Pat Stanley's

Party

Fdebruary 25th, 2012
5:00pm
Canby VFW

Join us as we bid farewell to Pat, come visit with him and wish him well as he goes off into the retirement sunset...

Nearby Hotel- Canby Inn & Suites (507) 223- 6868

Any Questions Chris Johansen at cjohansen007@hotmail.com

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WE NEED YOUR CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION!!

Please email us at
bargaining@cwa7270.org
with the following information:

Current Address
Email Address
Contact Phone Number

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American Crystal Sugar Workers Locked Out
BCTGM Local 167G President John Riskey issued the following statement today:

“Today, American Crystal Sugar workers in Moorhead, East Grand Forks, Crookston, and Chaska, MN, Hillsboro and Drayton, ND, and Mason City, IA showed up to work only to find their company has locked them out. Instead of letting 1300 people continue working while a fair contract is negotiated, American Crystal Sugar executives have instead decided to hurt our communities with an unnecessary lockout.

The company has the power to immediately end this lockout and return to the negotiating table. We want to get back to work and back to the negotiating table as soon as possible.

We’re not asking for much. We’re asking for a contract that doesn’t put our jobs in jeopardy. We’re asking to continue health coverage that won’t put our families in financial ruin if someone gets sick. We’re asking to continue the short-term disability coverage we’ve been paying for nearly 30 years. We’re asking for an agreement that benefits the company, farmers, workers, and the entire community.

For years, Sugar Workers have stood shoulder to shoulder with the company to protect the sugar industry from harmful government policies and unfair trade agreements. This partnership has allowed farmers to get a good price for their crop, the company to make record profits, and for the workers to earn a living to support their families and local businesses. It has been a win-win situation. We want to continue this partnership and want to go back to work.”

If you haven't already, sign our petition supporting sugar workers.

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Stand up for Collective Bargaining Rights!



Collective bargaining rights and the right to organize have been under corporate assault for three decades. The frontline in the news today is Wisconsin public workers. Tomorrow's headlines will feature the fights led by CWA in Ohio and New Jersey.

Click on this link to CWA Website to see how you can get involved


http://www.cwa-union.org/issues/entry/c/workers-rights

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1st Annual CWA 7270 Member Picnic



We would like to thank all of the following for their time and efforts to make our picnic a success!!!

Randy Wiebel

Margarete Schroeder

Don Wilson

Janelle and Matt Schadt

Ken and Kathy Schadt

Dan and Norma Zabel

Justin Elevstad

Zach Rademacher
Rhonda Rademacher
Deb Siebenaler