What The Hell Is A Millwright

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Why We Need Unions

It always seems strange why anyone would chose to make less money,less benefits,less insurance,less retirement,less and less. Just how dumb does it take... Not to be able to realize the benefits of belong to a group that looks out for you and your family Union definition: "A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit" Every doctor,every lawyer,every teacher,every realtor,every police officer, every professional baseball payer,every professional football player,every professional basketball player,every professional umpire,every dentist belongs to a organization or association to that offers help and support to that individual or group. Our country is full of professional associations that take dues form their members. But if a worker joins a group to help themselves. That person becomes a low life dirty dog. This starts with industry and people who are ignorant of Unions and of the real work place. Jobs are moved over seas to the cheapest labor cost and less government control..... Does that mean that we who work with our hands,our brains and our hearts have to make third world wages? Does this mean that we have to work in a unsafe environment? Do we have to sacrifice our health, our bodies and our loved ones? There is always someone who will work cheaper, with less safety and less concern about our environment. Just look at big business..... The owners of mines,factories and companies who are fined or arrested each year for pollution,safety violations,harassment,lying,endangering their employees.The Ceo's that steal hundreds of millions of dollars from their companies and stock holders. If you think Unions are corrupted? You hand better take a good look at big business. The IRS does? Today we need organization of Labor more than ever.
Unions .... "The people who brought you the weekends"
Union Millwright and Damn Proud Of It

Millwright Ron
http://www.unionmillwright.com/

Union Millwright

Millwright decals and stickers.
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The Millwrights Store

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IPT TRADES BOOKS

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Audel Books

Hello:
I now carry the Audel books at the Millwrights Store.
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Costs

I have come to the conclusion it is not how much it costs the manufacturers or what the laborers get paid. . It is about GREED, GREED of the CEO's, GREED of US POLITICIANS...............

Millwright Ron

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GREED

"We are living in the most selfish generation in the history of this country,"
"Their agenda is a race to the bottom line of cheap wages, a race to the bottom of retirement and health care and education."
"How can you as a CEO take a huge bonus and then five months later watch your pensions fall apart?"
"What has to be inside such a person?"

GREED
Millwright Ron
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Ron Paul crossed picket line

Congressman Ron Paul became the first Presidential candidate to cross the picket line of striking Hollywood writers. The Republican candidate for the 2008 nomination crossed the line so he could appear on ABC show "The View". The writers are into the third week of their strike. Michelle Obama, the wife of Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, had been scheduled to guest host on December 5, but canceled her appearance in order to respect the striking workers. Both John and Elizabeth Edwards have also canceled their scheduled appearances.

Millwright Ron

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Fear Unions

As the late Senator Paul Wellstone liked to say, "We may be entitled to our own opinions, but we're not entitled to our own facts." Even with organized labor's many problems (shrinking membership, internal dissension, gutless Democrats, growing irrelevancy, etc.), there's no disputing the facts.
Fact: Across the board, union jobs pay more (10-15% more), offer better health and medical benefits, and provide workers greater on-the-job security and influence than non-union jobs. Fact: Union facilities are demonstrably safer than non-union facilities; statistically, the numbers aren't even close. Fact: If unions didn't represent a threat to management's greed and unchecked authority, they wouldn't be so vehemently opposed by businesses and business lobbies.
All of which raises the question: Given the post-Reagan assault on the earning power and dignity of blue-collar jobs, why aren't more people signing union cards? Why haven't the marginal and disenfranchised in the workforce wised up? Union membership used to hover at close to 35%; today it's barely 12%. Worse, if only private industry were counted, it's less than 7%. Better money, richer benefits, safer environment, more control . . . what's not to like?

Millwright Ron
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Early Millwright History

Millwright History: The word "millwright" has long been used to describe the man who was marked by everything ingenious and skillful. For several centuries in England and Scotland the millwright was recognized as a man with a knowledge of carpentry, blacksmithing and lathe work in addition to the fitter and erector. He was the recognized representative of mechanical arts and was looked upon as the authority in all applications of winds and water, under whatever conditions they were to be used, as a motive power for the purpose of manufacture. In other words, as the above definition would indicate, he was the area engineer, a kind of jack of all trades who was equally comfortable at the lathe, the anvil or the carpenter's bench. Thus, the millwright of the last several centuries was an itinerant engineer and mechanic of high reputation and recognized abilities. He could handle the axe, the hammer and the plane with equal skill and precision. He could turn, bore or forge with the ease and ability of one brought up in those trades. He could set and cut in the furrows of a millstone with an accuracy equal to or superior to that of the miller himself. In most instances, the millwright was a fair arithmetician, knew something of geometry, leveling and measurements, and often possessed a very competent knowledge of practical mathematics. He could calculate the velocities, strength and power of machines; could draw in plans, construct buildings, conduits or watercources, in all the forms and under all the conditions required in his professional practice. He could build bridges, cut canals and perform a variety of work now done by civil engineers. In the early days of North America millwrights designed and constructed the mills where flour and grist were ground by water power. Water was directed over hand-constructed wooden mill wheels to turn big wooden gears and generate power. Millwrights executed every type of engineering operation in the construction of these mills. The introduction of the steam engine, and the rapidity with which it created new trades, proved a heavy blow to the distinctive position of the millwrights, by bringing into the field a new class of competitors in the form of turners, fitters, machine makers, and mechanical engineers. . It was originally the custom for the millwrights to have meetings for themselves in every shop. These meetings usually included long discussions of practical science and the principles of construction which more often than not ended in a quarrel. One benefit of these meetings was the imparting of knowledge, as young aspirants would frequently become excited by the illustrations and chalk diagrams by which each side supported their arguments.

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Millwrights Working

Know your Rights

"KNOW YOUR RIGHTS"

The Weingarten Doctrine:

"Under the Supreme Courts 1975 Weingarten decision - An employee has a right to Union Representation during an investigatory interview that he/she reasonably believes may result in disciplinary action. The employee must make a clear request for Union Representation and the employer may grant the request, deny the request and abandon the interview, or allow the employee to choose between continuing the interview without Union Representation, or ending the interview. The employer may not legally deny the request and continue to ask questions.

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A STEWARD'S CREED

A STEWARD'S CREED :

I believe that I am responsible to my union brothers and sisters at my workplace, and I will represent them without showing favoritism in any way. I will thoroughly investigate each complaint and if it is a grievance, I will do my best to present the union's case in a fair and competent manner If the complaint is not a grievance, I will explain why it is not and will encourage the member to bring up future problems. If it is an important problem, but not a grievance, I will seek to find a way to solve it outside the grievance procedure. I understand that my job as a steward involves more than grievance handling. I am a communicator, educator, organizer, problem solver, and leader in the workplace. I believe that the power of our union depends on an informed and involved membership, and I will do my best to show them how goals are achieved through unity and active involvement. I will seek to improve wages, hours of work, job security and other conditions of employment, including but not limited to those which are conducive to safety, good health, and the full enjoyment of life. I will always strive for equality regardless of race, color, creed, sex, age, religior4 or national origin. I will engage in collective bargaining to support stability and prosperity in industry and to maintain harmonious relations between employers and the workers represented by this International Union. I will at all times discharge my obligations to the best of my ability.
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Decals and Stickers

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Trade Manuals and Books

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Millwright Message Board

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URINE TEST

Like a lot of folks in this country... I have
a job. I work, they pay me.I pay my taxes, and the government
distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required
to pass a random urine test, with which I have no
problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check, Because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their butt and using drugs.

Could you imagine how much money the state
would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a
public assistance check?

What do you think?

Millwright Ron
www.unionmillwright.com

Unions

It always seems strange why anyone would chose to make less money,less benefits,less insurance,less retirement,less and less. Just how dumb does it take... Not to be able to realize the benefits of belong to a group that looks out for you and your family

Union definition: "A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit"

Every doctor,every lawyer,every teacher,every realtor,every police officer, every professional baseball payer,every professional football player,every professional basketball player,every professional umpire,every dentist belongs to a organization or association to that offers help and support to that individual or group. Our country is full of professional associations that take dues form their members.

But if a worker joins a group to help themselves.
That person becomes a low life dirty dog. This starts with industry and people who are ignorant of Unions and of the real work place.

Jobs are moved over seas to the cheapest labor cost and less government control..... Does that mean that we who work with our hands,our brains and our hearts have to make third world wages? Does this mean that we have to work in a unsafe environment? Do we have to sacrifice our health, our bodies and our loved ones?
There is always someone who will work cheaper, with less safety and less concern about our environment.
Just look at big business..... The owners of mines,factories and companies who are fined or arrested each year for pollution,safety violations,harassment,lying,endangering their employees.
The Coe's that steal hundreds of millions of dollars from their companies and stock holders. If you think Unions are corrupted? You hand better take a good look at big business. The IRS does?

Today we need organization of Labor more than ever.

Unions .... "The people who brought you the weekends"

Union Millwright and Damn Proud Of It

Ron Oliver

www.unionmillwright.com