A BROTHER TEAMSTER IS IN NEED

As you may have heard, a tragedy befell the family of one of our Teamster Brothers, Craig Busse, an employee of Standard Forwarding at the Saint Francis, WI terminal.

Katie Busse, the daughter of Craig Busse, was recently diagnosed with Bone Cancer and is currently undergoing extremely radical Chemotherapy Treatments to be followed by Radiation Treatment.

Local 200 has started a Beneficiary Account to assist the family with any of their financial needs.

•Checks Payable to:

Teamsters Local Union 200
FBO Katie Busse

•Send to:

M&I Bank
Attn. Mia Lewerer
770 N. Water St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

NEW LEGISLATION
SIGNED INTO LAW

On June 8, 2009, Governor Jim Doyle signed an act to create statute 111.70 (3) (b) 7 into law. This is relating to arbitration and fair share agreements during the collective bargaining negotiations under the Municipal Employment Relations Act.

Mike Williquette, State Chair for the Public Sector Division of Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39, authored this legislation and with the assistance of Senator Dave Hansen and State Representative Jim Soletski, Christine Siniki history was made by the signing into law the first ever bill introduced by Wisconsin Teamsters.

Also in attendance for this historic event for organized labor were Business Representatives Randy Monroe and Steve Nelson of Teamsters "General" Local Union No. 200.

A special thanks to Mike and all those who put the time and effort into making this happen.

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 200
ASSISTS CITY OF FRANKLIN
BIKE RODEO

Saturday June 6th, on an unusually cool morning, Local 200 volunteered time assisting the annual
 Franklin Bike Safety Rodeo.

Franklin parents from all over the city brought their kids, with bike in tow, to learn the fine art of bicycle safety, receive a new properly fitted bike helmet and have a bike inspection by a certified bicycle technician.

Franklin's finest headed up the event with a host of sponsors which included an opportunity for the kids to win a new bike from Wheel and Sprocket.

“Community involvement is but another way to show workers Unions are the way to go” said Local 200 president Thomas Bennett.

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LOCAL 200 MEMBERS
FACE PLANT CLOSURE

On Friday June 12, 2009, Teamster members at Wilke Dairy Company were called to a special meeting by the owner, Steve Wilke, to inform them of the dis-heartening news of the decision to cease operations at the Milwaukee location. A document was read to the members, many who have worked at the Dairy for 3 decades or more, by Steve Wilke as he stated, "because of the competition and the consolidation within the industry, hastened by the current economic climate, I deeply regret to inform you that June 26, 2009, 2 weeks from today will be our last day of operations."

This news was conveyed to the Local Union and the members at Wilke, as Local 200 President Tom Bennett was in attendance for the announcement. The Local will work with the displaced members to support and assist them in their needs with moving forward.