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Solidarity Caravan On 12/16 to Elkhart, Indiana To Support
UAW364 Conn-Selmer Strikers
"They'll Never Break Us Down"
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The 230 members and their families of UAW 364 of Conn-Selmer's Vincent Bach musical instrument factory in Elkhart, Indiana have been on strike for over 8 months. It is time to rally to their support and help them with food, funds and solidarity.
When: On Saturday December 16, 2006 there will be caravans from throughout the mid-west going to Elkhart, Indiana to rally for their struggle.
Time: 1:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M.(Note time change)
Place: North Side Church of the Nazarene
Fellowship Hall
53569 County Rd. 7
Elkhart, IN 46514
Labor Notes is helping coordinate rides
from the Metro Detroit area,
leaving around approximately 10am.
While the nation voted for change November seventh Union members vote for change with their feet and their backs calling for more Rank and File activism and a true dedication to the age old slogan “an injury to one is an injury to all.”
Rank and File reform group members such as Soldiers of Solidarity, Members for CHANGE, L.A.W.S., the Labor Action Coalition, War Zone Education Foundation, Enhanced Fight, Solidarity Now, Future of the Union , are expected to attend.
The members come from several Unions including the UAW, IBB, IBEW, Teamsters, and Non-Union Labor Activists.
Collections are being taken to purchase toys for the kids so they can have a happy holiday and efforts are also being made to expand the struggle to all musicians in the US and internationally. Please contact the AFM musicians union in your area and ask that they boycott all Steinway Inc. products until the striking workers return to their jobs and the 120 scabs are removed from the plant. You can also call these phone numbers and ask why this union busting company continues to seek to break the union with scabs.
Contact: GOT QUESTIONS CALL DENEEN SEIGLER 574-389-8391
OR ROB WILSON 309-224-7840
BRING FRIENDS
Steinway Inc has total sales of $375 million a year and is the largest seller of professional trumpets and horns in the world.
Steinway PI Long IL, NY 718-721-2600
Steinway Piano 305-774-9878
Steinway, DM News 212-344-8759
Steinway and Sons 617-426-1900
Owner Messina Irish Stock
Send Contributions of food or money to the Food Bank at
Food 4 Strikers
58558 Ardmore Dr.
Elkhart, IN 46517
Endorsed by UAW364 Strike Support Committee, Labor Action Coalition and other unionists.
Phone- a- con for Solidarity
Workers of UAW Local 364 in Elkhart Indiana have been on strike for eight months. There is no information about this strike on the UAW International website but the company's product is advertised there: http://www.uaw.org/uawmade/music.cfm. Conn-Selmer is the parent company of Steinway where these workers make musical instruments. There has been no gate collections to assist these workers no food banking, the most basic of survival skills for striking workers. There are 230 workers on strike they ask us to call these numbers at let them know we support them.
UAW Local Officers UAW364
313-962-5000 Jerry Stayton
574-536-1364
AFLCIO
317-632-9147 Bill Buzzard
574-266-5945
UAW Officers Region #3
Connie Thurman- CAP Bob Allen
317-547-0614 574-295-4266
Mo Davison - Director
317-547-0614
Brenda Upchurch
317-547-0614
