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1964 Marshalltown plant employees vote for United Auto Workers representation by a count of 453 to 435.
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April 2, 1964 was the day *UAW Local 893* was voted to be the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees of Fisher Controls Marshalltown IA. This was the beginning of *UAW* Local* 893. *On August 1, 1964, the first contract between Unit 1 and Fisher Controls was ratified. In 1964, there were about 900 people working and during the following years about all joined the Union. In the heydays of the seventies over 1800 members were employed. Since then there has been a constant loss of Rank and File workers. In 1994 we were back at 888 people. After the rationalization plan in 1995 the rank and file workforce was at about 575 people. Since then our workforce numbers currently have dropped approxmently 270 to 280
Beginning with the introduction of the world’s first riveted-steel furnace in 1895, Lennox has focused on delivering on the values of trust, innovation and quality. These values can be seen in every product we manufacture today, and in the Lennox Dealers who stand behind those products.[]
April 2, 1964 was the day UAW Local 893 was voted to be the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees of Fisher Controls Marshalltown IA. This was the beginning of UAWLocal 893. On August 1, 1964, the first contract between Unit 1 and Fisher Controls was ratified. In 1964, there were about 900 people working and during the following years about all joined the Union. In the heydays of the seventies over 1800 members were employed. Since then there has been a constant loss of Rank and File workers. In 1994 we were back at 888 people. After the rationalization plan in 1995 the rank and file workforce was at about 575 people. Since then our workforce numbers currently have dropped approximately 270 to 280.
Unit 1 ChairpersonBrad Fuller
Shop ChairpersonJayson Mull
Committee Members Brandon Schleisman, Jason Brown, Bruce Rook
Ryerson Tull Coil Processing (formaly known as Keelor Steel and Aluminum Company) came to Marshalltown in 1987. They specialize in the cutting of flat-rolled steel for use in the fabrication of houshold appliances, automoblles , satelites dishes,etc. Workers became part of UAW local 893 in October 2001.
Employees at Ritchie, Unit 10, have been United Auto Workers since 1976, and Employees owned since 2004. Supplying our own history in the agriculture buisness, making hog and cattle waterers. 2013 started producing horse watering line with Australian horse whisperer, Clint Anderson
Origanlly Cooper Mfg was employee owned and worked hard to keep managment and union employees working together with common goals in mind.
In January 2005, Cooper was bought out by Susquehanna Capital. For the first 2 years they kept all same employee and managment realtions practice in place. Then in 2007 Cooper Mfg became Interface Sealing Solutions. It has since changed names once again to Lydall.
Lennox Furnace Company was organized in March 1964 by the United Furnace workers. Then in November of 1976, they voted in the UAW and became Unit 11 and were certified on December 7th. First contract was ratified in June 1977.
Lennox furnace production has been through many changes. First there were coal and fuel oil, then gas conversions. Next straight gas furnaces, both natural and L.P. gas. Then the introduction of the G-14 Pulse. We have had solar panels and hot water heaters, and 2nd generation efficiency units. With the consolidations of the Columbus, Ohio plant in 1993, the Marshalltown plant produced top of the line coil blowers, air conditioners, and heat pumps. The bargaining unit at the Marshalltown plant went from 300-400 people in 1976 to its peak in 2004 of approximately twenty months. In April of 2012 members ratified the agreement that is currently in place.