Pension Seminar coming — for those with AI
plan getting ready to retire in the next year…

If you’re considering retirement, make every effort to attend the District 190 Automotive Industries Pension Seminar this summer. (Note: if
you are NOT in the AI plan, but instead have the National Pension Plan, this seminar is NOT for you!) The seminar will take place in Northern California on August 2 at the Local 1546 headquarters. For the first time, District 190 is holding a seminar in Southern California. It will take place on September 13 in Long Beach. Both seminars will begin at 9 a.m. and will continue until all individuals who wish to have a consultation have been seen. Business Rep/Chef Robby Pintos will prepare a delicious breakfast for the Northern California attendees, and the union is arranging a caterer for Southern California. Members are encouraged to bring their spouses.

District 190 Names First Female Business Rep

On April 1, 2025, history was made at IAM District 190 when Cindy Gagliardi was named to serve as Business Rep, serving the members of Local 1173.

“The opportunity came to me for an unhappy reason,” Cindy explains. “Business Rep Brian Fealy had to take a sudden medical leave last summer, which left a big hole in the local.” In fact, Fealy and Area Director Steve Older had both been grooming her for the position for the past year because they knew that Older and some other reps were planning to retire in the coming months. “I assisted them both by learning to interview members and write up grievances, and I started going to negotiations as second chair, enabling me to learn the process. So, when the need arose, I stepped in. And Don Crosatto made the official appointment on April 1.”

High School Students Create Car Show Awards

Students in the George Washington High School Auto Shop program make all of the car show trophies. They utilize vehicle components that they take apart, including engines, transmissions and differentials. They weld and fabricate the awards, polishing the parts and then painting them with a clear coat or color paint.

 “The event is a labor of love and learning, from start to finish,” says Local 1414 member and shop teacher Rich Del Rosso.