After 37 Years of Service to the
IAM and Superior Materials
George Stellini Retires

At the recent Local Lodge 698 membership meeting, member George Stellini was presented with a Retirement Watch and Certificate by Business Representive Fred Koenig on behalf of the IAM Local Lodge 698 Executive Board and it's Members.

As one chapter ends, another begins for you.  Enjoy all the things you've been looking forward to...A very happy retirement to you!

2010 IAM Scholarship Winner
Edward D. Smith

Local Lodge Member Edward D. Smith was presented with his scholarship certificate at the recent Local Lodge 698 meeting by Grand Lodge Representative Karl E. Heim.

The scholarship competition is open each year to IAM members and their children throughout the United States and Canada.  Scholarships for a Bachelor’s degree or a two-year vocational/technical certification are determined in a competition among eligible applicants that is judged by an independent Selection Committee.

Congratulations on the willingness to continue your education from the IAM Headquarters, Eastern Territory, District Lodge 60 and Local Lodge 698.

LABORS OF LOVE

In Photo from Left to Right:  Bernie and (Son) Rob Bennett, Michael Bennett,
Jim (AFL-CIO) Stuart Proctor, Iola Corbett, Sean McDonald (In Back),
John Karbowski and Bill (Coordinator for the Ray West Memorial Ramp Projects)

On Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Members of Local Lodge 698 took on a Ray West Memorial Ramp Project to help their Union Sister Iola Corbett.

Last year Iola's son John had a life changing tragedy when he was pushed off a second story balcony.  John is now paralyzed from the neck down and is in need of assistance. With the help of Business Representatives from District Lodge 60, Richard Cummins and the United Way, The AFL-CIO and the Ray West Memorial Ramp Project, Iola and John's family will now be able to better assist in getting him home.

The Union Members started their project early Wednesday morning and with a few long hard days they pushed forward to finish the project in three days. 

With Union strong members and organizations like the United Way lives are forever changed.

Click for more information on the Ray West Memorial Ramp Project    

Click here for more photos of Iola and John Project

3 Generations of IAM Union Stewards

Retired Union Steward David W. Morris – Vice President of Local Lodge 698 (Left) and Current Union Steward Frederick J. Burgwardt (Right) attended the Local Lodge 698 Meeting on Wednesday, March 3rd to Congratulate Former Union Steward James L. Jennings Jr. (Center) on his retirement from USF Holland with 39 years of service to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

Local Lodge President Stuart L. Proctor presents James L. Jennings Jr. with a certificate and watch in appreciation from Local Lodge 698 for his 39 years of service to his Union the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

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