By: Tom Edmonds

Greetings NAETC Brothers & Sisters,

First, I would like to apologize for my lack of an article last month. The cut-off date snuck past me before I was aware of it.

I’d also like to thank everyone who participated in the election in early May. I will do my best to sit in on some GMS meetings in the coming weeks to put a face with the name. I want to make myself open and available to the entire membership.

As far as my promises to the members, I currently have a request in with labor for all MOUs they have on file, so we can sort through what is applicable since the latest NA.

As of the writing of this article, we currently have 19 die makers and one CNC scanning tech on temporary layoff. A few of those die makers are to be returning to work on June 23rd by seniority. We do have some work trickling in, so those numbers are subject to change.

The Shop Committee and management are working through some maintenance issues at this moment and we appear to be in agreement on most of these issues. Hopefully, we can come to a resolution that will work for all involved.

I’d like to ask for light judgement with my articles in the beginning, as I think I will get better at them as I go.

Until next month, Thank You.