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Cathy’s Column: A Fond Farewell From the National Executive Director
By Cathy Repola There are times when words are inadequate. This is one of those times, as I struggle to […]
From The National Executive Director
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CATHY’S COLUMN: After a Hard Fight, Some Words of Thanks for Those Who Stepped Up
Now, all these months later, we have new contracts overwhelmingly ratified by members, which I am confident will improve pay and working conditions for our union members. More than 76% of Local 700 members voted, and of those, 92% voted to ratify the new contract. […]
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CATHY’S COLUMN: In Difficult Times, Solidarity Matters More Than Ever
We have a lot of issues on the table, including wage increases, pension and health contributions, residuals, AI protections, and more. […]
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Cathy’s Column: As the New Year Begins, Now It’s Our Turn to Stand Up for Ourselves
There is momentum now for us to achieve some tangible changes for our members and we must come in willing to fight and hold our ground. […]
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CATHY’S COLUMN: After Years of Challenges, Solidarity Is More Vital Than Ever
I do hope that by the time you read this, production has restarted as we hoped it would earlier this year. Still, there is a lot of concern about what the volume of work will look like this year and into the future. Business models are changing and talk of mergers continues. […]
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CATHY’S COLUMN: The Strikes Pose Challenges for All of Us, But We Will Overcome Them
There will forever be a need to do more work towards building a better union for the future. Those of us in leadership roles need to examine ourselves and be not just open but willing to embrace new ideas and new ways of doing things. […]
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Cathy’s Column: Member Surveys Pave Way for Basic Agreement Talks in 2024
The goal is to build a platform that will provide members with an opportunity to make sure your priorities are identified and to help engage and educate all of you around the detailed facets of those issues, as well as building alliances with other locals who share in our goals. […]
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Cathy Repola: Understanding the MPI Plans is Key to Our Future
A brief overview of the 2021 year-end financial highlights of the MPI Plans […]
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Cathy’s Column: Transparency and What It Means to Our Union
One could say that, for our union, all this focus on transparency is the result of the last IA Basic Agreement ratification vote. That is certainly a piece of it, but it goes well beyond our union. It is a recurring mantra in new stories and social media posts everywhere. […]
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Cathy’s Column: Changes Are Coming That Will Make Our Union Stronger
“There has been in recent years a growing and unreasonable pressure, and an increasingly unrealistic workload, put upon many of our members in the classifications we represent. All of this caused a gradual erosion of what used to be a rewarding, creative, and enviable industry.” […]
