May 7,2015 - IAM Local Lodge 1943

Update
IAM LL 1943
May 7, 2015
Membership Meeting Agenda
This month’s membership meeting will be held at 4:00pm next Thursday, May 14, 2015. There will be a
motion to pay the usual and customary bills. Afterwards food and beverages will be provided. If you are a
new member and have not been to a meeting yet, this would be a good one to attend. The meeting usually
lasts about an hour. The committees will give their reports and then the meeting will be open for new business. This is a time that members can voice their ideas to the executive board and the membership.
AK Steel 401k
In recent weeks the Company has indicated their desire to change from Fidelity Investments to T. Rowe
Price Investments, as the group to administer the 401K Plan. There are other changes proposed: different
selections added, some current selections being eliminated, the addition of a Brokerage Link, the addition of
a Roth 401K option, as well as retaining our current 401K option. After due consideration, your Executive
Board believes these changes will benefit our members therefore they agreed to the company’s proposed
changes. We would like to thank everyone that voiced their opinions on this matter.
Member’s son signed by the Buccaneers
We would like to congratulate our Union brother’s son Donteea Dye Jr. on being signed as an undrafted
free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after last week’s NFL Draft. Dye, a Heidelberg University wide
receiver from Fairfield, caught 116 passes for 2,298 yards for the orange and black. With outstanding speed,
Dye caught 57 passes for 1,022 yards in 10 games as a senior. He scored 14 times for the 8-2 Student
Princes. We wish him a successful career in the NFL.
Machinists Union Celebrates 127th Birthday
IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger issued the following statement on the 127th birthday of the
Machinists Union, founded May 5, 1888:
“From the cloak of secrecy in an Atlanta railroad pit to a world-renowned labor organization today, the Machinists Union has much to be proud of in its 127 years of fighting for workers. We’re a far cry from the 19
men who began this journey, but IAM founder Tom Talbot would be proud of the dynamic and diverse union
we’ve become.
“Like the railroads spreading across the country at the time of this union’s beginnings, we quickly grew into a
powerful voice for thousands of workers across the North American continent. The brothers and sisters of the
IAM’s early years risked everything to preserve this union and give birth to the middle class.
“We are the stewards of their sacrifice. Faced with modern day attacks such as anti-worker free trade deals, the
proliferation of so-called right-to-work laws, and politicians who will stop at nothing to see unions and workers’ rights obliterated, we have our work cut out for us. Our struggles have changed, but our solidarity remains
strong.
“Congratulations on another milestone, Machinists, and I look forward to many more ahead.”
Yellow Ribbon Collection
We would like to thank everyone who worked on and contributed to the YRSC gate collection. With the
generous donations from the IAM Eastern Territory and both hourly and salary employees, our Community
Services Committee was able to raise $3370.00.
AK Steel Contract Books
We have received the rest of the contract books from the printer with the corrected page. Your committeemen
are in the process of distributing the books to their areas. If you would like a contact book, you should contact
your shop steward or stop in at your Union Hall.
Ohio State Council of Machinists Raffle
The Ohio State Council of Machinists are selling tickets for their raffle at the fall conference. Tickets are
$20.00. First Prize: Remington 870 Express 12 gauge. Second Prize: Weber Grill. Third Prize: $100.00 cash
You can purchase tickets at your Union Hall.
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Update
IAM LL 1943
May7, 2015
IAM Safety Coordinators
Area
First Name
IAM SAFETY CHAIRMAN JIM
ALUMINIZE
BILLY
alternate
BLAST FURNACE
alternate
BOF
alternate
CASTER
alternate
SHANE
BABE
TOM
DWIGHT
MATT
DALE
DARYL
Last Name
GOMIA
POFFENBERGER
POFFENBERGER
MIDDLETON
STANG
STEELE
MCKINNEY
MILLER
HARRIS
Plant
E-Mail
4720 jgomia@ll1943.org
6415
Bill_Poffenberger@aksteel.com
Mil6429 ford_Middleton@aksteel.com
6275 Dwight_Steele@aksteel.com
3338 Dale.Miller@aksteel.com;
COKE PLANT
JEREMY
HENDERSHOT
Jere3659 my.Hendershot@aksteel.com
COLD STRIP
SHAWN
WRIGHT
4716 Shawn_Wright@aksteel.com
COLD STRIP
LARRY
WEIDLE
3824 Larry_Weidle@aksteel.com
CRANES
TAD
6431 David_Cope@aksteel.com
EGL
TOM
COPE
CARPENTER
JUTTE
EM & C
MICKEY
TURNER
4022 Michael_Turner@aksteel.com
ENERGY
LEE
6035 Lee_Carroll@aksteel.com
3500 Dennis_Nichols@aksteel.com
alternate
DAVE
alternate
HOT STRIP
CARL
CARROLL
SMITH
CAMPBELL
HOT STRIP
DENNIS
NICHOLS
MOBILE MAINTENANCE
alternate
NORTH PROCESSING
alternate
TRANSPORTATION
alternate
ZINC GRIP
alternate
JEROME
JOHN
JEFF
RYAN
LARRY
TODD
MIKE
JOHN
MARGERUM
RILEY
MCCUNE
MELTON
BENSON
ROWE
WINDING
ORTH
DAVE
3297 Tom_Jutte@aksteel.com
6295 Carl.Campbell@aksteel.com
Jerry_Margerum@aksteel.com
4086
4384
John.Riley@aksteel.com
3107 Jeff_McCune@aksteel.com
4047 Larry_Benson@aksteel.com
3240 Mike_Winding@aksteel.com
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