Negotiations Flyer #5

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Brothers and Sisters:

Subject: IAM&AW/WYMAN GORDON Update

Your elected contract negotiating team, Keith Stanberry, Ector Ruiz, Jason Calhoun, Able Nuncio, Local Lodge 15 President Byron Williams and your chief negotiators, Grand Lodge Representatives Brothers Dave Porter and Tony Blevins met for negotiations again today with Wyman Gordon.

Your committee and the company are continuing to work through two of the toughest sticking points of these negotiations, Coverage for the Company and Article 2 Sub Contracting Rights for the Union. Negotiations went as expected today and we have adjourned for the day to review proposals. We will work through tomorrow and the weekend if needed to address the issues most important to our members. The parties will reconvene Tuesday at 9:00am and continue negotiations.

Your President respectfully requests our members to contact your elected Local Lodge Executive Board members for the following committee duties and volunteer roster. Five volunteers are needed for each of the following committees, Picket, Hardship, Kitchen, Transportation, Employment and other various committees which will be needed, should you decide to take an action on August 14, 2011.

We are asking for our members support throughout these negotiations and also encourage you to make contact with your sub-committeemen with any issues or questions regarding negotiations. For information, please check your Local Lodge No.15 web site for future updates. Additionally, updates will be forthcoming as negotiations move forward, please sign up with your email account to follow automatic updates as they become available.