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Bay City Times / mLive.com News Article Workers locked-out at Bay City Carquest By Cole Waterman September 25, 2009, 9:38PM In the midst of unresolved contract negotiations, workers at Carquest Auto Parts, 508 McGraw in Bay City, are claiming they have been locked out and refused the right to work. “Our contract initially expired on Sept. 1,” said Dan Kennell, president of Bay City Local 12934-02 of the United Steelworkers of America. While the workers and representatives from Carquest parent company General Parts International, Inc. met repeatedly, it became clear it would take longer than Sept. 1 to resolve the matters. Read Entire Article Here. |
| Local Unions to Celebrate Labor with the Great Lakes Loons After the great success of last years Loon's Celebrate Labor at Dow Diamond, our local union as again agreed to participate this year. When: Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 What: West Michigan White Caps vs. Great Lakes Loons Where: Dow Diamond Game Starts at 7:05 p.m. The game is Dollar Feast night, where hot dogs, sodas, & ice cream sandwiches are all just $1.00 Like last year, the local union is offering a discount on tickets to the game. All seats are half price when purchased through the local union office. Reserved box seats are $4.50 each, Lawn seats are $3.00 each. Seats are limited, so purchase early. We had a fantastic turn out last year and certainly hope to repeat that again this year. Please contact Mark Lewis or Al Zimmerman Jr. in the Union Office for tickets. |
| USW Local 12934 Members attend 2010 USW National Rapid Response Conference May 4-6, 2010 in Washington D.C. Conference photo recap here...... |
| USW Local 12934 Members attend 2010 National Conference of Good Jobs / Green Jobs in Washington D.C. Good Jobs, Green Jobs articles and recap here..... |
| USW Local 12934 Members attend 2010 USPA Biennial Conference June 12-15, 2010 in Pittsburgh, PA Conference information will be posted once available.... |
| Dow Corning Tradesmen assist Area Boy Scouts Tradesmen from the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 12934 at Dow Corning's Midland Site designed and built a charcoal grill for the Boy Scouts of America. The actual grill was donated by the Dow Corning Midland Plant. Read entire article with pictures here...... |





| Soar Members The SOAR Picnic will be held on THURSDAY July 15th, 2010 We will once again have a card tournament (or just friendly card playing, depending on the wishes of those who attend), golf for those who are interested, and all followed by our Annual Summer Picnic. For the Card Players: Card games will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the American Legion Hall on Hedgewood Dr., Midland MI. Please bring decks of cards, if possible. If you are interested in cards, and plan to attend, please call Mac at 989-600-6499. For the Golfers: Golfing will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Forest View Golf Course. Forest View Golf Course is located 5 miles north of US 10 off of Eastman Road on E. Hurley Rd. Following the golf outing, those interested in attending the Picnic will ravel to the American Legion Hall and should be there no later than 12:00 noon. Golfing will be $15 per golfer for 9 holes with a cart. Contact Richard McInerney at 989-600-6499 no later than July 6. 2010 for registration. Picnic: The American Legion Hall on Hedgewood Dr., Midland, MI will once again prepare Hot Dogs, Brats, and Hamburgers. Our Club will furnish coffee, iced tea, soda pop, plates, napkins, etc. A cash bar will be available for those wishing alcoholic beverages. We ask that members please bring a dish to pass. We will eat at 1:00 p.m. Following lunch we will have a FREE Bingo session with prizes furnished by the Club. Hoping to see you July 15th !!! Contact Richard McInerney with any questions @ 989-600-6499 |
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