L.U. 2249 (em), BLOOMINGTON, INThe Clothe-A-Child
Committee and volunteers assisted 88 children from the local area
in shopping at Kmart in Bedford, IN, including 24 children from
families of displaced GE employees. Thanks to an unexpected last
minute donation of $1,000 from the American Legion, we were able
to assist every child whose name was turned in for our program this
year! The GE refrigerator that the company donated for our raffle
generated $875.
Each child was assisted in spending $100 toward
clothing and $25 for a toy of their choice. The children also visited
with Santa, and all received a gift bag that included candy, a small
toy, stickers, a play pass from Magic Planet and a coupon for a
$1.99 meal at Long John Silvers.
We sincerely thank everyone who participated and
truly made a difference in the lives of these children.
Local 2327, Augusta, ME, State House rally participants
are, from left, back row, Vice Pres. J. R. Gibson, Maine
AFL-CIO Pres. Ed Gorham, Lewiston SST Mike Beecy and
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 716 member Kenny Hayes,
middle row, Admin. Assts. Lisa Jones and Sonia Godbout,
CWA Rep. Ann Mussenden, Pres. Diane Winton, Rec. Sec.
Lynda Bedard, Bangor AA Staci Watkins, Kennebunk SST
Steve Bailer and Lewiston SST Becky Hayes and front
row, Asst. Bus. Mgr. Jennifer Nappi and Maine AFL-CIO
Rep. Vivian Raymond.
L.U. 2327 (t), AUGUSTA, MEOur
November Legislative Day in the Hall of Flags at the State House
included a press conference with Vice Pres. J. R. Gibson, Bus. Mgr.
Peter McLaughlin and Maine AFL-CIO Pres. Ed Gorham speaking in support
of legislative help in fighting the needless force reduction proposed
by corporate giant Verizon Communications.
We met with several legislators in the office of
the Speaker of the House and were able to voice our concerns about
the labor issues facing the employees of Verizon and other labor
issues concerning all workers in the state of Maine.
Later that day several of our members attended
a labor rally at Wal-Mart in Scarborough, ME, organized by the United
Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW). We were there in support
of fair wages, benefits and safe working conditions for the employees
of Wal-Mart. The rally went very well despite managements threat
of arrest if we approached the Wal-Mart store. UFCW Bus. Mgr. Dennis
Norton emphasized that the goal was not to boycott Wal-Mart, but
to help employees understand their rights to unionize.
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