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Unions in 7 countries meet in Portland to seek unity in bargaining with Boeing Now that Boeing is outsourcing work on its new 787 “Dreamliner” to a worldwide web of suppliers, unions rep- resenting its workers are gearing up to go global as well. On March 26-27, union officials from seven countries met in Portland to form a global alliance of Boeing work- ers. Over a two-day span, union leaders from Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the United States shared information and talked about ways to work more closely together. The global aerospace industry may be doing well, but aerospace workers have faced difficult times, said Thomas Buffenbarger, general president of the U.S.-based International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. “We must make certain Boeing can never pit us against each other when it comes to determining where production will take place,” Buffenbarger told at- tendees. The meeting was organized by the Geneva, Switzerland-based Interna- tional Metalworkers Federation (IMF), and was scheduled in Portland just prior to an annual conference of the IAM’s Aerospace Division. Boeing, the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, has 150,000 employees in 70 countries, though most of the work is done by workers in developed countries. Unions have never successfully merged across national borders, IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentac- chi told the NW Labor Press. But there are other ways to cooperate besides one Free ads to subscribers Published 1st and 3rd Fridays Send to: NW Labor Press, PO Box 13150, Portland, OR 97213 • 15 words or less • Include address label from front page and telephone number • Sorry, we cannot accept ads over the telephone • No commercial or business ads • 1 ad per issue • Type or print legibly Classified ads MUST include area code on all phone numbers or they will not be published Automotive Listening to a delegate via simultaneous translation, Robert Steiert (left), Thomas Buffenbarger (center) and Marcello Malentacchi preside over a conference of Boeing unions put on in Portland March 26-27 by the International Metalworkers Federation. Steiert, from Germany, heads the IMF's Aerospace Department; Buffenbarger is general president of the U.S.- based Machinists Union; Malentacchi, from Italy, is IMF general secretary. big worldwide union, Malentacchi said. They can coordinate their demands, syn- chronize the expiration of their con- tracts, and sit in on each others’negotia- tions with the company. However, it was clear from several hours of country reports that the assem- bled unions face widely different cir- cumstances. The company appears to have a different labor relations posture for each country, depending on local laws and customs. Many of the troops and those killed are sons, daughters, sisters, brothers and husbands and wives of workers, the statement adds. “The best way now to recognize and honor their service is to take them out of harm’s way,” it says. The statement is an outgrowth of the AFL-CIO’s historic decision at its 2005 convention in Chicago to break for the first time ever with the govern- ment on a war-and-peace issue. The federation called then for “rapid with- drawal” of troops from Iraq. This statement was along the same lines. Zachary Zabinsky • Social Security • SSI - Disability Claims Personal Attention To Every Case Working For Disability Rights Since 1983 While European unions benefit from labor-friendly legal protections and na- tional health systems, Boeing’s U.S. unions have had five strikes in the last two years trying to defend health insur- ance coverage. Australian unions are fighting for their lives after a complete rewrite of the nation’s labor laws by anti-union Prime Minister John Howard. It took an eight- month strike for one group of four dozen Boeing workers in New South Wales just to win union recognition. In Japan, unions are fighting the spread of lower-paid part-time jobs. In Germany, unions are focusing on more flexible rules to help weather downturns. In slow times, German aero- space employees will work four days a week as an alternative to layoffs. 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