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Special Offer for Local 338 Members!
Local 338 has recently teamed up with Splish Splash to offer our members a discount on tickets to Long Island's only waterpark which, is located just off of the Long Island Expressway in Riverhead. Tickets can be ordered from Splish Splash's official website by following the directions listed in the link below.
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RWDSU Local 220 Strikes Against Motts
Our Brothers and Sisters at
RWDSU Local 200 Need Our Support!
At the Mott's applesauce plant in Williamson, New York, over 300 of our brothers and sisters at RWDSU Local 220 have gone on strike as they fight for a fair contract. Local 220 who represent the workers at the plant have gone on strike against Mott's parent company Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc, due to unfair contract negotiations. Workers at the plant are fighting to keep their wages, pensions, and health care benefits. Over the years DPS (Dr. Pepper Snapple Group) recorded record profits and watched their stock sky rocket. Over the last three years DPS's CEO Larry Young as received at 28 percent raise to bring his salary to a staggering $6.5 million a year.
Despite the record profits the company is demanding for their employees to take a pay cut of at least $1.50 per hour, a pension freeze and elimination of pensions for future workers. They also want to increase employee contributions and co-pays for health care and cut contributions to the 401k.
Our brothers and sisters refuse to accept such an offer that will negatively impact their lives and families. The members of Local 220 deserve their pay as they worked hard for this company. It was the effort of workers who helped push the company to its current success. Unfortunately the company does not value its employees as they try to take advantage of a weak upstate economy and high unemployment rates in the area. The corporate greed demonstrated by DPS is inexcusable.
As the Local 220 stands strong and fights for their lively hood they need our help. Help send a message to Dr. Pepper Snapple group and show support for Local 220 and workers rights and help the workers of Mott's the fair contract the deserve by CLICKING HERE.
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Local 338 Hosts International Trade Union Reception
On May 4th, the Long Island Federation of Labor hosted a breakfast reception in the Local 338 Executive Boardroom in honor of Guy Ryder, the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The ITUC is a global confederation grouping 312 national trade unions in 155 countries, with a total membership of 176 million workers and includes the AFL-CIO. General Secretary Ryder was visiting New York from Brussels, Belguim in order to speak on behalf of trade unions at meetings on the United Nations Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The event was attended by International Labor Leaders including Nobuaki Koga, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation and Chandrasekharan Raghavan Pillai, representing the Indian Trade Union Confederation, local Labor Leaders and United States Members of Congress Carolyn McCarthy and Steve Israel. Local 338 was proud to hold this wonderful event in honor of General Secretary Ryder and stand with labor leaders from across the globe.
See If You're Entitled to Unclaimed Money!
For your protection, banks, insurance companies, utilities, investment companies and many other businesses are required by State law to surrender inactive accounts to the State. The Office of the State Comptroller serves as custodian of this money until an individual claims. The State of New York never takes ownership of this money. If an individual can prove they are entitled to the money, the Office of the State Comptroller will return it, at any time, without charge. Hundreds and even thousands of dollars have been return to deserving men and women!
To see if you are entitled to unclaimed funds, simply visit the following website and enter your name and city of your residence: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/index.htm