Monday June 9, 2008
For Immediate Release
Stoney Creek, ON – The need for better wages and enforceable Health and Safety regulations were the key elements in the certification of nine employees by the IAMAW at Stoney Creek Coatings.
It took only a week to sign up the nine workers after IAMAW Apprentice Organizer Ralph Martin explained how the union could improve their wages as well as Health and Safety in the workplace. “Your first victory as an organizer is always the tough one and Ralph Martin deserves the credit for bringing this group to the Machinists,” explained IAMAW District 78 Organizer Scott Jackson. The newest members of IAMAW Local Lodge 1922 paint manufactured plastic parts for the automotive industry.
IAMAW, among the largest industrial trade unions in North America, represents more than 700,000 active and retired members, and administers more than 5,000 contracts in transportation, woodworking, aerospace, manufacturing and defense related industries.
For further information:
Scott Jackson – IAMAW District 78 Organizer
416-225-9003/416-579-0854
Bill Trbovich – IAMAW Communications Director
416-386-1789 ext6331/416-735-9765
