IAM local 587 News

Deceased Members
Since the last newsletter, we suffered the loss of three members. Our hearts and thoughts go out to all the friends and loved ones they left behind.

Michael Oliveira
Brother Oliveira passed away on March 29, 2010 at the age of 58. He was a materials specialist at Raytheon for 30 years and spent several years in the role of Union Steward. He was a member of the Portsmouth VFW, and volunteered with the Portsmouth Little League and the Babe Ruth league.

Joseph Tarvis, Jr.
An electronic assembler for 40 years, Brother Tarvis passed away on June 5, 2010 at the age of 63. He umpired for the Babe Ruth League and also refereed for the Tiverton Youth Basketball League for over 20 years. Joe spent many years in a leadership role at Local 587 as a shop committee member and Steward. He retired in 2007.

James S. O’Neill
Brother O’Neill passed away at the age of 70 on June 11, 2010. Jim served honorably in the United States Army until his discharge in 1965, when he joined Local 587 at Raytheon. He worked as a materials specialist until May of this year.

Vacation/PTO Usage Deadline
The Shop Committee and Management have agreed to extend the deadline for using non-carryover vacation days to the end of the pay period, which includes August 31. Our contract currently specifies a deadline of August 31 and this agreement will extend the deadline three additional days to September 3. This does not affect the membership with PTO as they already have the end-of-pay-period language in the PTO policy.

New Member
Second-Shift Janitor, Richard Willdigg finished his 120-day trial period and was voted in as a member of IAM Local 587 during our April meeting. Please join us in welcoming Brother Willdigg to our Local 587 family.

Meetings Cancelled / Nominations
During the May meeting, Local 587 meetings were cancelled for the months of June, July and August, due to vacation schedules. If a need arises, a special meeting will be called per order of President David Estrella. When the meetings start again in September, we will accept nominations for Shop Committee and Convention Delegates for the upcoming elections in October.

Nominations will be held at 7 p.m. on September 12, 2010, at the Cup Defenders Hall in Bristol, RI. See www.local587.com/meetings.htm for directions.

Please consider donating to the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League. The MNPL supports Democratic, Republican, or Independent candidates who stand for economic justice, security in the workplace and equality for every member.

If you want to help, you can make a one-time or weekly donation through payroll deductions. To authorize MNPL payroll deductions, stop by the union office or download the form online at www.local587.com/resources.htm in PDF format. Just complete the form and hand it to Lori Banks in Human Resources to enable your support.

July 29, 2010