Welcome to District 837!
Home of the Fighting Aerospace Machinists
The membership of District 837 are employees of The GKN North American Aerospace facility
in St. Louis, of the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems facility in St.
Louis, and RTI TRADCO in Washington, MO. Between the three companies,
our members machine, fabricate, assemble, test, and deliver the finest
military aircraft and weapons system in the world today. We also
represent the finest maintenance and housekeeping employees in the
industry. When you visit one of our production locations, you will see
that our members take pride in their work in all that they do.To see the latest SpeedFacts or other news, pop into the News Page. To view information regarding other events, select the link that interests you the most. Other special reports or photo galleries from events will appear from time to time as new links to the left of the web.
On behalf of the entire District Staff, I hope you enjoy your visit and come back soon to see what is new.
Gordon King
President Directing Business Representative
Latest News and Events
(Click the link below any date posted to view)
December 22, 2008
SpeedFacts for GKN concerning outcome of
Strike Sanction Vote
December 21, 2008
GKN votes to Authorize Strike with 99.2%
Granting Strike Authorization-Press Release Here
GKN Strike
Authorization Photos here
December 19, 2008
SpeedFacts concerning GKN Negotiations and
Strike Sanction Vote this Sunday!
December 18, 2008
Notice:
The Boeing Seniority Contract is still not available. The last list sent
to us by Boeing was marked "Proprietary" and, therefore, not legally
usable by us. We are working with the Company to get a usable list and
will post it as soon as it becomes available.
Some GKN members are experiencing an internal ieexplorer application
error when trying to access the GKN news online. This error is internal
to GKN and we can not fix it. A suggestion is to press F5 as FAST as
possible when the page STARTS to load. Sometimes, this will fix errors
such as that but not always.
December 16, 2008
SpeedFacts for GKN concerning Strike Duty
Sign Up
December 15, 2008
SpeedFacts for GKN concerning Strike
Sanction Vote
December 12, 2008
Retiree Club Photos
for December Meeting
December 10, 2008
Boeing SpeedFacts concerning upcoming
holiday and changes to attendance policy for the day before and after
the holiday
December 10, 2008
GKN SpeedFacts concerning negotiations
December 8, 2008
Boeing Attendance Policy change for the
day before and the day after the Christmas/New Year's negotiated
holiday.
December 8, 2008
*******IMPORTANT NOTICE!!*******
GKN Strike Sanction Vote on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at the Pipefitters
Hall, 12385 Larimore, St. Louis, Missouri 63138.
Doors will open at 10:00 A.M. and the meeting
will start promptly at 11:00 A.M.
December 4, 2008
GKN SpeedFacts concerning negotiations
November 25, 2008
SpeedFacts for Boeing and
RTI concerning GKN negotiations and
Holiday wishes
November 6, 2008
GKN Retiree Healthcare Rates Now Available!
November 6, 2008
SpeedFacts for Boeing concerning
Veteran's Day
October 31, 2008
SpeedFacts concerning November 1st rally and November 4th election for
Boeing,
RTI, and
GKN. Click appropriate company to view.
October 25, 2008
District Celebrates Service Years for over 500 members! Click here for
photos.
October 24, 2008
Boeing seniority list temporarily unavailable.
October 23, 2008
Boeing Retiree HealthCare
Costs 2008
October 23, 2008
GKN Retiree HealthCare Costs
for 2008
October 23, 2008
GKN SpeedFacts concerning IAM Pension Plan
Overview Meeting
October 18, 2008
Halloween Dance is Friday, October 31 from 7 PM to Midnight at the Hall.
See a member of the Human Rights Committee, B/R, or P/C for tickets.
($10 in advance - $12 at door)
October 17, 2008
District 751 Continues to Hold the Line
Click here to access their District website to stay informed about their
situation.
October 16, 2008
SpeedFacts for Boeing and
GKN concerning member to
member walk this Saturday
October 14, 2008
Boeing Seniority
Roster Update
October 11, 2008
At the Local Lodge A meeting, it was requested the District step up
communication for the GKN Negotiations as many members have not been
around for previous contract events. The District has a communication
strategy in place, however; it was set to begin October 25. That
communication plan has been moved up to begin this week. Between now and
the formal opening, you can expect to see weekly updates on this site.
After negotiations begins, updates will be more frequent. Click the link
in the left sidebar titled "GKN Negotiations" to see what is new when
you visit this site.
October 9, 2008
Retiree Club
Meeting Photos for October
October 7, 2008
Link to external
Jobs@Boeing for those members wanting to search the Boeing site for open
positions (Machinists jobs such as was mentioned in the last SpeedFacts
as well as other openings) click here. This link has been requested
by many of our members. Note: The District does NOT take applications or
offer employment for any company where our members are represented.
October 7, 2008
SpeedFacts for GKN concerning Special
Meetings to review IAM Pension Plan prior to Negotiations with GKN
October 7, 2008
SpeedFacts for Boeing concerning Boeing
Savings Plan Increase LOU
October 2, 2008
SpeedFacts for RTI concerning Members
Meeting Scheduled for October 8, 2008
September 25, 2008
Message from IP Buffenbarger
concerning the U. S. Financial Crisis
September 23, 2008
Local Lodge Picnic
Photos
September 23, 2008
Pax River HPWO
Banquet per special request
September 18, 2008
SpeedFacts for Boeing and
GKN concerning Trailing Edge Flaps,
Boeing Job Req., and picnic reminder.
September 1, 2008
District Members Honor American Labor At
Annual STL Labor Day Parade
August 26, 2008
SpeedFacts for RTI,
GKN, &
Boeing concerning Labor Day 2008
August 14, 2008
SpeedFacts for RTI,
GKN, &
Boeing concerning job openings
August 7, 2008
The pdf files for contracts and seniority issue may still be a problem.
Another attempt has been made to overcome the issue. If you cannot
access the files from the links on the left, please drop the
Communicator an e-mail for further investigation.
August 1, 2008
Boeing Seniority issue has not been
available behind the Boeing firewall. This link should fix that error.
August 1, 2008
Boeing SpeedFacts concerning GKN Hiring
procedures and potential employment
July 30, 2008
COLA at GKN
- Interoffice memo
dated July 16
July 30, 2008
COLA at Boeing - Interoffice Memo from
July 16
July 30, 2008
GKN SpeedFacts concerning
New Hire Procedures
and Contractual Obligations
July 24, 2008
GKN SpeedFacts concerning Clean Room
Issues and volunteer opportunities
July 24, 2008
Boeing SpeedFacts concerning job
postings and volunteer opportunities
July 15, 2008
Machinists affected by the recent floods in the MidWest can call
301-967-3433 or email mcordone@iamaw.org to learn how the Machinist
Disaster Relief Fund to find out how to apply for assistance.
July 11, 2008
Boeing Seniority List Now
Back On-line
July 8
RTI SpeedFacts concerning Flood Disaster
Relief Donations
July 8
GKN SpeedFacts concerning Flood Disaster
Relief Donations
July 8
Boeing SpeedFacts concerning Flood
Disaster Relief Donations
June 13
GKN SpeedFacts concerning Furniture Sale,
GDA Events, and Pension Survey
June 13
Boeing SpeedFacts concerning Furniture
Sale, SVT Payout, & GDA Events
May 23, 2008
PDBR
King Joins Veteran Machinists and Boeing Employees in Memorial Day
Observation
May 18, 2008
Local Lodge
837B Grand Lodge Delegate Election Results
May 13, 2008
Interesting video on what terrorism could be.
Clicking here will take you away from the District web and to the
YouTube website hosting this thought provoking insight to one person's
view on terrorism.
May 8, 2008
Retiree Club
Meeting Photos
May 7, 2008
GKN SpeedFacts
concerning new In-Plant Work Team Agreement.
April 25, 2008
District launches new web site design! If you
experience any difficulties navigating the new site, please send an
e-mail to the District Communicator with details of the errors
encountered.
April 24, 2008
Photos from the 2008 Missouri State Council of Machinists Bass
Tournament
April 23, 2008
GKN: Notice: There is a bogus SpeedFacts being posted under the Union
SpeedFacts Letterhead circulating through your buildings. It is dated
April 22 and discusses the restrooms. We want you to know this
SpeedFacts was NOT generated by your District. As a general rule,
Official SpeedFacts will have a full color letterhead and be posted on
Union Bulletin Boards or handed out by your area Shop Stewards.
April 22, 2008
Boeing and GKN SpeedFacts
April 16, 2008
The C-17 is still awaiting funding authority from the U. S Congress.
Click here to see a sample letter you can
send to your Congressional Representatives today!
April 6, 2008
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE APRIL 5, 2008 PRESIDENT/DIRECTING BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE SPECIAL ELECTION:
KING 1554
- Elected to fill unexpired term of Rick Smith
BROCK 1103
VOID/OTHER 29
April 3, 2008
Some congressional Representatives are opposing
the sale of JDAMS and additional F-15's to Saudi Arabia. Please click
this link and follow the instructions to email your elected officials
telling them to get involved in securing both of these potential job
bases for our members.
F-15
Alert
March 31, 2008
Local Machinists Speak Out on USAF Tanker Raw Deal.
Click here to view
video
March 13, 2008
All Members: The I.A.M. is
asking for your support in letting Congress know how you feel about the
recent decision to award EADS (a foreign consortium) the USAF Tanker
deal. This deal is bad for America, bad for our military, and bad for
the U.S. economy.
Please click here to send your comments via a site set up by a Senator from Kansas or click here to use the IAM link solidifying our concerns. You can use the pre-set words or write your own.
Remember, you have been instrumental in changing the course of military sales in the past. You can do it again! The direct link to the Senator's webmail is:
The Direct link to the IAM webmail
is:
Tanker Alert
To see the KSDK interview video
concerning the Tanker deal, visit the KSDK webiste at:
KSDK Tanker video
To read the transcript of the story,
visit KSDK at:
KSDK Transcript
To see the Fox Channel 2 transcript on the
Tanker deal, visit Fox 2 at:
Fox Tanker Transcript
To view Fox 2 video, you will need to
click the link on their page.
March 10, 2008
There is quite a bit of talk, and rightly so, on the upcoming I.A.M.
Grand Lodge Convention and the possible dues structure change that will
be debated. As many of our members do not attend the Convention, there
is a lot of questions about how a change can be made to your
Constitution. As previously reported in the SpeedFacts, it is the
function of the Local Lodges to elect Delegates to the Convention and
those Delegates are the ONLY people who can accept any changes. The
debate over what you expect of your elected Delegates is healthy for
your Union, however; we want you to know exactly what it takes to make a
change.
We have already posted Article II Section 3 detailing how Delegates are
elected. As further educational opportunity, we are now posting Article
XIX, which spells out exactly how changes are to be made.
To read the Constitution language on making changes, click here. As you can see, the only way to change the Constitution is to properly submit the proposed changes AFTER the Local Lodge has voted to accept the proposals in their respective Local Lodge meeting and followed the proper procedures to have their proposal submitted to the proper committee.
GKN Members: To view the issues your management is addressing as a result of the walk around last week, please click here. I want to thank the membership for being candid and honest during the shop floor visit. Your voice was heard loud and clear! I will be doing a follow-up with the membership in a few weeks to see if there has been any resolution to your issues.