Local 19806 History Highlights
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1934
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August - Organized
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Plant Average - $0.50/hr.
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December - First Contract (recognizes collective bargaining, seniority, establishes grievance procedure)
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1935
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Shift Differential negotiated
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1936
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Paid Vacation negotiated (one week maximum)
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1937
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Membership Records Organized
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First General Wage Increase negotiated
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1946
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First Negotiated Group Insurance
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1947
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Modified Union shop (new employed workers must join
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1948
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Pension Plan incorporated
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1950
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Paid Holidays (6) negotiated
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First Issue of Union “Chronicle”
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1954
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Jury Pay negotiated
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19806 Memorial Hall dedicated
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1955
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Employee Security Plan negotiated ($0.05)
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1958
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First negotiated Pension Improvements
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1962
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Paid Funeral Leave negotiated
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1964
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Improved Insurance and Pension Improvements
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1966
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Improved Vacations (5 wk max) negotiated two additional paid holidays (10), improved shift differential, improved Funeral Leave
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1971
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One Floating Holiday negotiated (company choice)
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1972
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Christmas Week Shutdown plus a $100.00 Christmas Bonus negotiated
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1973
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Three Personal Days (5 yrs of service to qualify)
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1974
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First Strike - Midnight, August 8 for 3 weeks
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First Joint/Labor Management Committee
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19806 President becomes a full time officer
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30 & Out Pension Plan at Any Age
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Regained C.O.L.A.
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Dental Plan
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Vacation Improvement (6th week)
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1975
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Union Dues Checkoff
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1976
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First Heat Agreement reached (3 zones)
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1977
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10 year Pension Adder ($0.35) negotiated
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1978
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All elected Union Officials to 2 year terms
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Two additional Personal Days (5)
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1980
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Dues Formula 1.75x Plant Average (rounded-off to the nearest half-dollar; adjusted each August 1)
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Addition to Funeral Leave; Grandchildren
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1981
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New Dues Formula (adjustable multiplier according to membership with adjustments twice a year; March & August
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Increased Vacation Bonus ($125) and Shift Premium (2nd shift $0.29 and 3rd shift $0.32)
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1983
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First 4 Year Contract
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Pension Bank retro to 1981 negotiated
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1984
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Addition to Funeral Leave; spouse’s grandparent(s)
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1985
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Old ESP terminated and New “Tax Deferred” Plan established
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BEST Teaming through joint/process
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1986
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401k Plan available to members (up to 6% allowed deduction)
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1987
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Theme for Negotiations “NO CONCESSIONS” a modest wage increase, insurance and pension package negotiated
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Profit Sharing Plan
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1988
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Additional Holiday negotiated, Martin Luther King’s Birthday
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New Transfer Request System (Primary & Secondary Recall)
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Shop Floor Teams
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Heavy Truck Agreement to save HT with a new pay plan (Gain Sharing) was developed specifically for HT, consolidation of classifications)
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1991
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Milwaukee Works New Performance Incentive Compensation Plan or “Gain Sharing” (Labor Quality Conversion Cost or LQCC paid out by each plant monthly)
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1995
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Family Medical Leave Act is implemented
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Sixtieth Anniversary Union Jacket (to members who attended a meeting in the first quarter)
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New Milwaukee Performance Pay Plan or MPP (based on improvements in labor efficiency)
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1997
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A.O. Smith sells in April to Tower Automotive Inc. for $625 million
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1998
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First Negotiations with Tower “Interest Based Bargaining”
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Service award watches for 30 years in the Union
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1999
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First Contract to exceed 4 yrs. (4 yrs & 7 mths)
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3rd shift Sunday night start
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One week vacation can be opted into days during non-peak periods
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Largest base pension increase ever
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Goal Sharing Plan
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