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Local 19806 History Highlights

1934

August - Organized

Plant Average - $0.50/hr.

December - First Contract (recognizes collective bargaining, seniority, establishes grievance procedure)

1935

Shift Differential negotiated

1936

Paid Vacation negotiated (one week maximum)

1937

Membership Records Organized

First General Wage Increase negotiated

1946

First Negotiated Group Insurance

1947

Modified Union shop (new employed workers must join

1948

Pension Plan incorporated

1950

Paid Holidays (6) negotiated

First Issue of Union “Chronicle”

1954

Jury Pay negotiated

19806 Memorial Hall dedicated

1955

Employee Security Plan negotiated ($0.05)

1958

First negotiated Pension Improvements

1962

Paid Funeral Leave negotiated

1964

Improved Insurance and Pension Improvements

1966

Improved Vacations (5 wk max) negotiated two additional paid holidays (10), improved shift differential, improved Funeral Leave

1971

One Floating Holiday negotiated (company choice)

1972

Christmas Week Shutdown plus a $100.00 Christmas Bonus negotiated

1973

Three Personal Days (5 yrs of service to qualify)

1974

First Strike - Midnight, August 8 for 3 weeks

First Joint/Labor Management Committee

19806 President becomes a full time officer

30 & Out Pension Plan at Any Age

Regained C.O.L.A.

Dental Plan

Vacation Improvement (6th week)

1975

Union Dues Checkoff

1976

First Heat Agreement reached (3 zones)

1977

10 year Pension Adder ($0.35) negotiated

1978

All elected Union Officials to 2 year terms

Two additional Personal Days (5)

1980

Dues Formula 1.75x Plant Average (rounded-off to the nearest half-dollar; adjusted each August 1)

Addition to Funeral Leave; Grandchildren

1981

New Dues Formula (adjustable multiplier according to membership with adjustments twice a year; March & August

Increased Vacation Bonus ($125) and Shift Premium (2nd shift $0.29 and 3rd shift $0.32)

1983

First 4 Year Contract

Pension Bank retro to 1981 negotiated

1984

Addition to Funeral Leave; spouse’s grandparent(s)

1985

Old ESP terminated and New “Tax Deferred” Plan established

BEST Teaming through joint/process

1986

401k Plan available to members (up to 6% allowed deduction)

1987

Theme for Negotiations “NO CONCESSIONS” a modest wage increase, insurance and pension package negotiated

Profit Sharing Plan

1988

Additional Holiday negotiated, Martin Luther King’s Birthday

New Transfer Request System (Primary & Secondary Recall)

Shop Floor Teams

Heavy Truck Agreement to save HT with a new pay plan (Gain Sharing) was developed specifically for HT, consolidation of classifications)

1991

Milwaukee Works New Performance Incentive Compensation Plan or “Gain Sharing” (Labor Quality Conversion Cost or LQCC paid out by each plant monthly)

1995

Family Medical Leave Act is implemented

Sixtieth Anniversary Union Jacket (to members who attended a meeting in the first quarter)

New Milwaukee Performance Pay Plan or MPP (based on improvements in labor efficiency)

1997

A.O. Smith sells in April to Tower Automotive Inc. for $625 million

1998

First Negotiations with Tower “Interest Based Bargaining”

Service award watches for 30 years in the Union

1999

First Contract to exceed 4 yrs. (4 yrs & 7 mths)

3rd shift Sunday night start

One week vacation can be opted into days during non-peak periods

Largest base pension increase ever

Goal Sharing Plan

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