- Georgia Pacific produces wallboard at a facility located in Wheatfield, Indiana.
- In March of 2007 over seventy percent of the men and women who work at the GP Gypsum Wheatfield facility voted to unionize. Their primary goal was to eliminate favoritism and reach a fair collective bargaining agreement.
- Last year GP Gypsum made 45 million in profits.
- The union negotiating team started meeting with Company representatives 14 months ago. Instead of sharing their impressive success with their workforce, the company has demanded:
- Wage cuts
- Cuts in vacation
- Reduced funeral leave
- Elimination of Long Term Disability Insurance paid for by the employees
- Restriction on Employees ability to increase their Life Insurance paid for by employees.
- The strategy of avoiding reaching a contract for as long as possible is widely practiced in order to eliminate unions. Studies show that 32% of companies fail to reach a first contract with their workers a year after they choose union representation.
- The Employee Free Choice Act which has majority support in both houses of Congress would require mediation and arbitration if the parties do not reach agreement after 6 months. Polling shows that 70 percent of Americans support the Employee Free Choice Act.
- Until that law is enacted the United Steelworkers has vowed to fight for a fair labor agreement for the hardworking men and women who make wallboard in Wheatfield.
Justice Deferred is Justice Denied!
Please don't Buy Georgia Pacific Wallboard
Contact GP at 800-284-5347 and tell them to reach a fair agreement with their workers
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