Welcome to District 837!
Home of the Fighting Aerospace Machinists
The membership of District 837 are
employees of The GKN North American Aerospace facility in St. Louis, of
the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems facility in St. Louis, and RTI
TRADCO in Washington, MO. Between the three companies, our members
machine, fabricate, assemble, test, and deliver the finest military
aircraft and weapons system in the world today. We also represent the
finest maintenance and housekeeping employees in the industry. When you
visit one of our production locations, you will see that our members
take pride in their work in all that they do.To see the latest SpeedFacts or other news, pop into the News Page. To view information regarding other events, select the link that interests you the most. Other special reports or photo galleries from events will appear from time to time as new links to the left of the web.
On behalf of the entire District Staff, I hope you enjoy your visit and come back soon to see what is new.
Gordon King
President Directing Business Representative
Urgent Support Needed: Congress will soon be debating Supplemental Bills that will contain funding for our nation's military spending. Currently, the C-17 is in danger of being shut down and the F/A-18 line seriously reduced. Please follow this link, download the attached sample letters and send them to your respective Congressional Leaders. If you signed a petition in the shop, then download the letter and make copies for family or friends to sign. Fast action is needed. Click anywhere in this text to view the page containing the sample letter, Congressional maps and instructions.
News and Event Links will be updated here. Click the link below any date to view the information. Information can also be viewed by clicking any of the sidebar links to the left of this pane.
If you have an organizing lead, please click here and select the most convenient method you choose for contacting the District Organizer.
The Employee Free Choice Act is considered the most important labor legislation being debated in Washington D. C. Click here to learn more about this proposed Act and what it means to you.
Plan ahead: There will be a rally on June 7, 2009 to show support for Machinist made Department of Defense products at District 9. The rally will begin at 1:00 P. M. and every member of this District is encouraged to attend. It's our jobs at stake! A few SpeedFacts will be issued prior to the event with full details.
May 27, 2009
1st Annual Spirit of the Midwest Ride for Guides Fundraiser Photos
May 14, 2009
Retiree Club Meeting Photos for May 2009, click here
May 13, 2009
District 837 Human Rights Committee Scholarship Program!
The District is pleased to announce a new program designed to award a member of the District's child or grandchild with a $500 Scholarship that can be used to assist in continuing their education beyond their High School years.
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To view as an MS Word Document, click here.
To view as an Adobe PDF file, click here.
May 13, 2009
Reminder: The 1st Annual MidWest Rides for Guides Charity Event is being held this coming weekend. The 2-day event begins Saturday, May 16 with the Motorcycle Poker Run starting at District 837's Union Hall with registration beginning at 7:00 A. M. and the ride departing at 8:30 A. M. followed by a dinner at 4:00 P. M.
"Dance the Evening Away" will open the doors at the Hall at 7:00 P. M. that evening and music plays from 8:00 P. M. to Midnight.
On Sunday, May 17, 2009, the weekend event will move to District 9 for a Classic Auto Show. Registration for the Auto show will start at 7:00 A. M. with the event running from 9:00 A. M. to 2:00 P. M.
Come join in the fun and help the Guide Dogs of America raise more funds that will be used to train seeing eye dogs and their human companions!
May 7, 2009
SpeedFacts concerning DoD proposed elimination of C-17 and cut to F/A-18 procurement
RTI
GKN
Boeing
April 10, 2009
GKN SpeedFacts concerning medical, dental, vision contributions
April 9, 2009
GKN SpeedFacts concerning F-22 funding
April 9, 2009
Boeing SpeedFacts concerning Pinkerton Radar Patrols and C-17 Funding
March 11, 2009
Seniority Lists Removed
The District has been advised that a list of members and their employers could create an issue concerning the privacy rights of members posted on a publicly accessible website. After review and consideration, it has been decided to remove the seniority list to ensure each member's privacy rights are protected. Seniority lists will still be provided by the respective companies and made available to the Shop Stewards for use within the plant.
February 13, 2009
GKN SpeedFacts concerning loss of Bonding Mechanics
January 27, 2009
2009 GKN Negotiation Archives
Membership Accepts GKN Contract with 691 Vote Yes to accept and 87 voting to reject at January 18, 2009 Contract Meeting.
Click here to read the Press Release Announcing the Results
Click here for Event Photos
December 18, 2008
Notice:
The Boeing Seniority Contract is still not available. The last list sent
to us by Boeing was marked "Proprietary" and, therefore, not legally
usable by us. We are working with the Company to get a usable list and
will post it as soon as it becomes available.
Some GKN members are experiencing an internal ieexplorer application
error when trying to access the GKN1 News online. This error is internal
to GKN and we can not fix it. A suggestion is to press F5 as FAST as
possible when the page STARTS to load. Sometimes, this will fix errors
such as that but not always.
December 12, 2008
Retiree Club Photos
for December Meeting