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UHWLUHPHQW PRQH\" 5LJKW ¹ WKH four CEOs. Indeed, as they were underfunding and axing the workers’ pension plans, the four chieftains quietly pocketed a total of nearly $50 million in retirement pay for themselves. Bob Newhart’s joke has become a nightmare for millions of workers. It’s time for congress to tie CEO pensions to the value of their employees’ retirement funds. –Jim Hightower is a nationally syndicated radio commentator and the bestselling author of Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go With the Flow. For more information visit www.jimhightower.com. The Plaindealer (ISSN 0898-4360) Periodicals Postage Paid at Wichita, KS

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If you would like to have a brick or other remembrance engraved and installed in time for this year’s ceremonies at the campus in Silver Spring, Md., you need to purchase them by Feb. 28. Memorial bricks may be purchased for $125, pavers for $2,000 and granite benches for $10,000. /DVW \HDU WKH ¿UVW EULFN ZDV dedicated by Bricklayers President John Flynn to Louis Mitchell, a member of the union who died in 2007. The second brick, sponsored by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, honored his father, Frank, a Pennsylvania Mine :RUNHU 80:$ ZZZ 80:$ org), who died in 1999 of black lung disease. Hundreds of family members, co-workers and unions have made memorial contributions. One local chose to remember a Steelworker 86: ZZZ 86: RUJ ZKR ZDV

electrocuted on the job. Co-workHUV IURP D 7UDQVLW :RUNHUV 7:8 ZZZ 7:8 RUJ ORFDO VSRQVRUHG the memory of a bus driver who was crushed by her bus, and an AFGE local sought to remember a government rescue worker who was crushed in a mine rescue at the Crandall Canyon coal mine in Utah in 2007. Labor College President Bill Scheuerman says contributions to the memorial “mean much more than the brick and granite structures being constructed.� Each sponsorship serves as a reminder of the thousands of workers every year whose lives are lost while on the job. Brick by brick and bench by bench, we are building awareness of the human toll caused by unsafe working conditions. For more information, visit www.nlc. edu/campus/nlc-workers-memorial.

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Direct Pipeline 3/80%(56 3,3(),77(56 /8 Richard L. Taylor, Business Manager and Financial Secretary-Treasurer

/RFDOO\ ,Q WKH :LFKLWD =RQH QHJRWLDWLRQV ZLOO VWDUW GXULQJ WKH 0DUFK $SULO WLPH IUDPH 7KLV is for wages only and will establish increases to total package over the last three years of our current Collective Bargaining Agreement which expires May 31, 2013. Increases have already been negotiated effective June 1st for the Topeka-Lawrence area, $1.25 to total package, and the Frontenac area, $1.80 to total package. If you get an opportunity to attend an event at the new Intrust Bank Arena, I would Richard Taylor encourage you to do so. It is state of the art and a very impressive facility. The plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, and ice rink were all installed by UA union contractors. In fact, most of the work performed by the major subcontractors on the project was performed by union contractors. This was a very good project for Local 441 and one that we can all be proud of. $V DOZD\V ZH KDYH JROI EDOOV WHH VKLUWV DQG KDWV &RPH E\ DQG JHW RXWÂżWWHG ZLWK /RFDO DSSDUHO Please take time to view your website. The address is: www.ua441.org.

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“A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly.� —Pope John Paul II

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Local Union Bulletin Board 7KXUVGD\ )HEUXDU\ Operating Engineers LU101—

Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., 3830 S. Meridian, Wichita

)ULGD\ )HEUXDU\ District 70—

Regular meeting, 7:30 p.m., 3830 S. Meridian, Wichita

6DWXUGD\ )HEUXDU\ Machinists LL639— Machinists LL733—

E-board Meeting 8 a.m., Regular meeting 9 a.m. E-Board at 12:30 p.m.; Regular Meeting at 2 p.m.

6XQGD\ )HEUXDU\ APWU Local 735—

Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m, 6920 W. Pueblo, Wichita

0RQGD\ )HEUXDU\ (Boy Scout Day) 1$/& %UDQFK ²

S P 1$/& %U 8QLRQ 2I¿FH 227 S. Pattie, Wichita USW Local 01350— Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Union Hall 427 N. Main, Hutchinson, 67501 SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001— Membership Recruitment / Organizing Committee 973 S. Glendale, Wichita 3OXPEHUV 3LSH¿WWHUV /8 ¹ 5HJXODU 0HHWLQJ S P ( VW :LFKLWD

7XHVGD\ )HEUXDU\ Machinists Local 708— CWA Local 6402—

Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., 3830 S. Meridian, Wichita E-Board, 5:30 p.m., 530 E. Harry, Wichita Stewards, 7 p.m., 530 E. Harry, Wichita

:HGQHVGD\ )HEUXDU\ IBEW Local 1523— Machinists Local 1989— LU 441 Retirees—

Regular Meeting, 5:30 p.m., 530 E. Harry, Wichita E-Board, 3:40 p.m., Regular meeting, 3:50 p.m. 2005 Kansas Ave., Great Bend, 67530 Breakfast, 9 a.m., Spears, 4323 W. Maple

7KXUVGD\ )HEUXDU\ SPEEA— Wichita Area Union Label—

Midwest Council Meeting, 973 S. Glendale, Wichita E-board, 6:30 p.m.; Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

6DWXUGD\ )HEUXDU\ UNION LABEL CHILI FEED and BINGO! at Machinists Hall, 3830 S. Meridian, Wichita Machinists Local 2328— E-Board Meeting, 9 a.m., 2055 S. Ohio, Salina Regular Meeting, 10 a.m., 2055 S. Ohio, Salina Machinists Local 834 & 839— Regular Meeting, 10 a.m., 3830 S. Meridian, Wichita

6XQGD\ )HEUXDU\ +DSS\ 9DOHQWLQH¡V 'D\ 0RQGD\ )HEUXDU\ SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001— SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001— Glaziers Local 558—

Membership Recruitment / Organizing Committee, 4:30 p.m., 973 S. Glendale, Wichita L&PA, 4:30 p.m. at SPEEA Hall, 973 S. Glendale 5 p.m., 1330 E. 1st St., Wichita, KS

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CWA Local 6402—

Membership Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 530 E. Harry, Wichita

:HGQHVGD\ )HEUXDU\ (National Public Science Day) SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001—

Governing Documents Committee, 5 p.m., 973 S. Glendale, Wichita

7KXUVGD\ )HEUXDU\ Salina Labor Federation— Steelworkers Local 13417—

Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., 2055 S. Ohio, Salina Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m., 530 E. Harry, Wichita

6DWXUGD\ )HEUXDU\ Machinists LL2799— Machinists Local 774—

E-board meeting 9:30 a.m., 3830 S. Meridian, Wichita Regular Meeting, 10:30 a.m. 10 a.m. Regular Meeting, 3830 S. Meridian, Wichita

7KXUVGD\ )HEUXDU\ Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Fed— Meeting at Machinists Hall, 3219 W. Central, WIchita District 70 Retirees— Luncheon, 11:45 a.m., 3830 S. Meridian, Wichita

6DWXUGD\ )HEUXDU\ Graphic Communications Conference—9:30 a.m., 313 N. Seneca, Suite 113, Wichita

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1. A day without sunshine is like night. 2Q WKH RWKHU KDQG \RX KDYH GLIIHUHQW ÂżQJHUV 3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. 4. 99 percent of Politicians give the rest a bad name. 5. Remember, half the people you know are below average. 6. He who laughs last thinks slowest. 7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. 8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap. 9. Support bacteria. They’re the only culture most people have. 10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. 11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines. 12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments. 13. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand. 14. Okay, so what’s the speed of dark? :KHQ HYHU\WKLQJ LV FRPLQJ \RXU ZD\ \RXÂśUH LQ WKH ZURQJ ODQH 16. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now. 17. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges? 18. Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines. :KDW KDSSHQV LI \RX JHW VFDUHG KDOI WR GHDWK WZLFH" :K\ GR SV\FKLFV KDYH WR DVN \RX \RXU QDPH" ,QVLGH HYHU\ ROGHU SHUVRQ LV D \RXQJHU SHUVRQ ZRQGHULQJ Âľ:KDW WKH KHFN KDSSHQHG"Âś -XVW UHPHPEHU ² LI WKH ZRUOG GLGQÂśW VXFN ZH ZRXOG DOO IDOO RII 23. Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. /LIH LVQÂśW OLNH D ER[ RI FKRFRODWHV ,WÂśV PRUH OLNH D MDU RI MDODSHQRV ² what you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow.

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The bargaining committee for members of Local 839 at Spirit $HUR6\VWHPV LQ :LFKLWD .6 recently completed an intense week of negotiations preparation DW WKH :LQSLVLQJHU &HQWHU ZKHUH they are readying for a bargaining session that could change the face of the aerospace industry. The future of the U.S. aviation industry was a frequent topic of discussion. 7KH ZRUNHUV LQ :LFKLWD DQG Spirit’s leadership share a mutual interest in outlasting the current UHFHVVLRQ DQG HQVXULQJ :LFKLWD remains the Air Capitol of the nation for years to come. “Aerospace is the last great American industry,� said International President Tom Buffenbarger, who met with the committee.

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Front row, left to right: Local 839 President Kathy Peterson, 1st Shift In-plant Rep David Eagle, District 70 DBR Steve Rooney, BR Becky Ledbetter. Middle row: 2nd shift In-plant Rep Howard Johnson, Headquarters GVP Rich Michalski, IP Tom Buffenbarger, Local 839 Communicator Dennis Williams. Back Row: IAM General Counsel Christopher Corson, Grand Lodge Representative Don Barker, Aerospace Coordinator Ron Eldridge, District 70 BR Mike Burleigh.

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