Members listen as International Rep Don Hamric, top right, discusses collective bargaining.
Steel Fab employees receive training, build solidarity
NEWLY ORGANIZED MEMBERS of Local 2014 rallied April 23 to promote solidarity as negotiations continue for a first contract with Steel Fab manufacturing in Lebanon, Va. The event was held at the Russell County Conference Center. About 200 employees of the company — one of the nation’s largest makers of ASME air receivers — are represented by the Boilermaker lodge.
Union organizers Jody Mauller and Bobby Godinez coordinated the rally. A training session for new stewards was held prior to the event. Also participating were Tyler Brown, Administrative Assistant to the International President and Executive Director of Industrial Sector Operations, and Don Hamric, International Rep.
“Local 2014 workers continue to show their solidarity, and they remain determined to improve their workplace,” said Mauller. “Negotiations will move into the economic phase soon, and we are hopeful a fair and equitable agreement can be reached.”
Lodge officers were elected late last year. They include Phillip J. (P.J.) Synenberg, president; Jeff Woods, vice president; Tammy Caywood, secretary-treasurer; Michelle Hamm, recording secretary; Dwayne Barton, inspector; and trustees Wes Crabtree (chairman), Wayne Perkins and Bill Dixon.
Stewards include Kurt Creasy, 1st shift, front; Roger Gilbert, 1st shift, back; Cleve Wolford, 2nd shift; and Mike Welch, weekend shift.
