidates and ballot issues after a long,thoughtful – and democratic – process.The District’s Legislative Committee ismade up of representatives from each Lo-

cal Lodge, who are union members likeyou. They met repeatedly, starting thissummer, to study the issues and interviewthe candidates. They made their judgmentsbased on one idea above all: Does thiscandidate, or this ballot measure, advancethe cause of working people in our state?

After the Legislative Committee makesits recommendations, it reports to the Dis-trict Council, which is also made up ofshop floor union members. They discussthe committee recommendations, and thenvote on the proposed endorsements.

In some cases, the District Councilvotes to make contributions to the candi-dates or causes we’ve decided to sup-port. That isn’t dues money. All themoney we give to campaigns comes fromthe Machinists Non-Partisan League,which gets voluntary contributions frommembers, or money raised through eventslike the Local 751-F bowling tourna-ment and the 751-C Fall Golf Classic,which both were held in September.

We also recruit volunteers to makephone calls on behalf of candidates orcauses, and to go door-to-door to talkwith voters.

Why do we do this? The same reasonCorporate America does – to elect politicalleaders and approve ballot measures thatrepresent our interests, only in our case,that’s the cause of working families.

To that end, I’d like to call your atten-tion to one candidate District 751 stronglysupports, and one ballot measure westrongly oppose.

The candidate we support is U.S. Sen.Patty Murray. There is no stronger advo-

cate for Washington’s aerospace indus-try than Patty Murray. As this union’sInternational President, TomBuffenbarger, said at a rally in our Se-attle Hall last month, “if it wasn’t for her,brothers and sisters, the Europeans wouldbe building our tankers now.”

Senator Murray has supported legis-lation that helps working people, she hasfought for and won funding to help trainthe next generation of aerospace work-ers in this state, and she has led the fightagainst European subsidies to EADS.She is a clear and articulate voice on ourbehalf in Congress, and she stands insharp contrast with her opponent, DinoRossi, who can’t seem to decide how hefeels about the Airbus subsidies. But heis crystal clear when it comes to support-

Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center in Everettis introducing a new Aircraft Assemblyprogram for area high school students toprovide a path for them to qualify for entrylevel aerospace jobs after graduation.

Sno-Isle is currently searching for aninstructor for this program. Any member(laid-off, retired or active) with the properskills could become a high school in-structor teaching 11th and 12th graders thebasics of aircraft assembly:

• Tool identification and use;• Aluminum/titanium metal drilling;

Aircraft Assembly Instructor Wanted for Sno-Isle Skills Center• Riveting;• Fastener installation;• Part installation;This program is designed to provide

students with basic knowledge that willassist them in qualifying for entry levelaircraft mechanic training programs of-fered by local aircraft manufacturingindustries and community/technical col-leges. Curriculum framework and train-ing materials will be provided by Boeingand Aviation Technical Services.

You can become a Washington state

certified instructor based on your indus-try experience.

The instructor will be on Washingtonstate teacher salary schedule with fullschool district benefits. Enjoy summerand school holidays off.

For more information, contact:Steve Burch, DirectorSno-Isle Tech Skills Center425-348-2249burchsl@mukilteo.wednet.eduThis could be a perfect job for recent

retirees willing to share their skills.

This year’s open enrollment for medical and dental plansfor members at Boeing will be from November 4 throughDecember 3. Look for additional information in the No-vember Aero Mechanic, in Union News bulletins and inmailings to your home from Boeing.

This year’s open enrollment packets will also containinformation about how to enroll children up to age 26 onyour plan. This was part of the new health care reform law,which will go into affect for Boeing employees in January.

The Salvation Army of White Center is asking for donations ofHalloween candy to help disadvantaged children living in theWhite Center neighborhood of Seattle. Anyone who would like tohelp with this effort can drop off donations of unopened, individu-ally wrapped Halloween candy at any of the751 Union Halls. Donations will be ac-cepted through Wednesday, October 27.

Questions can be directed to MarkJohnson at the Auburn Hall (253)833-5590.

Thanks for your help. It is justanother way the Union is helping outour greater community.

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Boeing Health Care OpenEnrollment in November

Candy Drive for Kids

Boeing employees interested inmaking a difference in the com-munities where they live andwork are encouraged to applyto be candidates for the BoeingEmployees Community Fundof Puget Sound’s board of trust-ees. The application period is openSept. 13 through Oct. 13, and allcurrent ECF members are eligible.

Employees who would like to apply

ECF Now Accepting Applications for Trustee Positionsto be an ECF trustee, but who

are not currently an ECFmember, may join ECF byvisiting the “PoweringHealthy Communities” siteon the Boeing internal Web

and clicking on “Join theTeam.”Elections will be held in Decem-

ber for four open positions, each two-year terms, and successful candidates

will join the board in January 2011. ECFtrustees visit nonprofit agencies, reviewgrant requests and decide which pro-grams will receive funds by ECF pooledfund dollars.

For more information about how toapply, employees may contact ColetteOgle at 206-544-9246 orColette.j.ogle@boeing.com.

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STATE LEGISLATURE1st District House 1 Derek Sanford,* D House 2 Luis Moscoso,* D

2nd District House 2 Tom Campbell, R

3rd District House 1 Andy Billig,* D House 2 Timm Ormsby, D

5th District House 1 Greg Hoover,* D House 2 David Spring

6th District Senate Chris Marr, D House 2 John Driscoll, D

11th District House 1 Zack Hudgins, D House 2 Bob Hasegawa, D

17th District House 1 Tim Probst, D 18th District House 1 Dennis Kampe,* D 19th District House 2 Brian Blake, D

21st District House 1 Mary Helen Roberts, D House 2 Marko Liias,* D

22nd District House 1 Chris Reykdal,* D House 2 Sam Hunt, D

23rd District House 1 Sherry Appleton, D House 2 Christine Rolfes, D

FEDERAL RACES

U.S. Congress1st Dist. - Jay Inslee, D2nd Dist. - Rick Larsen, D3rd Dist. - Denny Heck, D4th Dist. - Jay Clough,* D6th Dist. - Norm Dicks, D7th Dist. - Jim McDermott, D8th Dist. -Suzan DelBene*, D9th Dist. - Adam Smith, D

38th District Senate Nick Harper, D House 1 John McCoy, D House 2 Mike Sells, D

41st District Senate Randy Gordon, D

42nd District House 1 Al Jensen,* D

43rd District Senate Ed Murray, D House 2 Frank Chopp, D

44th District House 1 Hans Dunshee, D

45th District Senate Eric Oemig, D House 1 Roger Goodman, D

46th District Senate Scott White, D House 1 David Frockt,* D House 2 Phyllis Kenney, D

47th District Senate Claudia Kauffman, D House 1 Geoff Simpson, D House 2 Pat Sullivan, D

49th District House 1 Jim Jacks, D House 2 Jim Moeller, D

24th District House 1 Kevin VanDeWege, D

25th District House 1 John Thompson,* D House 2 Dawn Morrell, D

26th District Senate Derek Kilmer, D House 1 Sumner Schoenike,* D

27th District House 1 Laurie Jinkins, D

28th District House 2 Tami Green, D

29th District Senate Steve Conway,* D House 2 Steve Kirby, D

30th District House 1 Mark Miloscia, D House 2 Carol Gregory, D

32nd District Senate Maralyn Chase, D House 1 Cindy Ryu,* D

33rd District Senate Karen Keiser, D House 1 Tina Orwell, D House 2 Dave Upthegrove, D

34th District Senate Sharon Nelson, D House 1 Eileen Cody, D House 2 Joe Fitzgibbon, D

36th District Senate Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D House 2 Mary Lou Dickerson, D

37th District Senate Adam Kline, D

VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONTuesday, November 2

* Denotes Challenger Denotes Open Seat NP denotes non-partisan

VOTE IN THEGENERAL ELECTION

Tuesday, November 2nd

PIERCE CO. AUDITORJulie Anderson,* NP

SNOHOMISH CO. PROSECUTORMark Roe,* D

U.S. SenatePatty Murray, D

KING CO. COUNCIL, POS. 8Joe McDermott,* D

NO on Init I-1082 - Concerns handing over the state Workers’ Compensation System to for-profit insurance companies like AIG.

INITIATIVE I-1082 - NO

YES on Init I-1098 - Imposes stateincome tax on the wealthiest 1.5% ofstate households ($400,000 for couples, $200,000 for individuals) while cutting taxes for middle class.

INITIATIVE I-1098 - YES

NO on Init I-1100 & 1105 - Both wouldprivatize our state liquor stores, which wouldeliminate more than 1,000 good family-wagejobs and cost the state hundreds of millionsof dollars per year.

INITIATIVE I-1100 & 1105 - NO

STATE-WIDE INITIATIVES

NO on Initiative I-1053 - Requires 2/3’s super majority legislative vote for any state revenue increases. Gives power to obstruct budget to a 34% minority of lawmakers.

INITIATIVE I-1053 - NO

NO on Init I-1107 - Would eliminate legislature-approved taxes on soda pop, candy, gum and bottled water.

INITIATIVE I-1107 - NO

YES on Ref. 52 - The “Schools & JobsReferendum” to issue $505 million in bonds to create some 30,000 jobs doing energy repair and retrofitting work at public schools, state colleges and universities.

REFERENDUM 52 - YES

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POLITICAL ACTION

The skill and experience of the work-ers at Boeing are what gives the companythe deciding edge in the competition tobuild aerial refueling tankers for the U.S.Air Force, executives said during a re-cent rally in Everett.

Members of Washington’s Congres-sional delegation vowed to support thoseworkers, to make sure that they end upbuilding the next generation of Air Forcetankers – not Airbus workers in France.

“We respect our competitors,” saidU.S. Rep. Jay Inslee. “They make someof the best croissants in the world. But wemake the best airplanes.”

Hundreds of Machinists and otherBoeing workers gathered for the rally, whichwas held on the 767 assembly line insideBoeing’s Everett factory on Sept. 27. Theyheard Boeing Commercial Airplanes Presi-dent call them “the best aerospace workersin the world,” while other executives alsotalked about how that would make a bigdifference in the tanker competition.

“We’ve got outstanding proven perform-ers, both from the commercial and militaryprograms,” said Jean Chamberlain, directorof 767 tanker program. “We’ve done ourprep work and we’ve got the team.”

That’s a stark contrast compared tothe competing EADS proposal, said U.S.

Rep. Rick Larsen.“We have a place to build this tanker,”

he said. “We have the people to build thistanker. We have the experience to buildthis tanker. What do they have? Illegalsubsidies.”

U.S. Sen.Patty Murraycalled theMachinistsand otherworkers atBoeing the“ m o s t -skilled, best-trained, most-product ivea e r o s p a c eworkers in theworld.” Murray vowed to “fight for yourjobs and the jobs of your neighbors andfriends.” She described how she intro-duced legislation in the Senate to requirethe Pentagon to include the illegal subsi-dies that EADS has received as one of thebid criteria.

“You’ve had to compete against thetreasuries of foreign governments,” shetold the workers inside the factory. “Iwill not stop fighting for this contract tillthe next generation of tankers is taking

off from right outside these doors.”“Nobody is going to beat you out of this

contract,” Murray vowed.Inslee, who introduced similar legisla-

tion in the House, agreed, and said it wastime to endEurope’s un-fair advantagein aerospace.

“ W e ’ r egetting ste-roids out ofbaseball,” hesaid. “We’reending cheat-ing on WallStreet. It’stime to cut thesubsidies out

of tanker competitions.”U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, who chairs

the Defense Appropriations subcommit-tee in the House of Representatives, notedthe long and tortured history of the tankerand said it’s time for the saga to end.

“This is the third time, and this timewe will win and win decisively,” Dickssaid. “The 767 is the right airplane, thisis the right time to win this competitionand you’re going to do it.”

But it won’t end well unless voters con-tinue to support the Democrats who backBoeing, warned U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott.

“Patty Murray has to be reelected tothe U.S. Senate to lead the fight for thetanker program,” McDermott said. “Youcan imagine what would have happenedif she hadn’t been there to derail themisguided attempt by John McCain tosend this contract to Airbus.”

Likewise, if Democrats fail to sup-port candidates like Larsen, they’ll losethe majority in the House, which willlimit Dicks’ ability to fight for the tanker,McDermott said.

“But here’s what it means if we win,” hesaid. “We get the contracts at the end of thisyear and we start building planes in Everett.”

Dino Rossi’s recent comments aboutwhether the Pentagon should apply recentWorld Trade Organization rulings to theupcoming U.S. Air Force tanker biddingshow he’s not ready to fill Patty Murray’stennis shoes in the halls of Congress, saidmembers of the state’s Congressional del-egation.

“If you have to clarify your answer onthis one, you’re just not ready,” saidU.S. Rep. Rick Larsen.

Inslee, Larsen and U.S. Rep. Norm Dicksjoined Washington labor leaders — includ-ing Machinists District 751 Legislative

Rossi: Illegal Subsidies Shouldn’t CountDirector Larry Brown – in a Sept. 21 tele-phone press conference to discuss Murray’smove that day to introduce legislation inthe Senate that would require the Pentagonto include the WTO findings against EADSand Boeing among its criteria as it weighsbids for the KC-X tanker contract. Similarlegislation co-sponsored by Inslee sailedthrough the U.S. House of Representativesearlier this year on a 410-8 vote.

In a speech on the Senate floor, Murraycalled her amendment “a common-sense,straightforward way to protect Ameri-

Keeping Our Tanker in the Forefront

Speaking at a tanker rally in Everett, SenatorMurray told of legislation she introduced torequire the Pentagon to include illegal subsidiesEADS received as one of the bid criteria.

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NOI-1082

There’s no doubt about it: I-1082 can bea little complicated. When you talk aboutworkers’ compensation, the insurance in-dustry, and related rules & regulations, alot of people’s eyes glaze over — eventhough the issues are very important.

Under the guise of workers’ compensa-tion “reform,” I-1082 is actually a massivepower grab by the insurance industry, writ-ten by insurance industry lobbyists, to gainexcessive profits at the expense of work-ers, small businesses, and taxpayers in ourstate. Just like an insurance policy, its fineprint is filled with hidden provisions, all atyour expense.

In fact, the fine print of I-1082 givesspecial exemptions to workers’ compen-sation insurers that no other line of insur-ance is allowed — not car, not home, notlife orhealth. It ex-empts pri-vate work-ers’ com-pensationinsurancecompaniesfrom almostall of theoversight and consumer protections cov-ering every other type of insurance sold inthe state. I-1082 also lets insurers set theirown rates and allows them to wrongfullydeny and delay legitimate claims with vir-tually no way to hold them accountable.

That’s why the insurance industryand its allies will spend millions of dol-lars to try to pass I-1082.

This isn’t about “reform,” this is aboutgreed, pure and simple. We’ve seen whatthe insurance industry has done tohealthcare — and we can’t let them dothe same thing to workers’ compensa-tion here in Washington.

I-1082: Good forInsurance Co. -Not You

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tacking unfair European Union subsidies to Airbus and forsupporting funding of aerospace apprenticeships that willtrain the next generation of Washington aerospace work-ers.

Above all, Murray’s been a tenacious advocate insupport of Boeing’s bid to build the next generation ofU.S. Air Force refueling tankers, Buffenbarger said. “Ifit were not for Patty, brothers and sisters, Europeanswould be building the tanker right now.”

Allen agreed, and told the Fightin’ Machinists thatMurray “is a fighter also — she deserves our support.”

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Street at the expense of working people, and mocked hisrecent attacks against her support of federal funding thathelped local governments keep teachers and cops on thejob — funds that were generated by eliminating certaincorporate tax breaks.

“Who in the world would support corporate taxloopholes over education for kids?” Murray asked.

Republicans like Rossi “want to go back to the policiesof George W. Bush that took care of the wealthy on thebacks of you and your grandchildren,” Murray said.

Yet this election is not just about party, said RaySesma, the gen-eral vice presidentof the Interna-tional Union ofPainters and Al-lied Trades. “It isabout people whoreally care aboutAmerica’s work-ing men andwomen,” he said.“Patty Murray issecond to none asa Senator. We’rethere now whenshe needs us andwe’ll be there forher down the

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road.”Murray attacked Rossi for accepting support from

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, who worked behind thescenes to lure Boeing’s second 787 line to Charleston.

On the other hand, Buffenbarger praised Murray forher support of Washington’s aerospace industry, for at-

“Murray Fights for Us” wasthe message members broughtto the Sept. 7 rally.

Re-Electing Murray is Top Priority in Election

Above: Hundreds of Union members packed theSeattle Hall and pledged to help ensure PattyMurray remains our voice in the U.S. Senate.

Workers’ compensation insur-ance is there when you and yourfamily need it. If you’re injured onthe job, workers’ compensation paysyour doctor bills and provides someincome until you can work again.

If passed, I-1082 would allowworkers’ comp insurers to gain ex-orbitant profits at the expense ofWash. state workers, small busi-nesses, and taxpayers — by jackingup premiums and delaying or deny-ing legitimate claims, with little orno public oversight.

Facts to remember about Initia-tive 1082: No oversight. No regula-tion. No accountability.

• The Office of Financial Man-agement estimates that I-1082 willcost state and local governments$250 million over five years.

• Under I-1082 insurance compa-nies will be able to cherry-pick largeand less risky businesses, then jack uprates for small businesses and leavethem nowhere to turn. Meanwhile, thestate would have to cover the high-riskoccupations, destroying the requiredrisk-spread to keep prices lower, andburdening state taxpayers.

• I-1082 privatization will add aprofit motive to our public non-profitsystem. Wall Street-based insurancecompanies like AIG (America’s big-gest private workers’ compensationinsurer) are driven by profit, not what’sgood for you.

• Washington currently offers bet-ter benefits at a lower cost to employ-ers than most states. Premiums arelower because 1) there is no profit in apublic system 2) there are no commis-sions, brokerage, or marketing costs

and 3) a single insurer is able to captureeconomies of scale not available to privateinsurers in a competitive market.

• From 1999-2008, administrative ex-penses for Washington’s State Fund were18 percent of total benefits. The nationalaverage for the same period is 68 percent.

• Not only do we have comparativelylow premiums, the system’s costs toemployers in Washington state are thefifth lowest of any state in the nation.

Workers’ compensation insurance hasbeen called a “grand compromise” betweenworkers and business owners that benefitsthem both.

It is a no-fault, non-profit system thatsafeguards employers from lawsuits overjob-related injuries, while providing medi-cal insurance and partial wage compensa-tion to injured workers.

Workers comp, like Social Security,is a contract: The public has said toworkers — those who put bodies andlimbs at risk — that if injured you getcompensated, and you don’t have to sue.

For nearly 100 years, our state has grownwith a public system that provides insur-ance coverage for employers and workersthrough either the State Fund or throughself-insurance for some of the largest em-ployers. A recent study by Americans forInsurance Reform found:

• Over the 5-year period ending in2008, the cost to private insurers to runtheir workers’ compensation systems inother states was more than 90% higher thanWash. state’s costs to run its state system.

• From 2004 to 2008, Washingtonworkers received $1.29 in benefits forevery dollar paid in premiums. By con-trast, the private insurer payout was 62cents for every dollar in premiums paid.

Don’t allow a hostile takeover ofWashington’s public non-profit workers’compensation system. Vote No on I-1082.

Continued from page 3

can aerospace jobs from unfair European com-petition.” She said the changes would target “amajor job-creating project — the Air Force’saerial refueling tanker contract — as a placewhere we can begin to restore fairness for ouraerospace workers.”

The amendment was co-sponsored by Sen. SamBrownback, a Kansas Repub-lican.

The three Congressionalrepresentatives said they sup-ported the Murray/Brownbackamendment — and all threewere sharply critical of Rossi,who had told editors of theTacoma News-Tribune theday before that he saw no rea-son for including the subsidyissue in the tanker evaluation.

“Not as far as I’m con-cerned, no,” Rossi said.

Rossi later backtrackedfrom his statements, saying ev-eryone had misunderstood hisanswer. He issued a statementsaying he thinks the WTO find-ings on aerospace subsidies should be appliedto the Airbus bid, but not Boeing’s. He alsovowed to support Boeing by fighting againstlabor unions on questions like the EmployeeFree Choice Act – which, District 751 officialsnoted, has no effect on Boeing and is totallyunrelated to the issues of the tanker or WTO.

Rossi’s performance, at best, shows himto be an inept politician, the Congressmensaid.

“When it comes to this question, you shouldhave had your answer ready 10 years ago,”said Larsen. “Anybody who has a position onthis should have been practicing saying it foryears, not just making it up at the last minute.”

Otherwise, the Republican challenger sim-ply hasn’t been paying attention during thelong-running debate over what is now thebiggest job-creating program for Washingtonstate, the Congressmen said.

“I was just appalled by Dino Rossi’s lack ofunderstanding on this issue, on this tankercompetition, and how important the U.S. caseis,” said Congressman Dicks, who chairs the

House Defense Appropriations Committeethat must approve funding for whatever tankerthe Air Force picks.

Pointing to the WTO findings againstEurope, released earlier this year, Dicks notedthat “Airbus has received illegal and unjust

launch aid on a whole se-ries of planes, but espe-cially the A330, which isthe plane on which theirbid is based. ApparentlyRossi was unaware of that.”

It may be a complexissue, but it’s vitally im-portant to Washington’seconomy, said Inslee. “It’sinconceivable to me thatsomeone running for theSenate in the state of Wash-ington wouldn’t under-stand the home-town im-plications,” he said. “Thisis the $64,000 question inthe state of Washingtonright now. We need allhands on deck on this is-sue, and that means Re-publican or Democrat. Weneed a Senator who will

fight for Boeing and make it their top prior-ity.”

Washington State Labor Council spokes-man David Groves said Rossi had drawn “anuninformed line in the sand on this issue,”trying to create a partisan debate over a pointupon which Democrats and Republicans haveagreed from the start. “That kind of demon-strates how out-of-touch Mr. Rossi’s state-ment was on that issue.”

“He’s had a long time to make himselffamiliar with the nuances of the WTO rulingsand the tanker fight, and if he’s still thisconfused, that’s a troubling sign,” Brownsaid. “He either doesn’t care about Boeing ordoesn’t care about Boeing workers – eitherway, that’s not good for us as Machinists orfor Washington as a whole.”

Sen. Murray, on the other hand, “gets it,”Brown said. “She’s fought for Boeing, forour jobs and she’s clearly on our side. We’regoing to work hard to support people whosupport us, and that certainly would includePatty Murray.”

Rossi: Illegal Subsidies Shouldn’t CountContinued from page 3

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsenknows the need to considerillegal subsidies in anytanker decision and noted ifDino Rossi had to clarifyhis answer on this issue –he’s not ready for U.S.Senate.

Left: Murray personalizes a yard sign for StewardAnna Truong, who regularly volunteers to helpour political program.

I-1082: Good for Insurance Co; Not for You

I-1082 is actually a massivepower grab by the insuranceindustry to turn our state runworkers’ comp system into a forprofit system ran by companieslike AIG.

October 2010 751 AERO MECHANIC Page 5

By 2012, athletes from around the worldhope to see a new sport listed on theOlympic roster – one that District 751member Tim Golden has wanted to seereach the Olympics for quite some time.And there’s good reason. Since high school,Tim has dedicated many days and nights tobecoming the most competitive athlete hecould be – ensuring that he will one dayhave the opportunity to try out for the USAOlympic Team.

Inline speed skating is a sport that

Skating to Bronze in USNationals Competitionby Rosanne Tomyn many of us haven’t yet become familiar

with. Much like the ice speed skatingthat our own Apolo Ohno has made a fanfavorite here in Washington, the inlinesport involves racing on inline skates ina variety of different time and distanceraces. The sport is so similar that manyathletes compete in both.

In discussing the bid to get the sport inthe Olympic Games, Tim explained thatinline speed skating is “up for Olympicsport hopefully this summer. For now, itwould just be outdoor but it’s a start. The

sport is really beginning to get a lot ofnational publicity. A lot of the skatersthat you see compete on the ice, likeApolo Ohno, they were all on our teamskating inline before. A lot of themstarted with inline, but since it wasn’trecognized as a sport they went to theice.”

Even though it’s not yet an Olympicsport, there are still a lot of ways forathletes to compete in inline speed skat-ing. With skating events all over the

world, medaled ath-letes like Tim havethe opportunity totravel abroad to dowhat they lovemost. “I’ve been in-vited to the threePistes in France.Three bank tracks Iwould skate on forone full week, sevendays I think. Wewould skate on adifferent track ev-ery other day. Ittakes a day to travel

by bullet train to each of the locations.”At this year’s US National event, Tim

took home four bronze medals. He medaledin time trial, 500 meter, 1500 meter, and5000 meter races. That didn’t come easy –his training regiment is one that requires adedication where many would fall short.“This whole season, I practiced three tofour times a week and then the rest of thetime is spent in the gym. Right before thecompetition, I focus on more outdoor prac-tice and also on core exercise training.”

Tim, a 23-year Machinists Unionmember working in Everett, has beeninvolved in speed skating for almostthree decades. “My Mom dropped meoff at the rink when I was in school. I putthe skates on and here I am. I fell in lovewith the competition part. Since it wasoffered as a sport, I ended up doing speedskating all through high school.”

And he doesn’t appear to be slowingdown anytime soon. “I’m going to tryout for the Olympic Long Track Oval forice. I will try out for inline skating too,but not this year. Primarily this year Iwill shoot for the ice. That is, until itbecomes an official sport. Then I might

try out for inline skating next year.”As a master of the competitive sport,

Tim has a chance to make it. “If my timesare really good, I’ll have a chance there tomake the Olympic Team. It’s just a differ-ent world out there with the ice. But if I havea chance at it, I’m going to go for the ice.”

Anyone who knows Tim can see thathe’s got the drive to get him far – in eithersport. And his persistence and diligence tobe the best goes unmatched. He explainedthat his major emphasis during all of hisyears of training has been the knowledgethat “if you really want to accomplish agoal out there you can do it.”

Tim added, “there are kids out therewho will come up to me and say, ‘You’reas old as my Dad and you’re winningmedals!’ I just tell them it doesn’t matterhow old you are – I think it’s beingpersistent. I always tell them don’t evergive up! It was on my bucket list to getthose medals and I’ve done it.”

With that positive attitude, we can alllook forward to a follow-up from Tim inthe coming years. Only this time, we’llbe talking Olympic medals.

751 member Tim Golden (far left) competes in the outdoor nationals worldteam trials earlier this year.

Above: Tim Golden (right)receives one of his medals atthe U.S. Nationals.

Photo right: Tim won a totalof four bronze medals at thisyear’s competition.

Chance to Divert Lump Sum atBoeing to VIP Begins October 1

IAM members at Boeing who want todivert their annual $1,500 Lump SumPayment to their Voluntary InvestmentPlan (VIP) must take action betweenOctober 1 and October 29.

To be eligible to receive the lump sumand to divert it to your VIP, you must berepresented by IAM Districts 751, 24 or 70and be actively employed, on a leave ofabsence of 90 days or less, or on approvedmilitary leave on September 3, 2010.

If you want to divert your lump sum toyour VIP account, you must make electionthrough Boeing TotalAccess. Keep in mindyou must divert your entire lump sum. Nopartial diversion is allowed. Step-by-stepinstructions for both phone and web wereprinted in the last Aero Mechanic, are avail-able online at www.iam751.org/lumpsum.htm and on Union bulletin boards.

If you choose not to divert your lumpsum, no action is required. It will be auto-matically paid on the regularly scheduled

November 18, 2010 hourly payday.The window for electing to divert your

lump sum to your VIP begins at 6 a.m.Pacific time on October 1 and must bedone no later than 1 p.m. Pacific time onOctober 29, 2010. You can make yourelection online or, if you need help, overthe telephone.

Whether you make your diversiononline or over the phone, a confirmationstatement will be mailed to you within twoto three business days.

If you choose to divert your lump sumpayment to your VIP account, the lumpsum will be posted to your account on theregularly scheduled November 18 hourlypayday. You can see it in your VIPaccount the following day by going toyour VIP account at Boeing SavingsPlans Online.

To view some of the frequently askedquestions, visit www.iam751.org/lumpsum.htm.

Sunrise Dental is the first dental groupto unionize in Wash-ington State, and somePuget Sound SunriseDental offices are rep-resented by IAM Dis-trict 751. Because Sun-rise employees areUnion members and arecommitted to servingUnion families, they have special of-fers/discounts for IAM members to helpyou receive top quality dental workwith the least out-of-pocket expenses.

Sunrise Dental: A Union OptionWe recognize that choosing a den-

tist is a highly per-sonal choice, butwanted to provide thisadditional option thatmay save you moneyor provide additionalservices, while alsopatronizing a Uniondental office.

Visit www.sunrisedental.com tofind one of the 32 locations. Be sure toask about specials for IAM 751 mem-bers.

At the October 5th District CouncilMeeting, the District Bylaws Committee’srecommendations were approved by theDistrict Council delegates for presentationto the Local Lodges. The following are thechanges approved by Council and will bevoted on at the November Local Lodgemeetings by members in attendance. De-leted language is crossed out and in blue.New language is in bold italics and redink. A brief explanation of the reason forthe change follows.

ARTICLE VII - Section 4. The monthlydues of this District Lodge and affiliatedLocal Lodges shall be a rate consisting ofan additional $4.78 per capita added to thecurrent calculated dues rates available perthe IAM Constitution as of August 31st

2008 to become effective January 1, 2009which reflects the changes made at the2008 Grand Lodge Convention. Any addi-tional fixed assessments per the IAM con-stitution shall be added when appropriate.Beginning January 1, 2010, dues of thelodge will be indexed to the CPI-W UrbanWage Earners and Clerical Workers (notseasonally adjusted) for the US every Au-gust 31st thereafter. It will be adjustedaccording to the percentage change fromthe year prior to become effective January1 of the succeeding year in accordancewith the IAM Constitution.

The Formula for the monthly dues ofthis District Lodge and it’s affiliated locallodges shall be a uniform rate equal to twoand 1/4 (2.25) times the weighted averagehourly earnings per collective bargain-ing unit as of August 31 each year (ex-cluding bonus pay), and any Grand Lodge

per capita tax increases effective January1, 2011 and thereafter. The final calcula-tion will be rounded to the nearest .05cents (nickel).

The monthly dues for collective bar-gaining units under the jurisdiction ofthis District Lodge will be calculatedusing the District Lodge formula abovehowever the minimum monthly rateshall be calculated at 50% above thecurrent Grand Lodge per capita raterounded to the nearest .05 cents (nickel).

Reason for change: The dues formula

we voted on two years ago did not allow the

District to capture all the increases to the

Grand Lodge per capita. These proposed

changes ensure the District can sustain the

level of representation and service cur-

rently provided today and maintain our

strength as a full-service District. The re-

vised formula captures the increases Grand

Lodge has approved in the simplest for-

mula (based on the old dues formula which

was used for decades). In addition, dues

now have the potential to go down (they

could not go down under the formula passed

in 2008).

New language also establishes a mini-

mum dues rate.

ARTICLE X All elected and/or ap-pointed officers and employees of the Dis-trict shall be retired from duty on the firstday of the month following the 65th birth-day; except that an officer, subject to theprovisions of these bylaws, may completean unexpired term of office if it is less thanone (1) year beyond the 65th birthday.

Reason for change: To bring District

bylaws in compliance with state law.

District Bylaws Changes to beVoted at November Meetings

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of 1997. “That’s a few ‘ifs.’”It’s not as if the existing workforce has

a lot of free time totake on more work,said PhuongNguyen, a Ma-chinist in Renton’s4-81 Building.

“Right nowwe’re busy,” shesaid. “I don’t knowhow we’ll getseven more air-planes out.They’re short ofpeople already.”

“We love beingbusy, but too much is overwhelming,”Nguyen said.

A lot will depend on how much trainingthe existing workers will get on the newprocesses – and how much time new hires

after the F-22 program ends.“This should mean more job security.

Increasing our expertise in composites andlearning new skills is a win-win for everyone. I can feelmore secure in my job andBoeing can be better preparedto remain at the top of the aero-space industry well into thefuture,” one member noted.

Boeing SpokeswomanChris McHugh was quoted inthe Seattle Times as saying,“We are investing in both ourpeople and in our infrastruc-ture and assets for the future.This is really a reflection ofBoeing’s long-term commit-ment to the Puget Sound re-gion.”

Boeing has also acknowledged plans toexpand its composite capabilities at the Au-burn Fabrication plant to ensure the facility isviable and productive long into the future.For months our skilled members have fixedmany of the problems on the 787 supplychain – proving their workmanship and ex-pertise. The challenge will be keeping upwith current airplane rates while at the sametime making the transition to more compos-ite and hard metal work.

“It is good news for us and much betterthan hearing about layoffs and co-workers

going out the door,” stated M.R. Moses,who works in Auburn and has 21 years atBoeing.

Members work-ing in lot-time as-sembly in the 17-45 building may beone of the firstgroups impactedby such a transi-tion. Managementhas indicated theywill be moving thelot time work areaand offloadingsome work to makeroom for the newcomposite work.Many of theseworkers have pre-

vious composite experience, which theyhope will bode well in securing a differentjob to work on composites.

While many members are cautiouslyoptimistic, the expansion also brings upmany questions that have yet to be an-swered. Questions like how will trainingbe implemented and who will be selected.As new machines are installed, what hap-pens to the previous work package andworkers who performed that work?

District 751 President Tom Wroblewskihas encouraged Boeing to harness the in-

credible knowledge of the25,000 Machinists con-sultants currently on thepayroll.

“We are excited thatBoeing wants to refreshand reinvigorate the tech-nology and utilize the tre-mendous resource theyhave in their workforcehere. As the Companyevolves, the Union mustbe a part of shaping astrong aerospace futurefor Puget Sound and en-sure our members remain

a vital part ofthe processand are pro-vided an op-portunity togrow in anew direc-tion andlearn newjob skills,”Wroblewskisaid. “Get-ting ourmembers in-volved inany changesor transfor-mation willbe key.”

Wroblewski cautioned that Boeingshould be transparent with its plans andhave open communication – especiallywith the workforce and provide requiredtraining so we are all successful long intothe future.

IAM/Boeing Joint Programs should beutilized to help identify and deliver anyrequired training and technology needs.

“After all the hand-wringing when theysent some 787 work to South Carolina,

this move gives us more confidence Boeingwants to continue a long-term relationshiphere in Washington. Boeing workers in thePuget Sound area have invested a lifetime ofexperience in building and maintaining air-planes,” said Wroblewski. “Their trainingand qualifications are second to none, and wewant to see this generational knowledge con-tinue to be a tradition in our state. We arehopeful that this move by Boeing to expandwork in Washington is a signal that theyunderstand the value our members provide to

the company.”While the Union

is still waiting forspecific details on theexpansion and itstiming, one thingwon’t change – theMachinists Union iscommitted to mak-ing Boeing success-ful long into the fu-ture. Our memberslook forward to tak-ing on new work,learning additionalskills and ensuringBoeing remains a vi-tal part of this regionfor years to come.

It’s a “state-of-the-art outlaw shoptrike” and Local 751-C member PeteCardin wants you to take it home. Cardindonated the custom-built tricycle he cre-ated to District 751 to raffle it off as afundraiser to benefit Guide Dogs ofAmerica.

“We hope to sell a lot of tickets, so thatthey can put more towards the GuideDogs,” Cardin said.

The tricycle started out as a hobbyproject for Cardin, who said it grew out ofhis frustration at the clunky shop trikes theBoeing Co. provides for workers in Au-burn, where he works as a press operator.

will get to train before they’re thrown intothe mix, said District 751 member TobyCavendish.

“It seems we’re always asked to do thatin too short a time,”he said.

Boeing needs toput some of its bestpeople into training,said JamesGoodwin, whoworks on wingswith Cavendish inRenton. “Training’sgoing to be key.”

A few Machin-ists questionedwhether the goal is

realistic, and many predicted there will behiccups and headaches.

“There will be glitches at first,” Kinsellasaid.

But on the whole, most were support-ive of the move.

“It’s good we’re going to 38 a month,”said Isaiah Ferguson, a wing assembler.“By the time we get to 38, it should beflowing smoothly. Once we’ve got our 38handled, we’ll have our systems done in atimely fashion. We’ll be able to fill ourcustomers’ demand.”

“I’m happy that it’s going up,” said PrincieStewart, who is a Union Steward at Renton.

“It’s positive to know they’re lookingto keep things here and not move it,” shesaid. “It sounds more positive to hire thanto lay off – I know that.”

Continued from page 1

Rising to Record Rates in Renton Member Donates Custom Bikefor Guide Dogs Raffle

Over the course of a year, Cardintracked down specialized parts and ac-cessories he wanted to put on a trike. Hespent just about $2,000 on the project.

Once he had all the components in-hand, he took them to GHY Bicyles inRenton to have it assembled. “They gotall the fun of trying to figure out how tomake it fit together,” Cardin said.

What emerged from the shop was aneight-speed three-wheeler (“It neededthree wheels, otherwise I couldn’t fit allthe stuff on it,” Cardin quipped) withengraved disk brakes, a generator for taillights, a gold chain and matching, cus-

tom-tooled handgrips and seat. Thehandlebars are at-tached with a blackplastic skull made bya company that’sgone out of business,making it acollector’s item ofsorts, he said.

Tickets are $2each and available at

any District 751 Union Hall in PugetSound. A drawing for the tricyclewill be held after $2,000 worth oftickets are sold.

Continued from page 1

Steward Princie Stewart and WadeBalmer are up for the challenge ofincreasing 737 to record rates.

MemberJamesGoodwinbelievestrainingwill bekey to asmoothrateincreaseinRenton.

Boeing Expansion Is Good News for Puget Sound

L to R: District President Tom Wroblewski, StewardAlice Wade and Business Rep Mark Johnson discussconcerns members in lot time have raised aboutchanging work packages.

John Cox works on a part inAuburn.

L to R: District President Tom Wroblewski, Business Rep EmersonHamilton, O.C. Vickers, Jason Sluyter and Ryan Swenson talkabout the transition in the 9.101 from the F-22 program to anAdvanced Developmental Composite Center.

L to R: Business Rep Mark Johnson, Steward Ron Coen andDistrict President Tom Wroblewski discuss how expansionand changing work packages will impact existing members.

Member Pete Cardin sits on hiscustom bike he donated to raffleoff to raise money for GuideDogs of America. Tickets areavailable at all Union offices.

October 2010 751 AERO MECHANIC Page 7

More than three dozen Machinists Unionmembers observed the anniversary of theSeptember 11th terror attacks by pitching into help a retired union brother in need.

The Machinists built a new wheelchairramp for Pete and JoAnne Caldwell of LakeStevens, after chip-ping in to raise morethan $1,600 to pay forthe materials. Theyalso tackled a widerange of maintenancetasks around theCaldwells’ home.

“They did an ex-cellent job,” PeteCaldwell said later.“It is my deepest andsincerest thanks toeveryone who helpedus out.”

Both Caldwellsare former Boeingemployees, and Peteis a former Machin-ists Union stewardwho worked on 777sin Everett. Pete hasstruggled with health problems in recent years,which has made it difficult for JoAnne to keepup with the yard work and other household

projects, they said.Union members wanted to do something

to help the Caldwells, said Robley Evans,who is chairman of the Machinists VolunteerProgram for Machinists District Lodge 751.They also wanted to give back to the commu-

nity on September 11th,to “do something goodon a day that’s got a lotof bad memories forpeople,” he said.

The effort startedprior to Labor Day,when Pete’s former co-workers on the 777 linegathered for a benefithot-dog feed that raisedmost of the moneyneeded to buy the mate-rials to build a wheel-chair ramp that will al-low Pete to get in andout of the front door oftheir house.

On the morning ofSept. 11, 39 union vol-unteers and members oftheir families showed up

to help out, spending more than seven hoursat the Caldwells’ home.

While some people worked on the 52-foot-long wheelchair ramp, others tackled awide range of yard work, said Local 751-CPresident John Lopez, who was one of thevolunteers.

“There was a lot of weed-whacking goingon,” Lopez said. “We took out trees andshrubs, spread beauty bark and decorativerock and cleaned out two dog kennels.”

Afterwards, most stayed for a barbecuehosted by Stephen Olson, one of the Machin-ists who helped organize the event. “Thebarbecue was great, and everyone had a goodtime,” Pete Caldwell said.

The Caldwells said they’re grateful for thehelp from their friends in the MachinistsUnion. “The Union was there for us when weneeded them,” Pete Caldwell said. “Every-one worked so hard, and as a team.”

MVP’s Commemorate 9/11 by Giving Back to Community

Above: The volunteer crewpose for a photo aftercompleting the ramp andother cleanup tasks at thehome.Nearly 40 volunteersturned out to help –making it a real teameffort.

Photo Right: KurtWorkman pressuredwashed the aluminumcarport on the property.

Photo left: Memberscomplete the frameworkfor the 52-foot wheelchairramp they built at retiredmember Pete Caldwell’shouse

Steward Marnie Young and her son, Trevor,work on the flower beds.

Phil Westberg helped pull weeds in theflower beds near the house.

ing pro-Wall Street and anti-union legislation.On the other hand, we strongly oppose Initia-

tive 1082, which would wreck our state’s work-ers compensation system.

Right now, Washington has one of the low-est-cost workers comp systems in America, thatat the same time pays some of the best benefits,in large part because it’s run on a not-for-profitbasis by the state. I-1082 would allow privateinsurance companies – including AIG – to comein and squeeze every last penny of profit theycould out of the system, by increasing rates anddenying legitimate claims. And it would preventthe state Insurance Commissioner from over-seeing the system, to ensure companies likeAIG were playing fair.

I-1082 would be bad for small business, andit would be terrible for workers. We all knowsomebody who has been hurt on the job and hashad to jump through hoops and hurdle red tapein dealing with the company’s third-party work-ers comp administrators. Now imagine what itwould be like if the whole statewide system wasrun by companies that didn’t have to answer toany state regulators, and that could force you tohire a lawyer and go to court to settle the sim-plest claim.

The decision you make when you cast thatballot is yours alone. But whatever your feelingsabout a specific candidate or ballot measure, themost important thing is that you do exerciseyour right to vote. The only way we lose is if wedon’t take part. It’s our right and our duty, asunion members, as residents of our communi-ties, and as Americans.

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The IAM continues its representation ofarea workers covered by government contrac-tors.

Workers at Joint Base Lewis McChordworking for Boeing Aerospace Operations andDynCorp International/L3 are preparing forupcoming bargaining sessions.

In late September, BAO members com-pleted surveys to determine issues for theirupcoming negotiations. The next step for thisgroup will be assembling the negotiating com-mittee.

Both units showed strong solidarity by over-whelmingly voting to grant strike sanctionauthority the week of September 27. BAOmembers voted 92 percent for strike sanctionwhile DynCorp/L3 cast an impressive 100 percent vote forstrike sanction.

IAM Organizer/Representative Jesse Cote noted, “It is no

Negotiation Process Moving Forwardat Joint Base Lewis McChord

surprise that job security is the numberone issue for both units in these hardeconomic times.”

The Union is entering into negotia-tions for a bridge agreement as DynCorptransitions to L3. Workers at 56 differ-ent sites are covered – with a goal ofnegotiating regional agreements.

Members at DynCorp/L3 serve asflightline mechanics for the C12 plat-form.

Members at BAO perform flight in-struction and load master instruction foractive military on the C-17 ATS simula-tion platform, as well as performingmaintenance on the simulators.

At BAO, the Union is currently anxious to see who wins thebid so we can begin working on a transitional agreement, whichmust be completed within a 60-day period.

BAO members voted 92 percent togrant strike sanction whileDynCorp L3 had an impressive100 percent strike sanction vote.

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Machinists Non-Partisan PoliticalLeague (MNPL) was rolling in the greenafter Local F’s bowling fundraiserbrought in $6,585 on September 12.Sixty-six bowlers traveled to GlacierLanes in Everett for a festive event.

There was fun to spare and prizes forevery participant, as well as a hamburgerlunch to fortify bowlers for their finalgames. The top two teams received tro-phies and cash prizes. Trophies werealso presented to the “We Tried” teamfor their efforts.

First place team consisted of SteveJohnson, Bob Bristol, Dennis Hoppe,Scott Groby and Randy Pace. Secondplace team consisted of Mitchell Chris-tian, John Klepaldo, Karl Chross andTom Murphy. John Klepaldo capturedboth high game and high series men’strophies while women’s high game wentto Joyce Wray and women’s high serieswent to Lisa Wilkenson.

Special thanks to all who participated,donated prizes and purchased lane spon-sorships.

District PresidentTom Wroblewski(l) presented JohnKlepadlo with bothmen’s high gameand high seriestrophies.

The second place team consisted of L to R: KarleChross, John Klepadlo, Thomas Murphy, andMitchell Christian.

Above:CarverWhite afternailing astrike.

Left:MiyokoJohnsonprepares topick up aspare.

Local F President Dwyane Johnson (far left), District President Tom Wroblewski (2nd fromleft) and Secretary-Treasurer Susan Palmer (far right) congratulate the first place team ofSteve Johnson, Randy Pace, Bob Bristol, Dennis Hoppe and Scott Groby.

Business Rep Brett Coty throws a strike.

District President TomWroblewski (l) presents JoyceWray with the women’shigh game trophy.

Lisa Wilkensontook home thewomen’s high seriestrophy.

Local F President DwyaneJohnson (far left), DistrictPresident Tom Wroblewski(2nd from left) andSecretary-Treasurer SusanPalmer (far right)congratulate the team whoearned the “We Tried”trophy - Judy Neumann,Billie Jo Neumann-Quiring,Kelsey Wesson, and SandyNeumann. Felicia Neumann(not in photo) .

Forty-eight golfers “chipped” in their money for the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL) by taking part in the Eighth AnnualLocal C MNPL Golf Tournament. The event generated lots of green –raising more than $3,200 for the political arm of the Union and money wasstill coming in as the Aero Mechanic paper went to print.

With a best ball format, the teams made for a competitive finish. Asudden death putt off determined the placing for first and second, while thethird place team was just one stroke behind.

Business Reps Mark Johnson and Local C Vice President Ron Coen dida fine job as tournament coordinators. Special thanks to Keith Elliott, whodonated his cooking skills and spent the day barbecuing a whole pig, ribsand chicken to feed the hungry golfers.

Special thanks to all the hole sponsors and those who donated prizes.Also thanks to the following volunteers who helped coordinate the event:Mark andCindy Johnson,Ron Coen,Dave Swan John Carter,Keith and

Kathy Elloitt, Bob Belles, Mark Brown, RobCurran, Clark Fromong, CliffGoetsch,Wayne Haddenham, JimKakuschke, Jim Roberts, Doyle Sage, ThongTrang.

Jim Roberts won thelongest drive.

Scott Varga got closest tothe pin and was on thefirst place team.

Showingoff theirfirst placetrophies: Lto R: DanCreveling,TimAguilar,MikePettingiland ScottVarga

L to R: Jim Hutchins, Gerard Cleary, Alex Bailey and GaylBailey comprised the second place team.

The third place team was L to R: Ron Coen, CurtGilbert, Dave Swan and John Carter.

Rob Foley prepares todrive the ball.

L to R: James Case, Reggie Sheegog and ErnieMcCarthy contemplate where in the woodsthey will find Ernie’s last drive.

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by Ruth Render,Retired Club Secretary

September Retired Club Minutes

Congratulations to the followingmembers who retired from the Union:

Union Retirees:

RETIRED CLUB OFFICERSPresident T.J. Seibert 206-329-0160Vice President Helen LoweSecretary 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 206-723-4973

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

Robert AmickLarry BelmoreStephen BronsAllen CabiaoJohn CarrJames ChristophersonJohn Clay JrJames CoatsJohn ConantConsola DillCraig DrakeGary EhresmanSteven ElkinsDavid FlesherSusan GoetschBrad GrittersRoger JenkinsMark JubySeung KimRichard KingSandra Kooser

The meeting was called to order byPresident T.J. Seibert. He requested tosuspend with the regular order of businessso newly appointed Club Vice PresidentHelen Lowe could be sworn in. M/S/P

District President Tom Wroblewski ad-ministered the oath of office to Helen Lowe.

Roll Call of Officers: All Officerswere present or accounted for.

Financial Report: The report was readby Treasurer Betty Ness. A motion wasmade to accept the report as read. M/S/P

Minutes: It was M/S/P to accept theminutes as printed.

District President’s Report: DistrictPresident Tom Wroblewski reported heand District Secretary Treasurer SusanPalmer attended the Retiree Conference inLas Vegas where they accepted an awardrecognizing the more than 50+ years Dis-trict 751 has had a successful Retired Cluband our steadfast support of the RetiredDepartment at the International.

Tom also spoke about volunteerismand the District’s decades of dedicationto the community. That is the theme ofour 75th Anniversary celebrations thisyear – our service to the community.Tom touched on some of the fine workwe have done in the community, includ-ing providing much needed low-incomeHUD housing since the early 1960’s.

Tom also recognized retiree GeorgeBraun who recently received the BronzeAward from President Obama for his com-munity service. The District received theGold Award from the President – recog-nizing our volunteers contributed over3000+ hours to the community in 2009.

Tom also spoke about the Times ar-ticle which reported Boeing intends tobring work back in-house. We don’t knowthe extent, but it is good news nonethe-less. Finally, they are acknowledgingthat we have the best, most qualifiedaerospace workers right here.

The analysts and columnists are com-menting now as well – and they’re say-ing that the Machinists were right all

along. They aresaying thatoffloading thatwork was a badmove and thebest workforceis right here.

President’sReport: Presi-dent T.J. Siebertthanked DistrictPresident TomWroblewski andSecretary Trea-surer SusanPalmer for theDistrict’s sup-port of Club ac-tivities like the

picnic and Christmas dinner. He alsothanked them for sending the Retired Clubdelegation to the Conference. As it is out ofstate, many wouldn’t be able to attend if itweren’t for that support.

Betty Ness thanked Tom for the sup-port and explained there were so many atthe Conference who did not have a Club,and we not only have one but we have somuch support from the District.

T.J. noted there is a new frame on thewall with pictures from when the RetiredClub was first founded. Take a momentto look at it – it’s very interesting.

Health & Benefits Report: Health andBenefits Representative Garth Luark spokeabout the disturbing story in the Timesregarding abuse in adult homes. The onlysolution is to make sure that we visit ourfamily and friends who are in these homesand assisted living facilities. Garth noted agreat source for information is your localSenior Service Center. It’s also importantto network with other friends and familywho have dealt with a loved one being in ahome – to see what worked for them,which places they liked and which onesthey stay away from.

Vice President Helen Lowe noted thearticle provided a help line 24/7, whichis 1-866-363-4276. You will speak witha real person.

Health & Welfare: Helen Pompeo gave

the report. A moment of silence was ob-served for the following deceased mem-bers: Henry Andrade, Frank Frodsham,Raymond Gilfillan, and George Hixon.Sympathy cards were sent to next of kin.Thinking of you cards were sent to AlWydick and Margaret Ehlke.

Legislative Report: Carl Schwartz re-minded everyone of the importance of theupcoming election. Make sure to note theUnion’s recommendations on initiativesand candidates. He also spoke on Initiative1098 and encouraged support of it.

Carl reminded everyone of the Alli-ance for Retired Americans State Con-ference on September 29, 2010.

T.J. Siebert, Betty Ness, Ruth Ren-der, Jim Hutchins, Nancy Holland-Young, and John Guevarra all sharedtheir experiences at the Conference (seearticle on conference). T.J. noted one ofthe most touching moments at the Con-ference was when 17 year old folk singerSteve Jones shared his song “RomanMayfield” with the crowd.

Birthdays: September birthdays in-cluded: Ruth Render, Leroy Miller, HelenPompeo, Louise Burns, and Robin Guevarra.

Good and Welfare: John Guevarrathanked Larry Brown for his continuoushelp with the South Park Bridge project.

A motion was made to adjourn. M/S/P

RETIREMENT NEWS

Larry MillerVictor Mills Sr,William MooreDennis NewtonJames NicholsonMary NullDanny O’NeilDaniel PegramJaime PonsaranBarbara RogersWilliam SapeiensErnest SheridanTamara ShermanVelverdine TownsendBilly VanosdolWilliam WaltersDonald WattsCharles WilsonJohn WilsonMarva Young

Last month, more than 1,000 retireestook part in the 5th Annual IAM&AWRetiree Conference in Las Vegas, NV.These retirees, referred to by Interna-tional President Tom Buffenbarger as“members of the IAM fam-ily,” took part in a series ofdiscussions on topics that arecritical to the seniors of todayand tomorrow. Retirees wereurged to mobilize to preserveSocial Security and make adifference in the fall election.

T.J. Siebert, Ruth Render,Betty Ness, George Braun, andJohn Guevarra all attended theconference on behalf of the751 Retired Club to gatherimportant information to sharewith fellow members.

District President TomWroblewski and District Sec-retary Treasurer Susan Palmer also attendedto accept an award on behalf of District 751and the 751 Retired Club that recognized751’s dedication to retirees and more than50 years of support to the Retired Club andthe Retiree Department at the International.

Speakers covered topics like diabetesand heart disease, important topics forsenior voters, pre-retirement planning,Medicare and healthcare reform, and So-cial Security. Retiree Club President T.J.Siebert said the speakers were all interest-ing, but the best part of the conference hadto be the skits. “I enjoyed the role-playingskits. There was one actor who playedFDR – and he was incredible.” Highlight-

Retiree Activists Take Part in National Conferenceby Rosanne Tomyn ing the importance of learning from the

leaders of the past to build a strong future,one skit involved a conversation betweenPresident Roosevelt and President Obama.

One of the main focuses of this year’sconference was the preservation of Social

Security. Richard Fiesta, Director of Gov-ernment and Political Affairs for the ARA,shared some important facts about SocialSecurity – and why we need to work hardto preserve it. In his presentation, he notedthat it was on January 31, 1940 that the firstrecipient of a Social Security old-age ben-efit received her monthly check. Today,nearly 71 years after Ida May Fuller re-ceived that check, the program lifts 13million seniors above the poverty line.

George Braun said that one of themost important things for voters to re-member when weighing their supportfor Social Security and the candidatesthat support the program is its cost. “Ev-

eryone has to remember that SocialSecurity is not a burden on the deficit.The Federal Government has neverpaid into Social Security – you andyour employer are the only ones whopay in.”

One of the mosttouching moments forall of the 751 delegatescame when a young folksinger shared one of hissongs. Nancy Holland-Young explained thathe “sang a song dedi-cated to RomanMayfield, a deceasedmember of District751.” Ruth Renderagreed saying, “Hismusic was amazing. I’llnever forget it.”

Thanks to the manyretirees who attended

and volunteered to help out, the confer-ence was a complete success. Attendeespitched in to help anywhere they could –at the registration desk, helping withentertainment events, and as floor man-agers.

President Wroblewski noted that ourown delegation did a great job acting asthe voice and spirit of District 751 mem-bers and retirees. “You were well repre-sented,” he explained to the Retiree Clubat their September 13 meeting. Tomadded, “Sue Palmer and I appreciatedthe opportunity to attend the conferenceas well. It was such an honor to accept anaward on your behalf.”

DistrictPresidentTomWroblewski(l)administersthe oathof office toRetiredClub VicePresidentHelenLowe.

Celebrating September birthdays L to R: Ruth Render, HelenPompeo, Leroy Miller, and Louise Burns.

IAM Retiree Dept. Director Charlie Micallef (far left) and retiredIAM Retiree Dept Director Maria Cordone (far right) presentedDistrict President Tom Wroblewski and Secretary-Treasurer SusanPalmer with a recognition award for 751’s support of retirees.

Save the Date -• Annual Retired Club Christmas Lun-cheon, Monday, December 13th see No-vember Aero Mechanic for additional de-tails.

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RUFF HAUZ by Dogloo, top is removablefor easy cleaning, 38L x 30 _W x 30H, $40.253-946-5399 leave message.

FROM 2005 MUSTANG – (4) P235/55ZR17 Pirelli, tires on aluminum rims, 4K miles,two mufflers and pipes, fwd of mufflers,$100 used for 7K miles. 206-244-5148

2 STUDDED TIRES with rims on. P225/75R m/s, $20 for both. Jackstand 3-toncapacity, Craftsman, $15. 206-372-4810

3 BIKE CARRIER, $30. Car top carrier,road rider, $20. 206-372-4810

1986 SKEETER SF175 18’6” Merc 175HPon board charger, Minn Kota Terrova 80 lbsthrust with remote lowrance x 510, red andsilver, very clean, always garaged $7500OBO. 509-681-1129

AFFORDABLE PROFESSIONAL PHO-TOGRAPHY, Studio J Images is a local pho-tography company offering professional wed-ding, anniversary, engagement, pregnancy, fam-ily, graduation, and specialty photography. Alldigital packages available or design your own.Flexible, reliable, & eager to be a part of yourspecial occasion. Ask about our SPECIALFOR MACHINISTS MEMBERS. More info& slideshows at http://studiojimages.net/ orcall Beth at 402-730-8663.

“JUST A CALL AWAY” DAILY CHECK-IN CARE FOR SENIORS or loved onesliving independently, 10% discount to Boeingemployees, packages starting at $19.99. 206-772-0747 or Diana@justacallaway.net

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHINGTO DO IN YOUR RETIREMENT? SunsetView Garden Club meets the third Thursdayof each month at the Golden Pine Apart-ments, 2901 10th NE, Renton, WA. Every-one is welcome. Contact 425-255-8195 or425-255-0859 for more information

GOLD’S GYM, RENTON, 10728 NE CarrRd. Take advantage of Special Boeing Em-ployee Rate - simply present your Boeingbadge for discount! Family Owned & Oper-ated by Boeing Employee Michael Cavaiani,a strong Union brother! One time processingfee of $49, single monthly membership duesof $29, family add-ons $20. Personal Train-ing rates available at $49 per session (reg$60). 425-793-5457

PHOTOGRAPHER. VERY affordable digi-tal wedding photography. Save money. Alsoavailable for family portraits, senior picturesand special events. Call about Fall and Christ-mas events now. 206-240-9773

LAKE TAPPS BACKFLOW. For all yourbackflow testing and repair needs. $5 dis-count for members. $10 discount for seniorsand veterans. Licensed, bonded, insured - aservice disabled, veteran-owned small busi-ness. Call 253-217-7751 or e-maillaketappsbackflow@comcast.net

STUDIO IV SALON & DAY SPA offers awide range of services and highly trainedstaff. $5 off any service for Aerospace Ma-chinists members. Located in Auburn at 119East Main St. Walk-ins welcome or call 253-333-8617 for an appointment.

TATTOO SPECIALS of the month, allBoeing employees and families 25% off,Underground Tattoos. 253-590-3892

THE COMPUTER GEEK LLC, reliable newcomputer builds and reliable computer repair,great rates, done in timely manner. 425-374-4175

FUSSY HOUSE KEEPER, use green clean-ing products, working in the Maple Valley,Covington, Black Diamond areas, email at:beefussy@aol.com, or ask for Barb. 425-413-5354

RETIREES FROM KSC shop 2-2165, 18-62bldg, meet for breakfast monthly in Auburn,contact clintbonnie@hotmail.com for more info

ATTENTION TO DETAIL WOODWORK-ING, china hutches, vanities, entertainmentcenters, custom furniture and more. 425-255-3483

IF YOUR INSURANCE RATES AREHIGH, call me for a reasonable quote. I workwith several companies and also offer AARPAuto Insuarnce. 360-658-1800

DOG GROOMING SALON, 13507 MeridianSouth Hill, Puyallup, clean, caring and veryaffordable, call today for an appointment, openTuesday-Saturday, 253-445-2775.

AM/FM STEREO RADIO with multi-speedrecord player plus cassett player, plus 8-tracktape player, and 38 tapes, $50. 206-878-5364

CAL KING PLATFORM bed w/ storage, 37”tall headboard, dark wood, missing right half,six-drawer unit, great project for carpenter,$100 OBO. 253-845-0897 leave message

PORTABLE ECHO GENERATOR EG-650model W1-808, specification # 0060883850,$150, and DV 400 Direct Vent gas-firedroom heater, Heatilator DV 400 propane gas,freestanding with decorative glass accent,$425. 206-518-0938

BROYHILL – BEAUTIFUL LIGHT OAKcabinet, 2 door china cabinet, $350 OBO.206-523-9526

BROYHILL – LIGHT OAK DESK and chair,$125 OBO. 206-523-9526

TEAKWOOD CHINA, buffet table, bookcase, well made, color white or brown, beau-tiful, heave, have other teakwood too. 425-418-0448

30 CUBIC FT TRAULSEN REFRIGERA-TOR/FREEZER, all stainless steel – in andout, ref works fine, needs compressor onfreezer side, new costs over $4000, veryheavy, you haul, $300. 253-631-1858

GENERAL ELECTRIC compact 20 cu. Ft.refrigerator-freezer, 6 yrs old, excellent con-dition, $50. 425-432-1339

TWO SETS TEAKWOOD room divider, beau-tiful, heavily hand crafted, color off-white/brown, each set consists of three sections, $1278ea, discount buy both. 425-418-0448

BE REPRESENTED by a licensed real es-tate agent when you buy or sell, call VonProvo/Preview Properties. 425-359-0165

2 DUPLEXES FOR SALE, 2003 and 2004,Shelton, WA, exc. Cond., 2bd/1ba each, 2car garage in between, w/d, dishwasher,sewer, bus line, hospital, $210,000 ea or renteach for $750. 360-275-0974

NEW IN SHELTON, 2112 sq ft, 4bd/2barambler, RV parking, finished garage, break-fast bar, lg mud room, walk in closet, .6 ac oncul-de-sac, 12x18 patio, low e windows,vinyl siding, $215,000. 360-275-0974

FOR SALE 3bd/1ba house with garage at-tached, huge front and back yards, fully fenced,patio, 2 sheds, garden space and patio great forBBQs, inside is all updated, close to shopping,bus and schools. 253-639-9777

LAKE ROOSEVELT LOG HOME, 3 levels, 2br upper with 3/4 bath, main floor bath, fullfinished basement, 24436 garage, 5.3 acre,trees, nice area, $230,000. 509-935-4427

ENJOY YOUR WINTER months in Mesa,AZ, Mesa Dunes Mobile Home Park, mini-mum stay 3 mos, $1300 per month, four ormore for $1200 per month. 253-839-7715

HOOD CANAL BEACH CABIN. Enjoy thefall colors and peace & quiet of a 1-bdrmbeach cabin. $550/week, $190 for 2 nights.See “Sisters Point Cabin” atwww.explorehoodcanal.com

CHEAPER THAN RENT! Own a 3-bdrm, 2-bath M’ville townhome for less than $650/month, depending on your credit & down pay-ment. Spotless, w/ remodeled kitchen & bath-rooms. 20 minutes to Boeing-Everett. See MLS#82153 at Windermere.com

FOR RENT 4 BED/2 BA, 2 car garage, centralair, rolling hills, like new, 5 minutes fromRenton Boeing, $1685/month. 253-334-2710

KONA HAWAII OCEANFRONT Condo,enjoy spectacular views, 2BD/2BA condow/ private lanai, pool Jacuzzi, seewww.banyantreecondo.com for more info,$1025-$1175/wk, Boeing discount pays fortaxes. 206-938-9214

3 EXTRA LARGE BEDROOMS, lots ofroom to entertain in open dining/front room,rec-room in basement, garage with shop,level, fenced 1/3 acre in Burien, reduced to$219,721. 360-435-2430

HOUSE FOR SALE, pleasant, sunny, warmArizona, 3 br/2ba, living room, dining room,kitchen, 2 car covered car port, shed, $78000make offer. Call Ron at 480-985-9356

COLEMAN LANTERN, $10. Man’s bike,$10. 206-372-4810

GENERAC GENERATOR 1450W, goodcondition, $80 OBO. 425-334-7645

VIKING 960 SEWING MACHINE, recentlyserviced, includes all accessories and manualsoriginal to machine, sews beautifully, like-newcondition, $195 OBO. 253-265-6498

SCHWINN CRUISER SS girl’s bicycle re-production, no gears, accessories, in perfectcondition, papers, $60 OBO. 425-353-0564

MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF LUMBER,rubber boat, high-lift jack, Honda tiller, lawnmower, Sears 2 HP compressor, rake motoroil, 4 HP Johnson OTB. 425-355-1804

DELUXE CHILDS CARRIAGE, $25. Bathtype wash basin with faucets attached, $20.Wood ladder, $20. 206-935-6535

BEARLY PEOPLE DRESSED BEARS, 12”to 18”, 11 to choose from, $10. Bear plates, 8”,$5 each. 425-226-7252

6’ x 6’ x 1’ white wall shelf, adj shelves, $20.425-226-7252

7’4” ARBOR, 5/8 circular saw blades, $1each OBO. 26” 8-point hand saw, $4 OBO.Two 40 piece metric & inch combination 3/8 in 8 1/4 in drive socket wrench, set $5OBO. 206-878-0601

NEW 14 KW 1/4 ct diamond wedding band &14 KW 1/2 ct diamond engagement ring – paid$1300 – sell for $1000 OBO. 253-631-9936

30/06 SPRINGFIELD, 3x9x40 scope, (4)box shells, $250. 253-941-5987

12 GA SHOTGUN MARLIN, (3) box ofshells, $175. 22 Winchester model 72 short-long, (5) boxes ammo with scope, $150. 253-941-5987

RUSSIAN SABLE fur cape, kept in excellentcondition since 1962, gorgeous, appraised at$12,000 asking $7000. 425-823-6319

3 SKYLIGHTS, skylights never used, $50 ea. 1-80 AMP CRAFSTMAN welder. 253-856-7904

2002 SUZUKI DIGITAL Baby Grand Piano,includes microphone for karaoke, records onsystem and on floppy disc, instruction bookincluded, you haul, $3500. 360-651-9470

FIRE WOOD – alder, green rounds, cut a monthago, 1/2 cord, you haul, $60. 253-941-2134

1 MAN RUBBER BOAT, Honda mini-tiller,1/4" marine plywood, small pieces corru-gated fiberglass, miscellaneous pieces of lum-ber. 425-255-1804

OLD 5 GAL GAS CANS, 1 army color, 1red, $10 ea. Oringinal tool box with handle,rod across, top 3 ft long and 19.5 in wide, 38”long by 10.5” wide also use as a planter forflowers, $5 ea. 253-852-6809

GREAT SOUND BABY GRAND, uprightpiano, 1920s-1930s, $150 OBO. 253-852-6809

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GREAT FRESH SEAFOOD, local and world-wide selection of seafood including livedungeness crab, oysters, clams, mussels,salmon, halibut, smoked salmon, king crablegs, cod, calamari, frogs legs, crab cakes, crabmeat, will pack and ship anywhere in U.S., callfor prices, located on corner of Hewitt Ave &W Marine View Dr in Everett. 425-258-1987

WINCHESTER SUPER X2, 12 gauge, 2 3/4”to 3 1/2" mag, invector plus choke, compositestock, exc cond, $800 OBO. 425-745-8084

SOUTHSEA PEARL OVER ONE CARRATdiamond ring, size from 14-15mm, gold oroff white pearl, elegant, in-expensive, $3900/ea or $7600 both. 425-418-0448

ANTIQUE HAND-PUSH CULTIVATORwith 3 tiers in the back, garden ornament$25. Antique chandelier, brass, flowered, 6lights, real nice, $250. 253-852-6809

LITTLE CHIEF ELECTRIC smoker, $5.Halloween lighted pumpkins, $5 ea.7 smallwood boxes, use for planters, $1 - $3 ea. 2 oldwood 6 ft ladders for trellis in garden, $5 ea.253-852-6809

7 OLD RUSTY HANDSAWS for decora-tion, $1 ea. 3 toilet tank lids, white, 2-20”long, 8” wide, 1-21.5” long x 8” wide, $2 ea.Texaco barrel, Texamartic fluid, 14.5” widex 26.5” high, $5. Valvoline barrel, 14” wide,26.5” high, $15. 253-852-6809

SEAHAWKS CAN/barrel, 10” wide x 19.25”high, $10. Wooden dolly, 31” long, fourrollers, $5. 253-852-6809

2 DISPLAY CASES, double doors, white oak,24” high, 4” long, 6” wide, $50. 253-852-6809

WEED & FEED PLASTIC SPREADER,$5. Blue plastic supply crate, 15.5”W x 19.5”long, $8. Yellow plastic supply crate, 15”Wx 19.5”, $5. 253-852-6809

ALUMINUM STORAGE TRAYS, smalland medium, $1-$3. Stainless steel pan withhandles, 17” wide by 23” long, $10 nicecondition. Gray plastic cat litter container,top and bottom, large, $5. 253-852-6809

FLAT STEEL CART with 10” wheels, handlevery sturdy moves easily, 23.5” wide by 34”long, $25. Antique steel pieces of horse wagonhardware for attaching to horse harness, $50.253-852-6809

BEAUTIFUL HOUSEPLANTS for sale, largeblooming African violets, Christmas cactus,orchid cactus, purple hearts, hanging also, $2-$50 large variety of plants. 253-852-6809

HEALTH RIDER ELLIPTICAL exerciserwith computerized monitor displays, likenew, $400. 253-922-2013 leave a message

COMPUTERIZES AIROFIT PRO ellipticalexerciser, $75. 253-922-2013 leave a message

SIDE-BY-SIDE PLOTS, Evergreen FuneralHome & Cemetery in Everett, WA, $6000includes concrete vaults, opening and clos-ings, tents and chairs, B1K71, Lot 196, Sp 3,4. 425-387-1423

THINKING OF SEMI-RETIRING? GrandCoulee 2bd/1ba, basement, next door businessselling collectables on two late lots, all of thiswith inventory, $175,000. 509-633-2701

SIDE-BY-SIDE PLOTS, Auburn MountainView Cemetery, next to veteran’s section, 2or more $1425 each, 6 available if you wanta family section. 360-494-4118

SIDE-BY-SIDE PLOTS, Greenwood Me-morial Cemetery, Azalea Gardens, $2000for both. 425-483-6267

NEAR BOEING RENTON FACTORY andSam’s Club, 3bds/1ba, large family room,hardwood floor, fresh paint, big yard andquiet neighborhood, available now, $1250/month. 206-310-9810

5 ACRES OF TREES, just minutes east ofArlington, private and peaceful with under-ground power and telephone, $57,721. 360-435-2430

1 PLOT AT Greenwood Memorial Cemetery,very good location, $3500 OBO. 406-827-1787

FOR SALE THOUSAND TRAILS MEM-BERSHIP, Option #1 50 nights camping,$586.02, Option #2 unlimited camping$1458.29, $3000 includes $1000 transfer feeOBO. 928-345-1142

KM RESORTS MEMBERSHIP, 8 parks inWashington, check out their website for lo-cations and amenities, all year round, $1995OBO. 505-286-9241 or e-mailtireless70@yahoo.com

8 1/2 FOOT CAMPER, fully self contained,1988 used very little, $2500. 206-772-0419

1977 CADILLAC DEVILLE 108,000 miles,stored in garage last 20 years, $2500. 206-772-0419

1991 11.5FT CARIBON CAMPER, fullyself-contained – great shape, $4000 camperonly. 253-925-5738

1989 F250 XLT LARIOT camper special,package price, package price, $5000. 253-925-5738

1972 CHEVY CUSTOM 20 Deluxe 350,auto, new tires, wheels, edelbrock carburetorand manifold, wooden bed, runs good, $2000OBO. 360-435-9583

’63 FORD FALCON, 2 door, good cond, 130Koriginal miles, $3500 OBO. 425-334-7645

1989 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88, 192Kmiles, 4-door, power seats/locks, new waterpump, good tires, runs great, good work car,$950 OBO. 253-265-6498

2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, $4000OBO. 206-920-3784

2006 VICTORY KINGPIN, 1500 miles, stilllooks and runs like new, windshield, saddlebags, $15,500 OBO. 253-318-9988

WANTED (TO BUY) 2000 Mariner Ex-press Engine from the Train series. 253-939-1361

WANTED! DOUBLE BARREL shot gun, 20or 16 gauge, wind tunnel retiree. 206-824-2428

VEHICLES

Recent District and Local Lodge fundraisers for Guide Dogs of America haveproven very successful and demonstrate the variety of events that can bring inadditional donations. Horseshoe tournaments, raffles, car shows and golf tournamentsare just a few of the ways 751 raises money for this very worthwhile charity.

Local E’s Horseshoe Tournament deliver $2,741.80 for Guide Dogs. At thecheck presentation L to R: Dist. Sec-Treasurer Susan Palmer, Guerdon Ellis,Roy Wilkinson, Dan Meddaugh and Dist. President Tom Wroblewski.Special thanks to Local E President Ira Carterman who rented a bouncyhouse and other games to make it a fun event for the entire family. Specialthanks to the following commercial sponsors all located in Puyallup:

The Local A Steel & Wheel Car Show collected $10,822.67 for GuideDogs of America. Above presenting the check L to R: District Sec-Treasurer Susan Palmer, Jason Redrup, Mark Clark, Becky Dove, RichMcCabe, Kim Dove and District President Tom Wroblewski.

The District 751 Golf Tournament raised $12,639.03 for Guide Dogs ofAmerica. Presenting the check L to R: Jon Holden, Rich McCabe, RichardJackson, Mark Clark, District Sec-Treasurer Susan Palmer, DonovanMcLeod, John Carter, Jim Roberts and District President Tom Wroblewski.

Eastern Washington really stepped up their efforts for Guide Dogs this yearand delivered $4,681 from their raffle. Presenting the check L to R: SusanPalmer, Steve Warren, Chris Siegfried, Jim O’Brien, Ken Howard, FredMcNeil, Craig Smoot, Andy Cashion, Gary Swartz and Tom Wroblewski.

The Local F Mastercard Raffle raised $7,680 for Guide Dogs. Presenting thecheck: District Sec-Treasurer Susan Palmer, Robley Evans, Dwyane Johnson,Paul Veltkamp, and District President Tom Wroblewski.

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EASTERN WASHINGTON

For the 20-plus members working at Pacific North-west National Laboratory (operated by Battelle) on theHanford Site in the Tri-Cities, the sky’s the limit on thework they perform. Their job is not what most think ofwhen they hear Hanford and visualize nuclear wasteand cleanup – thesemembers work on the“other side of theranch.”

As one of 10 na-tional research labo-ratories for the U.S.Department of En-ergy, this facility’smission is to deliveradvancements in sci-ence, energy, nationalsecurity and the envi-ronment. These tal-ented members arepart of the researchand development cen-ter at the site, and theyassist scientists andengineers to followthrough on theirthoughts and dreams. They produce small intricatespecialized projects that must be held to tight tolerances– making continual modifications and maintaining con-stant one-on-one communication with the scientists andengineers.

“The work is always challenging and is set up like amodel shop. This is the best job a machinist could havebecause of the variety of work. One day we work onprojects that could help find a cure for cancer or are usedon a new MRI machine and the next day we might beworking on something that ends up on a space shuttle.We work on everything from saving energy to savinglives,” said Bud Higgins, a member who has worked inthe lab for the past 26 years. “The demanding work isvery stimulating. It is the kind of job that if you get it,you stay because you couldn’t find anything better.”

While their work is very specialized, when it comesto collective bargaining and their contract, they are partof a larger group – Hanford Atomic Metal Trades

Council (HAMTC). To effectively negotiate the bestcontract possible, 10 affiliate Unions join together tosecure one contract that covers approximately 320employees at the site. The negotiating committee is amixture of Stewards and Business Reps from each of the

ten unions. The Machin-ists had a strong pres-ence at the bargainingtable with Bud Higginsand Staff Assistant KenHoward serving as theirvoice.

In the current reces-sion and with govern-ment budget cuts, Unionnegotiators worked hardto obtain a fair and equi-table new three-yearagreement, which mem-bers ratified on Septem-ber 2. Bargaining wasdifficult and negotia-tions stretched out overeight months. The ma-jor challenge for thecom-

mittee centered on the complicatedarea of wages and benefits while stillmaintaining the integrity of the con-tract as a whole.

Despite the lagging economy,workers there made impressive gainsin wages and Union negotiators pro-tected benefits.

While other workers are getting 2percent or less in yearly raises, thebargaining committee was able todeliver general wage increases of 4percent, 4 percent and 3.5 percent.Because the talks dragged on, the 4percent general wage increase for2010 is retroactive to April 3.

Pension benefits were maintainedand remain one of the highest multi-pliers of any of the Department of

Jim Clark is oneof theMachinistsmembers whorun a CNCmachine forspecial porjectwork at Battelle.

Bud Higgins has to drill and tap a small pin to beused on a special project at Battelle. Higgins,along with Staff Assistant Ken Howard, served asthe Machinists voice at the bargaining table.

Employees at Cummins Northwestare experienced diesel mechanics whoensure all types of truck and equipmentthat enters their doors leaves in top run-ning condition. Everything from majoroverhauls and rebuilds to routine pre-ventive maintenance, these workers runthe gamut, including emergency, onsite,full service and even field repairs.

These highly skilled mechanics un-derstand the value of equipment “uptime” and the need to accomplish timelyand cost effective repairs when emer-gencies arise.

“We work on pretty much any kind oftruck – anything from a Dodge pickup toa Freightliner or Peterbilt and every-thing in between,” stated Zack Mayer, aMachinists Union member at theCummins location in Pendleton, Oregon.

While they specialize in Cumminsengines and Cummins parts, these me-chanics are experts on all types of en-gines, equipment, trailers and machin-ery. In addition, several of the membersalso serve as power generator techni-cians.

While the generators may not get a lotof use, when the power goes out it iscritical the generators will run effec-tively. The members who work on thepower generators are often out in thefield – performing routine tests and main-

tenance to ensure the generators are readywhen circumstances require their power.Nearly every police, fire, 911, hospital,and other emergency service rely onthese generators to get the job done whenelectricity is out. The generators are alsoessential for grocery stores and otherbusinesses that may have perishablesrequiring refrigeration or need electric-ity to preserve their products. Becausethe generators are very large, our mem-bers must travel to various sites to per-form the work. In addition to generatorsfor buildings, they also work on lots ofgenerators for RV’s, camp trailers and

horse trailers.Member Ted Hogeweide, who serves

as the field technician at the SpokaneCummins location, noted, “I’ve been atCummins 26 years and seen lots ofchanges. I began working on enginesand took on generators about 16 yearsago. There was more of a challenge withgenerators, and I recognized the impor-tant role they play. Basically, any placethat requires power to provide essential

services must have a working genera-tor.”

The mechanics at Cummins maintainlarge fleets of trucks for Boise Cascade,Swift Transportation, Walmart, and ahost of other companies, as well servic-ing school buses for area school districts.

Because it is important to keep trucksrunning and freight moving, if there is aproblem with any of the customers’trucks, Cummins provides 24-hour ser-vice – which may require employees tobe available for call outs.

Typically, employees have completedat least a diesel technician training pro-gram prior to hiring into the company.Cummins also offers various specializedtraining on Cummins products and lotsof in-house training so mechanics areknowledgeable of the latest technology,engines and equipment.

The Union contract is set to expire inDecember at both the Pendleton andSpokane plants. While they have sepa-rate contracts covering each location,the issues are pretty universal with ben-efits always being a top issue.

“The Union is behind us in case some-thing happens. It is always good to havean advocate on your behalf,” Zack stated.“We hope to make some gains in the nextcontract – especially in the area of ben-efits, which was hit hard in the past.”

Mechanics at Cummins NW Geared for Service

Project Steward Joe Killinger (l) explains to Staff Assistant KenHoward some of the special projects our members will be workingon in the lab at Hanford.

Energy sites. Escalating health care costs proved achallenge in the negotiations. The committee strived tokeep the costs down and the plan design changes in thefinal offer were well below what Battelle had consis-tently proposed.

Other improvements in the contract included: en-hanced Work Contracted Out language, which providesfor turn down criteria, removal of the “use it or lose it”eight hours of PT, and Working Leader provisions forall affiliates.

Members at Hanford Lab MakeScientists’ Ideas a Reality

Joe Escuderoand Zack Mayerare two of theIAM mechanicsat CumminsNW at thePendleton,Oregon shop.

IAM member Jim Clark works on a CNC machine in theBattelle lab at Hanford. Machinists there assist scientistsand work on everything from saving energy to savinglives.