GMP Local 63B has set up a fund to assist members. Donations may be sent to “GMP 63B Relief Fund,” 2520 Kennedy St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413.
2) Write a letter to company management:
Urge Progress Casting to end the lockout and settle a fair contract with GMP Local 63B. Letters may be sent to Bill Bieber (owner) or Tim Meador (general manager), Progress Casting, 2600 Niagara Lane N., Plymouth, MN 55447.
On October 27, Progress Casting in Plymouth, MN locked-out 160 union members of the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union (GMP) Local 63B. Earlier in October, the company laid-off 54 union members. Contract negotiations have stalled. The union is ready to meet any time, but the company won't schedule another negotiation session until January.
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Two years after Hurricane Katrina Labor media reports from New Orleans
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans struggles to recover.
October 18-20, 2007, the International Labor Communications Association convention in New Orleans sent more than 70 labor journalists into the streets of New Orleans to document the continuing tragedy wrought first by Hurricane Katrina, then by government’s inept response. They researched and wrote stories and shot photos and video.
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