#USWMade: Interior Crafts Furniture

Local 9777 (Interior Crafts) out of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the last unionized furniture manufacturers left in the states. Over 70 of our brothers and sisters make some of the finest furniture sold today. Using old school craftsmanship skills they’ve learned on the job, they produce

USW@Work: Volume 14, Issue 2

FEATURES

Cover and Page 4: American Roots
USW member Hanya Al Taher works at American Roots, a fledgling clothing company in Maine.

Page 10: New Harley Contract
Members of two locals in Wisconsin approved new five-year contracts with Harley-Davidson, the maker of the iconic American motorcycles.

Page 14: Building Race Tires
Construction starts this summer on a new factory to build Firestone race car tires in Akron, Ohio, giving job security to members of Local 7.

Page 20: Save Our Pensions
USW members urge Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to protect distressed multiemployer pension plans.

Click here to download Volume 14, Issue 2 as a PDF.

July 12, 2019 - As stated in Bargaining Update #6, the parties announced that the membership ratified a renewed collective agreement. Once the agreement was ratified by the membership, the parties both reviewed the changes prior to printing and made sure that they are in agreement that their bargained intentions are accurately reflected. 

During this proofreading, the parties found a couple of corrections that we would like to draw your attention to: 

The first is the duration. During the ratification meeting, we advised that we agreed to a 3-year term, but the end date will be December 20, 2021, which reflects the parties’ intent of a three year term. 

The second correction, which ties into the duration, is the wage scale. The below wage scale is what will be provided for in the agreement. You’ll note that these values are slightly higher in 2019 and 2020 than discussed in the ratification meeting. This scale reflects the 2.75% increases as discussed, but also addresses the minimum wage projected increases in the province of British Columbia.

With these changes in place and agreed upon by the parties, the printing of your renewed Collective Agreement will begin shortly. 

In Solidarity, 

Your Unit 63 Stericycle Bargaining Committee 
Louise Davis 
Joan Mitchell 
Perry Pasqualetto, Local Union Representative 
Steve McWhirter, Local Union Representative