• Your union, IAM Local W-384, is hard at work to ensure the MCI Pembina plant stays open! The full resources of the IAM—including support from IAM District 5, the Midwest Territory, and the Grand Lodge Legislative and Communications Departments—are fully engaged in this fight.

• Over the past few months, your union has been holding meetings with: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven and U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong; North Dakota State Senator Janne Myrdal and North Dakota Representatives Chuck Damschen and David Monson; Governor Doug Burgum and local elected officials on how vital the Pembina plant is to the North Dakota economy.
• We scheduled a  meeting with Rep. Albio Sires (NJ-8) on Friday, May 21.

• We recently placed an opinion piece, written by IAM Local W384 member Randy Hummel, in the Grand Forks Herald. Viewpoint: Build the future by keeping Motor Coach Industries in Pembina, North Dakota

• Your IAM representatives have requested information from the company so we can adequately understand the potential loss of work at the Motor Coach (MCI ) Pembina, North Dakota facility.

• We will keep up the good fight! Please contact your steward if you want to help or if you have any questions.

LOCAL LODGE W384 TO HOLD STRIKE SANCTION VOTE

To take place at the Pembina Community Center on June 16, 2020.  Polls will be open from 5:30 am until 6:00 pm.   Our monthly local lodge meeting will be at 4:30 pm the same day.

What is a strike sanction?   It is a procedural vote required by the IAM Constitution, it is a vote taken before we even sit down at the table with the company.  The vote is in no way an indication of a strike.  It is instead carried out for the purpose of doing two things:

1. A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY.   It demonstrates that the members of a bargaining unit are behind their Negotiating Committee.   It gives us power at the negotiating table.

2. PROVIDE LEGAL NOTICE TO THE IAM GRAND LODGE.  The initial vote provides advance notice to the Grand Lodge so that members will receive strike benefits without any undue delay IF they vote to strike after voting on the contract offer.

Without strike sanctioning, we cannot strike later, and will have no leverage in negotiations.  It is very important that you participate in this vote.  Without the support of our members we cannot enforce our demands at the table.

WE HOPE TO HAVE A 100% STRIKE SANCTION VOTE!!!!

Due to Covid -19 and the idling period at MCI in Pembina, ND our current contract has been extended until September 9, 2020 at 11:59 am.  All provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall remain in full force until that time.   Our negotiating committee plans to wrap up negotiation prep ASAP.  The current plan is to start negotiations in July/August and there is no date yet on our return to work or any details involved with the startup at MCI.  We have no more information than what has been posted previously, there is suppose to be another update the week of May 4, 2020 with further details of the startup to work.  You can also check NFI’s site at nfigroup.com/team  and the password is NFITEAM.   We hope look forward to seeing you all soon!

LOCAL LODGE W384 UPDATES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

ALL STEWARD MEETINGS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS, OFFICERS MEETING, ETC. THAT WERE  TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE APRIL 13, 2020 WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE ONCE WE ARE BACK TO WORK. 

THE STRIKE SANCTION VOTE THAT WAS TO TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 21, 2020 WILL ALSO BE RESCHEDULED AT A  LATER TIME.  THE APRIL MONTHLY MEETING FOR THE LOCAL LODGE ON APRIL 21, 2020 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

PLEASE CHECK HERE ON THE WEBSITE OR FOLLOW THE LINK TO OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP FOR ANY FURTHER UPDATES.   WE HOPE YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES REMAIN IN GOOD HEALTH AND PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN SOME WAY DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.   IN SOLIDARITY

   POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

AT THE PEMBINA COMMUNITY CENTER

APRIL 21, 2020

POLL OPEN:  5:30 AM UNTIL 6:00 PM

What is a strike sanction?  It is a procedural vote required by the IAM Constitution, it is a vote taken before we even sit down at the table with the company.  The vote is in no way an indication of a strike.  It is instead carried out for the purpose of doing two things:

1. A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY. It demonstrates that the members of the bargaining unit are behind their Negotiating Committee.   It gives us power at the negotiating table.
2. PROVIDE LEGAL NOTICE TO THE IAM GRAND LODGE. The initial vote provides advance notice to the Grand Lodge so that members will receive strike benefits  without any undue delay IF they vote to strike after voting on the contract offer.

Without strike sanctioning, we cannot strike later, and will have no leverage in negotiations.  It is very important that you participate in this vote.  Without the support of our members we cannot enforce our demands at the table.

We hope to have 100% strike sanction vote!

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Who should the IAM endorse for the U.S. president? Don’t miss the opportunity to register to have your voice heard!

As you may have heard, there’s a new process that gives the IAM members the opportunity to vote online for a candidate of their choice. To do so, you must register to vote in our endorsement process at iam2020.org.

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We’re asking you to help us urge all House members to vote “yes” on the Protecting the Rights to Organize (PRO) Act.

TAKE ACTION: Tell your member of Congress to vote “yes” on the PRO Act

The PRO Act (H.R. 2474), introduced in May by House Education and Labor Committee chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and cosponsored by 214 Democrats, would amend the National Labor Relations Act to broaden workers’ rights to strike and unionize.

Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. recently wrote lawmakers a letter urging them to pass the PRO Act.

Martinez’s call for a “yes” vote came days after the House Education and Labor Committee approved the legislation in a 26-21 party-line vote.

The committee’s approval advanced the legislation for full House floor consideration.