A scene from the Local 1426, Grand Forks,
ND, Christmas in the Park display wired by
Local 1426 members.
L.U. 1426 (i,o,rtb,spa&u), GRAND FORKS, ND The local sadly reports the
passing of retired members Leonard Yanish and Doug Supler in December 2002.
Leonard was an inside wireman who retired in 1995, and Doug worked in the gas
department for Northern States Power (Xcell Energy), and retired in 2000.
The local participated in the first annual Lions Club Christmas in the Park
in Grand Forks. We had a nice display for the first year and would like to thank
Steve Walsh, Rich Sheppard, Joel Heiden, Jason Suckut and Jason Rasmussen for
all their help.
Also in December, Local 1426 had its annual Building Corporation Meeting
where years of service pins from 25 to 60 years were presented to our active and
retired members.
Our work picture looks promising, but with most bids on the Moorhead Schools
and other projects not due until February, its still too early to tell.
Remember, "The union is only as strong as the weakest member."
L.U. 1430 (c,ees&em), NEW YORK, NY We welcome to the Brotherhood 30 new
members from Snapple in our recently concluded new agreement.
Congratulations to Bro. Joe Morvillo, who was selected by the drivers as
their new shop steward. The warehouse will soon select a shop steward.
We recently concluded new agreements with two companies, New Jersey Sports
and Exposition Authority and Nexans Energy, USA. Bruce Campbell, chief shop
steward from Nexans Energy, USA, said, "It was tough negotiations, but we worked
things out considering the current economy, and ratified a contract that we were
able to live with."
Negotiations with Engelhard Corporation will begin in the next few months.
"The negotiations will be intense," said Chief Shop Steward Joe Denera, "but I
dont believe we will face the nastiness from the company we had to deal with
three years ago. We have a solid group of stewards and strong union leadership."
A settlement agreement was reached on a pending arbitration with Technical
Operations. The company agreed to the unions demands by paying the members all
the sick and vacation time owed them per contract stipulation.
Local 1744, Fort Frances, ON,
Canada, Bus. Mgr./Pres. Dwayne
Sletmoen offers
a toast before
presenting a trophy to the winner
of the annual Memorial Pool
Tournament, Bro. Jim Ward.
L.U. 1744 (mo&u), FORT FRANCES, ON, CANADA Local 1744 is located in Fort
Frances, Ontario, a community with a population of 9,000 people. Forestry and
tourism are the main industries.
Local 1744 has a maintenance and operation (paper mill) and utility charter,
with a membership of inside wiremen, powerhouse operators, electrical helpers
and power linemen with the Fort Frances Power Corporation.
Our local held its annual Christmas Social and the sixth-annual Memorial Pool
Tournament on Dec. 13, 2002. The pool tournament is held in remembrance of Bro.
James Perlett, who tragically passed away seven years ago. Congratulations to
this years tournament winner Bro. Jim Ward, and to runner up Bro. "Big Al"
Empey.
L.U. 2150 (govt,lctt,o&u), MILWAUKEE, WI The local hosted its second-annual
American Boy Scout Labor Merit Badge Clinic in November.
Through the efforts of Labor Liaison and Unit Chair Amy Domagalski, 49 scouts
and their leaders learned what a union is, why people join unions and what
unions do. They participated in several activities regarding collective
bargaining, negotiations and attaining similar goals in different ways. They
recognized the many concerns of working families and why they are concerns.
The majority of the clinic focused on Wisconsin labor history, the labor laws
influenced by labor and the legal struggles of workers.
Local 2150 appreciates the opportunity to educate our young people in labor
history and help them successfully attain their Labor Merit badge.
Local 2320, Manchester, NH,
Bro. Larry Davis, with three of
his five
children.
L.U. 2320 (t), MANCHESTER, NH Local 2320 sends its deepest sympathy to the
family of Bro. Larry "Bubba" Davis, who died in late November 2002 from an
on-the-job motor vehicle accident after repairing a phone line for a customer
with a medical emergency. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, four sons and a
daughter. Larry, a loyal 16-year union member, worked for Verizon as a splice
service technician out of the Conway garage. Larry will remain forever in our
hearts.
The T-6 has scheduled a grievance with the company for the internal/ external
September 2002 surplus declaration and the associated layoffs. They will be
challenging the external declaration. We hope that by the time this is published
all our brothers and sisters whose lives were disrupted will be back on the job.
Remember those strike funds August will be here before you know it!
Local 2358, Jacksonville, FL, members at the 2002
Christmas party.
L.U. 2358 (u), JACKSONVILLE, FL Thanks to many volunteers who made our
Christmas party a huge success.
To the delight of union and family members in attendance at the Local 177
hall, there was plenty of food, drinks and dancing. The "Rocking Horse," band
put on a heck of a show.
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