Jim Marshall
Secretary Treasurer
Jim Marshall joined the IAMAW in
1967 as soon as his probationary period ended with McDonnell Douglas.
Jim was hired as a Mechanic-Electrical & Radio. In 1968, Jim joined the
US Army and served his country overseas until 1970. Upon returning to
St. Louis, Jim was placed in lay-off status by the McDonnell Douglas
Company. In 1977, Jim was re-hired at MDC and realized the importance of
keeping his Union strong.
Marshall fully realized the power of a united Union and knew that
it took involvement to keep it strong. Rather than sit on the sidelines
and let others do the work, Jim found a wide variety of ways to serve
the membership. As a member of Local Lodge 837 C, Marshall began as a
member of the By-Laws Committee where he worked to strengthen the
governing document of the Lodge to better the membership. Jim went on to
serve as Lodge C Recording Secretary, Vice-President, and President.
After the Local Lodge merged with 837 A, Jim was again elected to serve
as A Lodge Vice-President.
During that time, Marshall represented
the membership as a Shop Steward for 14 years. In 1995, Jim was elected
to serve the District as a Business Representative and held that
position for almost 5 years. When the District President asked Jim to
become the District Secretary Treasurer, he did not hesitate to take on
that challenging new role.
As Secretary Treasurer, Marshall has the responsibility and duties of
the combined offices of Financial Secretary and Treasurer. He is one of
the Executive Officers of the District. His prime responsibility is to
oversee the finances of the District, record keeping, and filing of
required State and Federal reports. He makes expenditures when properly
drawn against the District funds. All checks will be signed by him and
counter signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the District (President
and Directing Business Representative).
Since accepting the call to serve, Jim has worked diligently to make the
District financially sound, in spite of decreasing membership. Seeing
the tough times ahead, Jim investigated many cost cutting measures that
would have the least negative impact for the Rank and file members. He
has proposed many changes for Delegate Body review and approval that is
keeping the District on firm financial ground.
In addition to
his normal duties, Marshall also serves the Trade Unionist of Missouri
by serving as 2nd Vice-President for the Missouri State
Council of Machinists. Jim values education as a resource to help serve
the membership. He has completed Leadership School I and II and Advanced
Leadership, Arbitration Training, Political Training, and Financial
Officers Training at the IAM’s William Winpisinger Education &
Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland. Marshall also completed
Negotiations Training at the University of Wisconsin and a College
Credited Labor Law Course at Maryville College.
