(ISSN 0023-6667) No AFL-CIO endorsement for governor After a contentious meeting Dayton, Kelliher and Inde- weeks before he stole the gov- in St. Paul June 16, the Min- pendence candidate Tom ernor’s race in 1998. nesota AFL-CIO will not Horner screened with the “At every turn, Tom Emmer endorse a candidate in the gov- state’s largest labor federation. has opposed job creation, ernor’s race. The question will Democrat Matt Entenza opposed investing in students, undoubtedly come up again returned the screening ques- and opposed making health after the August Primary tionnaire but did not screen. care affordable,” said Minne- Election when the field of DFL Republican Tom Emmer, sota AFL-CIO President Shar candidates is narrowed to one. the Republican endorsed candi- Knutson. She said labor is unit- An Injury to One is an Injury to All! The two-thirds vote of the date, was invited, but did not ed to elect a governor who WEDNESDAY VOL. 116 69-member (62 attended) participate. shares middle class values and Committee On Political Educa- While the Minnesota AFL- priorities this November. She JUNE 23, 2010 NO. 1 tion needed for an endorsement CIO did not endorse a candi- stressed that Minnesotans will wasn’t going to happen. DFL date, union members are united have a clear choice this candidates Mark Dayton and to defeat Tom Emmer, but bet- November. “Union members Margaret Anderson Kelliher, ter not fall asleep on Horner will work hard to elect a who has the DFL endorsement, either. The name Jesse Ventura Governor who puts middle both had enough labor support should come to mind. He had class families first.” to block the other. been virtually ignored by See No governor...page 2 Dayton has been endorsed everyone until about two by AFL-CIO affiliates AFSCME Council 5 and Many screenings in NEALC United Steelworkers District Council 11. He also has Team- by Chad McKenna, NEALC Field Coordinator sters Joint Council 32 and the Over the next five months, the NEALC (North East Area Minnesota Police and Peace Labor Council) and its affiliate unions will work to ensure all Officers Association. working families are familiar with the candidates running for Kelliher has been endorsed office and where they stand on issues critical to all Minnesotans. by AFL-CIO affiliates MN The NEALC covers Cook, Lake, Koochiching, Itasca, State Building Trades, IBEW Carlton, Pine, and St. Louis counties. It will forward recommen- State Council, Minnesota dations for endorsements for this year’s elections from the Nurses Assn., Education Min- Duluth, Carlton County, and Iron Range labor assemblies, as nesota, Operating Engineers well as its other geographical areas, to the Minnesota AFL-CIO Roger Reinert greeted old friends June 10 like Marsh Local 49, AFSCME Council for labor endorsements in this fall’s elections. Stenersen, who ran against him in 2008 for Rep. Mike 65, and UNITE HERE!. She Duluth’s June 10 endorsement of four candidates for the four Jaros’ House 7B seat, following Reinert’s Duluth Central also has the MN Association of races it has jurisdiction over started the process. Body endorsement for Minnesota Senate District 7. Professional Employees. On Thursday, July 8 at 6:00 p.m. in the Duluth Labor Murphy, Huntley, Gauthier, Reinert Temple’s Wellstone Hall, 2002 London Road, NEALC screen- ings will be held in races for the 6th District Court judicial seat, Four endorsed for legislature in Duluth and Lake County commissioner races. The 6th District Court bench race is wide open with Judge A full house of delegates to for lieutenant governor on Rep. Murphy, a retired Kenneth Sandvik retiring at the end of his term to allow voters, the Duluth AFL-CIO Central Mark Dayton’s ticket. member of the Duluth rather than Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, to decide who suc- Labor Body’s June 10 meeting “Delegates felt these candi- Federation of Teachers and a ceeds him. Candidates include Russ Conrow, Tim Costley, Mike unanimously endorsed some dates most closely represent former Central Body delegate, Cuzzo, Juhl Halvorson, John Lind, Tim Little, James Ross, and old friends for the four seats the the kind of leadership we need will carry the AFL-CIO Lawrence Ulanowski. body has been given jurisdic- right now in St. Paul to both endorsement for her 18th In Lake County districts 2 and 4 are up for election this year. tion over in the Minnesota deal with our state’s challenges straight campaign since first Legislature. and capitalize on its opportuni- being elected in 1976. She is See NEALC screenings...page 18 Incumbents Mary Murphy ties,” Central Body President one of the four longest serving (District 6B) and Tom Huntley Dan O’Neill said. members of the House. Gerald Heaney 1918-2010 (District 7A) were endorsed for Prior to the endorsements The lifelong Hermantown As this issue goes to press we’ve learned of the re-election to the Minnesota over 40 people participated in resident’s District 6B now death Tuesday morning of Judge Gerald Heaney, a House of Representatives. the candidate screenings, includes five Duluth precincts truly great American and an important friend to the Duluth City Councilor which found six of the 11 can- and ends in Scanlon. Duluth labor movement. Kerry Gauthier was endorsed didates in attendance. All had “I’m running for re-election The son of a Goodhue, MN butcher, Heaney for House District 7B’s seat been invited. Over 60 people because our work’s not done,” became a decorated World War II veteran, one of being vacated by Rep. Roger were in attendance at the Murphy told delegates. “We the first ashore at Normandy, a Duluth labor attor- Reinert. Central Body endorsing meet- got a balanced budget on time, ney for 20 years, and had a stellar 40-year career as Reinert was endorsed for ing. but in two weeks will the state a judge on the U.S. 8th Circuit Cout of Appeals. His friend the Senate District 7 seat being budget still be balanced?” Walter Mondale said of Heaney, “He should have been a vacated by Sen. Yvonne Chair of both the Cultural Supreme Court justice.” Prettner Solon. She is running and Outdoor Resources Finan- Heaney quietly, but forcefully, directed Democratic politics in ce Division, and the Ethics Minnesota for decades, beginning with the founding of the Committee, Murphy said one Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party with his friends Hubert of the high points of the last Humphrey and Orville Freeman. session was getting a bill He crafted the union contracts that established the first self- through for pension stabiliza- funded health and welfare packages in Minnesota. He also wrote tion “so promises made are the first contract that gave female Duluth school teachers equal promises kept.” pay to their male counterparts. He was awarded a life member- Murphy will not have a pri- ship in the Duluth AFL-CIO Central Labor Body, the only one mary election this year as her ever given, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical only opponent is Republican Workers, for his efforts. He attended every Labor Day Picnic in See Endorsements..page 18 See Heaney...page 8 1896~114 Years!~2010, Thank You! MN AFL-CIO Retirees meet here July 28 But next meeting is town for a meeting. good information.” “I spoke with their presi- The State Committee will July 8 at 5:30 p.m. dent, Martha Johnson, about be meeting Wednesday, July 28 The effort to organize a new helping to organize our group at the Labor Temple, 2002 Duluth AFL-CIO Central and they’re on board,” said London Road from 10:00 a.m. Labor Body retirees group will Deb Bloom, who is leading the to 2:00 p.m. get a shot in the arm in July local effort. “They’ve done a Bloom said Johnson’s group when the Minnesota AFL-CIO great job in organizing them- will put on a workshop in the Retirees Council comes to selves and can give us a lot of afternoon. She said networking possibilities are also available No governor endorsement...from page 1 with other retiree groups so Some Minnesota unions had let it be known that they would mailing or activist lists can help not participate in the AFL-CIO’s Labor 2010 political campaign with organizing. The Carlton if there wasn’t a screening or if their candidate didn’t get County Central Body has also Sheet Metal Workers Local 10’s team took 1st in the Duluth endorsed by the fed. So it will be a free-for-all until someone expressed an interest in pro- Building & Construction Trades Council’s Dollars Against emerges from the Tuesday, August 10 DFL Primary Election. moting a retiree organization. Diabetes Golf Outing June 12 with a score of 63. Team That person will undoubtedly be welcomed with open arms by The Duluth group is meet- members left to right included Brian Isaacs, Eddie Lattiak, all of labor. ing at 5:30 p.m. on the second Mark Carlson, and Dick Barlage. The event raised $9,000 So the “unnecessary fight” as the June 16 meeting was char- Thursdays of each month in for the fight against diabetes and for the United Way. acterized by one attendee will find candidates once again seek- Wellstone Hall of the Duluth ing out labor for the ground game that will be necessary to win Labor Temple. Are you ready to vote August 10? in August. “We invite everyone that You better start now to make sure you’re ready to vote in The June 16 screening was further muddled by an inadvertent has an interest to join us,” said Minnesota’s Primary Election Tuesday, August 10. If you are eli- email sent out by the state fed that morning that said Kelliher had Bloom. gible to vote but will be unable to make it to your polling place been endorsed. For more information con- August 10 you can vote by absentee ballot in the Primary The Minnesota AFL-CIO is made up of more than 1,000 affil- tact Deb Bloom at 390-8286, Election that will be critical in a number of races, including the iate unions, representing over 300,000 working men and women or [email protected]. DFL side of the gubernatorial contest. Absentee voting in-person or by mail for the primary begins Friday, June 25th. Gauthier For information on voting by absentee ballot, or early regis- Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 10 tration, contact your city clerk (Duluth is 730-5500), county Retirees’ Luncheon fundraiser auditor (St. Louis Co. is 726-2385), or the Minnesota Secretary Duluth AFL-CIO Central of State at 1-877-600-8683 or visit www.sos.state.mn.us. Tuesday, July 6, 1:00 p.m. Labor Body President Dan O’Neill will host an “Old I.U.O.E. 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PAGE 2 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 away from the “10 Indians” as Old English font, front to back he called us. He woke up in and then would start over. He hospice out of a coma near the was blind before he retired. end of his life, sat up in bed and When I brought The Future asked “what are you 10 Indians Wife to the folks house to meet up to now.” May have been his them, he told Jennifer, “I wish I It’s Father’s Day and Dad last words. wasn’t blind so I could see drifts back again in our I always wondered how what you look like.” thoughts. Laying out the story much Dad pulled the truth. He Dad would walk the town or on page 16 about the book on said as a kid he’d dig holes and ride the bus looking for work hoboes brought “Wild Bill” to put partridge in them to get after his eyesight didn’t let him mind too. He was born in 1911 skunks to go down after them. drive anymore. One of the last and so was a young man when Then he’d circle the hole to get members of the old Central the Great Depression wracked a good shot in the you-know- Body Retirees, Hank Hall- the country. He rode the rails what so as not to ruin the valu- frisch, asked me if Bill was my looking for work in the farm able skunk hide. Dad. Dad got a job patching fields of Minnesota and North Dad said when they did get city streets as a temp I think, or Dakota. He knew how to work. a chance to play baseball, it paying off public assistance, I wish I had more stories to was wound up twine with none and was on Hank’s crew. Hank remember about his younger of that expensive horsehide on saw him feeling for the holes years but he wasn’t one to sit it. He’d be the catcher without with his feet. “Bill, you can’t and tell long stories, just snip- a mask. When they got thirsty see can you,” Hank said he pets, really. Wild Bill’s Cliff’s playing ball–ever been to New asked him. “Oh, I can see Notes. I remember many. York Mills in the summer?– alright,” Dad answered. Hank Eat, drink, & He said he’d get a dollar for they’d drink buttermilk got Dad off that detail, fearing skinning a horse as a kid and between innings. Believe that? he’d get hit by a car. tried to get to a the latest dead Don’t know a lot about Before he lost his sight his sleep Union horse as soon as possible to Dad’s family. A lot of scatter- glasses were so thick and make the buck. But that was ing to the wind as folks tried to heavy that his nose bled on the same guy who would shov- make ends meet in tough times. both sides from the pads. He in Duluth! el the whole backyard in West He came to Duluth during became a double amputee at 77 Duluth to get the coal truck to World War 11 years and and learned to walk again. Please support our union the house. You could have worked at Interlake Iron as a Bill Sillanpa never asked for backed two coal trucks in. He member of Coke & Gas much out of life, never got restaurants, bars and hotels . didn’t ask for help with chores. Workers Local 19657, I much but a great wife, a big Probably his time to be alone, believe, until the place was family, finally a good house, shut down in 1958 or 59. and a 1940, then a 1951 Ford. ~NOTICE~ Diabetes started shutting him We buried Dad in 1991. It’s Workers United Local 99 down soon after that. Father’s Day and I’m believ- Next issues of Labor World: He was a worker but hated ing. It’s all I got now. Happy (218) 728-6861 or [email protected] July 7, 21; Aug. 4, 18; his jobs, which a lot of people Father’s Day, Wild Bill. Sept. 1, 22; Oct. 6, 27; can relate to. Hated his bosses Nov. 10, 23; Dec. 15. and wanted to “call the sons of LABOR WORLD bitches sons of bitches” but he (ISSN#0023-6667) is published had a lot of mouths to feed. semi-monthly except one issue in Probably wanted to show them December (23 issues). his “dance hall ticket” as he The known office of publication is Education Minnesota Labor World, 2002 London Road, called his pocket knife. He and Room 110, Duluth, MN 55812. the Bohunks he worked with Periodicals postage is paid at created their own language to Duluth MN 55806. frustrate the bosses. He liked POSTMASTER: his co-workers and they liked supports the labor Send address changes to: him. I worked with him at Labor World, 2002 London Rd., Lepak Lumber once. Room 110, Duluth, MN 55812 Like many of his generation community 6 7 he only got to the 8th grade. (218) 728-4469 Only time he stayed up late FAX: (218) 724-1413 was on New Year’s Eve–no [email protected] drinking, gave that up for Ma, Education Minnesota’s 70,000 members www.laborworld.org said he remembered his last ~ ESTABLISHED 1896 ~ drink of whisky, sometime in Owned by Unions affiliated with the are proud to educate the next generation Duluth AFL-CIO Central Labor Body the Depression, liked it Subscriptions: $22 Annually straight–and election night to of Minnesota workers. Larry Sillanpa, Editor/Manager hear the results on the radio–no Deborah Skoglund, Bookkeeper TV in our house. Board of Directors “I only went to the 8th grade Pres./Treas. Mikael Sundin, but I know a working man has Painters & Allied Trades 106; to vote Democratic,” he’d say. V.P. Paul Iversen, BMWED At his funeral the church park- 1710; Sec. Larry Anderson, ing lot was full of Boschwitz Laborers 1091; Al LaFrenier, bumper stickers. That would Workers’ United Midwest Bd; have irritated the old man but Mike Kuitu, Operating Engi- Wellstone had won. neers 49; Rick McDonald, He had always said when he www.educationminnesota.org IBEW 31; Jayme McKenna, retired he was going to read. In AFSCME 66; Dan O’Neill, Education Minnesota is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, the meantime he read his huge the National Education Association and AFL-CIO. Plumbers & Steamfitters 11; Steve Risacher, Carpenters 361 Finnish Bible, with a difficult LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 3 As we celebrate another grand MNA votes for open-ended strike in Metro anniversary of the Labor World, ST. PAUL–Eleven days wanted to take,” said Linda occurred on June 10th. More after staging an historic strike Hamilton, a Registered Nurse than 12,000 Twin Cities nurses I can’t help but think of my against 14 Twin Cities hospi- at Children's Hospital and and 14 hospitals have been beloved aunt, Sophie Graff, tals, on Monday 84 percent of President of the Minnesota unable to reach a new labor Minnesota Nurses Association Nurses Association. “The hos- contract agreement since nego- who was one of the longest members voted to authorize an pitals forced us to this point by tiations began in March. open-ended strike against the adamantly refusing to address MNA, the union of Regis- serving members of the paper’s hospitals if a contract agree- even a single proposal related tered Nurses, said when mem- Board of Directors, and a ment cannot be reached. MNA to patient safety over the past bers tried to go back to work at called the vote “a historic stand three months of negotiations. 7:00 a.m. on June 11, some of great mentor of mine. for patient safety.” But Minnesota nurses will do them were illegally locked out The hospitals said they whatever it takes to protect our by four hospitals. The hospitals Sharla GARDNER would agree to return to the patients. We have been and will did not follow language in the 3rd District City Council bargaining table – but with continue to be united for our contract regarding how nurses conditions. patients and safe staffing lev- are supposed to be called (or Paid for by Sharla Gardner on her own behalf “This is a vote we never els.” not called) back to work and/or MNA leaders told the hospi- violated seniority language. tals late last week that they will MNA filed Unfair Labor Prac- Enjoy a Safe & Happy Fourth of July not issue a formal strike notice tice charges with the National as long as productive negotia- Labor Relations Board. tions are continuing. Also that morning without “We’re ready to get back to warning, MNA staff member the table first thing in the morn- Ona Keller, 23, was physically ing and meet with the hospi- assaulted by a security officer tals,” Hamilton said. “Our goal at North Memorial Hospital in has never been to strike - not Robbinsdale. She sustained even for one day. Tonight’s neck and arm injuries in the vote was the strongest possible assault and was admitted to the statement we could send to the North Memorial Emergency hospitals regarding our unwa- Room, where she was treated vering commitment to our and released a few hours later patients and our profession.” with a bill for the medical care On May 19, more than 90 she received. percent of Twin Cities nurses MNA says the June 10 voted to authorize a one-day walkout was the largest nursing strike for patient safety, which strike in U.S. history. With the wide-ranging facilities of the 14 hospital systems, the MNA is using their website, Facebook, Twitter and other Congratulations on 111111144 years of doing a great job technology to keep members informed and energized. The MNA’s struggles are being viewed as a rallying point for for the working people of Northern Minnesota labor throughout the state. In Duluth and northern Minnesota 1,400 MNA RNs Sen. David TOMASSONI are in negotiations with SMDC and St. Luke’s hospitals. Those contracts expire July 1. The Rep. Tom RUKAVINA Metro contract can be a base- line for northern contracts. For more information about Rep. Tony SERTICH the Twin Cities and Duluth nurses’ situations, visit Paid for by the Rukavina Campaign Committee, 6930 Hwy 169, Virginia, MN 55792; the Citizens for Anthony “Tony” Sertich Committee; Rick Puhek, Chair, 1210 NW 9th Avenue, Chisholm, MN 55710 and the Tomassoni Campaign Committee; P.O. Box 29, Chisholm, MN 55719 http://www.mnnurses.org Painters and INTERSTATE Allied Trades SPUR

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PAGE 4 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 City Council, Charter beat back plan to privatize Duluth Steam Plant Duluth’s city council and its Duluth Steam Plant this month. debt on the cooperative. The administration had tried to a public utility and public did- charter were too tough a com- Ness had a proposed $7.3 mil- But on Monday June 14 the say the steam plant was not a n’t want it sold. The system bination for Mayor Don Ness lion sale to the French firm city council voted 6-3 against a municipal utility, but when the worked with the council and and his administration, which Veolia Energy which he said resolution to privatize the council voted against the reso- charter being upheld.” tried to sell and privatize the would settle all the outstanding steam plant. Those voting lution the administration Christopherson said the against the sale and privatiza- backed off. Getting a two- administration tried to portray Congratulations on your 114th Anniversary tion were Jeff Anderson, thirds vote in this fall’s elec- the steam plant as a piece of Patrick Boyle, Tony Cuneo, tions was not going to happen. equipment, but the employees Sharla Gardner, Kerry Nineteen employees at the have worked hard to make the Gauthier, and Dan Hartman. Duluth Steam Plant are repre- cooperative work for its cus- All are labor-endorsed. Voting sented by Operating Engineers tomers. for privatization were Todd Local 70. Business representa- “In the end it’s a win/win Fedora, Jay Fosle, and Jim tive Sheldon Christopherson for the employees and for busi- Stauber, none of whom have said the citizens of Duluth are nesses they serve, because ever been labor-endorsed. directly affected by the steam they’ll continue to know what The six councilors stated plant, which heats much of the their rates will be,” he said. United Steelworkers District #11 that the city charter says the city’s downtown. Some AFSCME Local 66 sale of any municipal utility “In 1979 Governor Quie members also felt if Ness had 2929 University Avenue SE, Suite #150 must be approved by a two- signed an order authorizing the his way in privatizing the Minneapolis, MN 55414 thirds margin of by city voters. City of Duluth to issue bonds steam plant, their members at for a municipal steam plant,” Water & Gas would be next on said Christopherson. “It’s truly his list. V O T E August 10

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LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 5 NALC Food Drive sets record, passes 1B# With Best Wishes TAMPA(PAI)--Tampa-St. the drive itself set a new record donated 77,132,180 pounds of Petersburg finished one-two for collecting food. Tampa col- food on May 8. That pushed on our Labor World’s this year in donations to the lected 2,062,529 pounds. the total for all NALC food annual Letter Carriers “Stamp The union reported that drives since the effort began in 114th Anniversary! Out Hunger” food drive -- and generous givers nationwide 1991 to 1,059,800,000 pounds, union President Frederic V. Rolando said. NALC collected t was a bold, courageous venture for a 29- 73.4 million pounds of food, (I SSN 0023 I -66 67) the previous record, in 2009. A A n In rd WE jur Th y DNE y t as e La S MA S o O a c bor t Y 1 DA n Nat olle Tem a 9, Y e i C iona cti ple b 201 s a arr l A on was s 0 n I f iers ssoc site us t nj or t Fo iati for ed o ury w he od on o the ily r t ell, first Driv f L th u o A mo tota tim e t ette ano at n l net llin e a his ye r p nym wan l! ary g 50 nd i ar oun ou ted fo VO “It’ don 4 po t w o d t s d to r L wh s atio und en f or urke on re . 11 en alw ns s p t gan ys ated ma g The National Association of 5 lik you ay . lus “W ic h and in i o NO e th sta s m e am 10 12- ng v . 2 ver is an rt s rew ilk also bur 0 p 14 m at e 2 y g d ome ard M lef ha ger. oun ee the rn Se ood the thi ing em t ov d 26 ds m ting las rvic ,” res ng n th ori er fro p one a t C o Be es said pon ew at al D m oun F y nd ent r th P Pr C se w C wil ay the ds ood to do ral B year old woman, Sabrie Akin, to found the had ete ogr om as HU l b br Wo of D D the na o th rso am mu P M’ e w eak rke av riv Le ting d item e re n. “ Di nity eter s F ell fas rs P eau e,” tter t s gul We rec son. oo rec t an lum is B said Ca h bui that ar no not tor Sh d S eiv d 1 ber usi P rrie ldin co n- o co e helf ed 1. s & ness ete bag g a lle peri nly mm said ,” at Ste Ma rso s fr nd o agu shab th un D sai Pe am nag . som om the es i le e d ity ulu d ec ter fitte er o e ho rs b n ar iffic is r th’ ono son rs Lo wel spe me, roug the e g ult eall s l sh my said c l.” S cial bu ht pr oing ies m y aw abo e is sh he d t w in olon thr a ar r th is s bett e h Letter Carriers and dozens of s o e g ny e in t er o aid nat ha of h ed oug fam of gs i ill ne pes one ions d igh rec h d il Tem n y exp xt y th Lab uni a thei un essi urin ies ple ear t ecti ear on f s r br emp on a g t NA ’s wo ng b bu or am “I othe loy nd his LC do of et - J t’s rs a me tim Th Food nati the te T eff evi nd nt a e as e D ons Lab site emple Dav dent sister mon a Lab rive to eau in s. g N col or T . th The fo win thi atio lec em Nat La r nin ngs C nal tion ple w ion bor NA good g th lik arri As s as the al A Tem e d e fo ers soc ite use firs sso pl LC raw r the Foo iatio for tary t tim ciat e w first - w f d D n o th don e an ion o as Foo ell, t irst riv f L “I atio d f Let used m otal tim e t ett t t’s a ns it w te a ye one lin e a his y his lw . ent r C s a d a tary g 50 nd ea P and ays wel arri co D r “It’ don 4 p it w volunteers in the Twin Ports ro th re l, ers llec r w s at ou e gram e re wa total Fo tio iv hen al ions nds non D spo rding ling od n s e lik yo way . plu b -per irect nse w 50 Driv ite e t u st s rou isha or was hen 4 p e th for ve his art rew a ght ble Be ve yo ound is ye the ry g and som ar s w in item th P ry g u s s p ar Se oo the eth din m ell.” bag s eter ood tart lus for rvic d,” re ing ou Sh s fro that son. ,” s som mon Be es sai spons ne h s don e sa m co “We aid et e- th Pr d Co e Labor World Newspaper in 1896. l h amb at id o hom leag n Com ing had Pete ogr m w urg ed 1 ne u e, bu ues ot mun new th rso am mun “W er. 2-1 nio t in only ity l item e re n. “ D it M e a 4 p n fam we the had Se ike s gul We irec em lso oun il had bui th rvice bui tha ar no not t C orial had d tur y th som ldin e r s ldin t col n- o HU D 26 key at w e s g a egul bag g an le peri nl M’s ay b pou s ant pec nd ar s fr d o agu sha Sh Fo rea nds and ed ial other som om the es bl e sai od S kf o 100 to re dona s e ho rs b in d D hel ast f m po ma tio wel spe me, rou th region collected over 135,000 f a il u in n l. c gh ulut ,” sa nd t k lef nds ano s il ” Sh ial but t h’s l id hat t o of ny y t e s do we abo Pete w ver orga - an hat aid nati ha r co rso ill fro nic ony w one ons . mm n. be w m th po mo ante uni a un e e W und us d on ity i ll r orke of tur do to fam s re ecei rs orga key nat rem ally ved nic s a ed ai aw at “W ha nd 10 12 are mil e al mbur 0 - of t k le so h ge pou . he d Me ft ov ad 2 r. nd if mo er 6 that rial from pou wi Da th nds . ll be y b e W w reakf orke ell as . rece t an pounds of food May 8. . ive d A tip of the cap to this area’s working men “Despite the lingering effects of the recession, postal and women that it is still in existence today. customers came through again this year in the continuing fight against hunger in America," “Thank You” to all our members and the many Andrew & Bransky PA Rolando said. “Our members volunteers who helped us with another success- and the thousands of Rural ful NALC Food Drive May 8th, as over 135,000 Letter Carriers and other vol- Tim Andrew ~ Aaron Bransky unteers were proud to deliver pounds of food were added to area food shelves. the generous donations from Representing Unions and their Members millions of caring citizens who National Association of Letter Carriers wanted to help needy families 302 W. Superior St. Suite 300 in their communities. NALC Zenith Branch 114 Merged “You all were fantastic,” Duluth, Two Harbors & Silver Bay Duluth, MN 55802 218-722-1764 Rolando said of NALC mem- bers, who collected food coast to coast, while delivering the mail. “I’m sure there were a lot WE’RE PROUD TO HAVE SUCH A LONG TRADITION of sore backs and tired legs by the end of the day, but you all OF SUPPORTING A NEWSPAPER THAT ADVOCATES FOR sacrificed for a good cause.” Food bank directors loved the effort, and the results. EOPLEEOPLE EFOREEFORE ROFITSROFITS “It has restored our PP BB PP !! shelves,” Windsor, Colo., food pantry director Brenda Heck- man told local media, accord- th ing to the Postal Record. “We were running low on things, 114 but we’re back in business now.”

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PAGE 6 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 Minnesota Power creating non-union subsidiary for North Dakota wind Praising North Dakota as broke ground on a new wind Five months ago Minnesota that renewable energy eastward “Minnesota Power is no ‘energy-rich and energy- facility, Bison Wind I, in New Power had purchased a dedi- to Minnesota, which will help longer the same company it friendly’ Minnesota Power Salem, N.D. cated transmission line to bring allow the state to meet a recent used to be,” said Glazier. “Our law requiring 25 percent relationship has deteriorated as renewable energy by 2025. they’ve shown they no longer It’s a feel-good, “green” are interested in working with story unless you’re a member us.” of the International Brother- In the past labor/manage- hood of Electrical Workers ment relations between the par- Local 31, which represents 525 ties had been exemplary, actu- workers at Minnesota Power, a ally a model for others to fol- subsidiary of ALLETE low. Many of MP’s manage- (NYSE: ALE). ment personnel had come up 114 great years and more to come... Minnesota Power started through the ranks and respect- advertising employment ed the workforce they had once opportunities for high voltage been a part of. As Minnesota direct current technicians in Power and ALLETE, Inc. Center, N.D. IBEW 31 busi- grew, the need for “profit for ness manager Mark Glazier shareholders” and other corpo- - Duluth said those jobs will be non- rate agenda items, soured rela- union for a new ALLETE sub- tionships. Once the essence of sidiary that is being formed in a good community partner, MP North Dakota. and ALLETE now work at “They have purposely made crafting their image rather than sure that the new subsidiary it being who they are. company, ALLETE Renew- “In the past we could able Resources, is located out- always just sit down at the table side Minnesota so they don’t and resolve our differences, have to live up to the agree- which didn’t even need to hap- ment that they have signed pen all that often,” said Glazier. with us,” Glazier said. “We’ve got problems all the IBEW 31’s contract with time now and our recent con- Minnesota Power is tract negotiations were really a Minnesota-specific, but problem.” State Rep. David Dill is endorsed by: Glazier feels it is covered When MP hired Glen Porter 4DuluthIron RangeBuilding Building and Construction & Construction Trades Trades work. MP’s subsidiary in away from the SMDC Health 4 Wisconsin, Superior Water System in Duluth, unions at IronDuluth Range Building Building &and Construction Construction TradesTrades Light & Power, has a contract SMDC couldn’t have been 4 4 IronIron Range Range Labor Labor Assembly Assembly USWA- MN AFL-CIODistrict 11 with IBEW 31. happier he was gone. He’s the 4 Minnesota Association of Professional Employees Glazier said there won’t be designated hatchet man but he U.S. Steelworkers of America, District 11 4Minnesota Farmers Union - PAC a large workforce in the whole is only part of what’s wrong MP operation in North Dakota, with the company say employ- 4 Paid for by David Dill for 6A Committee; JoAnne4 Pagel, Treasurer, P.O. Box 293, Orr, MN 55771 DFL House Caucus Endorsed Associated Contract Loggers and Truckers but the number isn’t the point. ees. 4 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers 633 Nor is the fact that North Glazier said the IBEW will 4 Minnesota School Board Association "House Legislator of Year 2004" Dakota is a right-to-work state, be looking at ways to organize Paid for by the David Dill for 6A Committee, Terrie Hoff, Treasurer, P.O. Box 293, Orr, MN 55771 which means workers are not the North Dakota workers, required to join a union at their from one side of the border or worksite. the other. Glazier put in 32 years of “Their ad for HVDC techs his life as a Minnesota Power says ‘competitive market based employee at Pine River before salary and benefits,’” said being elected business manag- Glazier. “A union contract will er/financial secretary of IBEW improve on that.” Local 31 and has seen changes.

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LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 7 public education served every- the year before. There is a utes because McCarthy, ...from page 1 groundwork for improving the Heaney one, and that women were lives and opportunities for Gerald and Eleanor Heaney Humphrey and Mondale were Duluth from 1948 through given equal opportunities in all every American citizen. Scholarship at UMD as well as in the room and Freeman was 2009. The finest room in the their endeavors. Those issues His love for education con- a residence hall named for him. Secretary of Agriculture. Duluth Labor Temple is the are hallmarks of the labor tinued when he came to He said the 20 years he The federal building in Judge Heaney Chambers. Until movement. Among his 3,000 Duluth. He was the guiding worked as a labor lawyer in Duluth is the Gerald W. just very recently, he hosted a opinions from the bench were force behind creating a campus Duluth were “one of the great Heaney Federal Building & Friday noon lunch at Porter’s those that desegregated schools of the University of Minnesota experiences of my life.” That’s U.S. Courthouse & Custom- Restaurant that always had in Little Rock, Kansas City, St. in Duluth. Every year he something coming from a man house. From his offices there labor leaders as its largest con- Louis and Omaha. When those worked on the Board of who served under General he taught some 70 law clerks tingent. rulings were ignored by some Regents and the legislature to George Patton during and after about justice in America. During his career on the school districts, he made sure make sure UMD was given World War II in Europe and Judge Gerald Heaney is sur- bench Judge Heaney was they were enforced. Even in his every opportunity to serve its from a man who was nominat- vived by his wife of 65 years instrumental in making sure dissenting opinions he laid the students better than it had done ed to the federal bench by Sen. Eleanor, son, Bill, legislative Eugene McCarthy and appoint- director for the IBEW State ed by President Lyndon Council, and daughter, Carol. Johnson in 1966. He would Funeral arrangements were chuckle in saying his hearing not available when this issue for the bench lasted ten min- went to press. low rates. free hat with a fast approvals. recreational loan 114 Years... no hassle is something to celebrate! lending. Congratulations, Labor World. Your voice has never 218-729-7733 • Hermantownfcu.org DFL Endorsed been more important. & Member eligibility required. Member NCUA. Roger Thanks,Thanks, LaborLabor WorldWorld AFL-CIO Reinert For 114 years of helping us communicate on our issues Labor’s candidate for Remember to do it electrically Minnesota Senate District 7 with a Union, Trained, Paid for byPaid Duluth for by Roger AFL-CIO for Duluth Central Volunteer Labor Committee Body COPE Licensed Electrician, and use Support your local pharmacy our Signatory Contractors! Tell your union, health fund, and employer Electrical Contractors: Twin Ports area you want local pharmacy services API Electric Inc. Electric Builders Inc. Nylund Electric (218) 628-3323 (218) 722-1073 (218) 624-5706 It’s Better...Keep It Local! Agate Electric Electric Systems of Duluth Park Electric Your Local vs Mail Order (218) 834-9226 (218) 722-0764 (218) 721-3500 White Drug Pharmacy Pharmacies Bachand Electric Energy & Air Systems Pine Lake Electric 3 (715) 392-5580 (715) 392-9115 (800) 997-5751 Personal service Service only by phone/computer 3 No personal contact. 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(218) 525-5991 218-879-6768 • 1-800-967-3421 KBJR TV-6 (218) 733-0303 Store hours: Mon-Fri 9am - 8pm • Sat 9am - 5:30pm • Sun 11am - 5pm PAGE 8 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 Haug rats make Maytag Laundromat dirty Area Building & and use the laundromat behind “They even used non-union Construction Trades Unions the Frank Lloyd Wright gas concrete on the project,” said a began their third week of pick- station five blocks away.” pissed off Radzak on June 7, eting a Maytag Laundry being Carlton County Central the first day of the pickets. “If I built in Cloquet in the old Labor Body President Mike were Brenny Dahl I would Rudy’s restaurant spot in front Kuitu has seen all the picket have told them to get their of L&M Supply. signs he’d like to see in block out of the Twin Cities at Owner Bob Franzen built Cloquet. $3 each rather than the buck similar completely new laun- “This is an affront not only they probably paid up here.” dromats in Duluth and Superior to members of the building The Maytag pickets come using union labor, but the Pine trades unions, but to all of less than two months after a City owner is using non-union organized labor in Carlton non-union company employed labor in Cloquet. Mark Haug County,” Kuitu said. “Building 12 illegal immigrants at the Construction, also of Pine City, trades members in Carlton Sappi paper mill. Kuitu is still is the General Contractor. That County receive not only decent looking for answers in that company had been picketed in wages, but health and pension case. 2008 in Moose Lake, when that benefits too. Weakening the In recent years pickets have city chose to hire them for a trades standards will affect us been up at a housing develop- Teamster 346 Sec./Treas. Pat Radzak, right, gives Brenny major remodel/addition of the all eventually.” ment just up Big Lake Road Dahl’s Jayson Carlson hell for delivering block to the pick- municipal bar and liquor store. Pat Radzak, Secretary- from Hwy. 33, and at the eted Maytag Laundromat being built in Cloquet. “Every aspect of this proj- Treasurer of Teamsters Local Pinehurst Park municipal ect, except for the block, is 361, was upset that Brenny- swimming pool. That pool is HHeeyy,, LLaabboorr WWoorrlldd,, non-union,” said Steve Dahl, part of Arrowhead now leaking a lot of water and Risacher, President of Concrete, delivered the block the city is pursuing the non- Thanks for supporting our Carpenters Local 361. “I hope to the site just across Highway union contractors for repairs. area residents remember that 33 from their plant. Union Workers for 114 years!

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LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 9 Look in your garage and heart for building and other materials for Cuba We’ve all got leftover con- and in part because of a 50-year the Pastors for Peace caravan --NEW or GENTLY USED medical textbooks and journals struction materials at home if economic blockade imposed when it comes here July 6. sporting equipment, in any in Spanish or English. we’ve ever done any projects. on the island by the U.S. Besides the Labor Temple, sizes; For a complete list, see: We’ve also had ideas of how to All donations will go to a donations can be left at Peace --NEW or GENTLY USED http://www.ifconews.org/sites/ get rid of them as they’ve non-governmental committee Church (1111 N 11th Ave E, musical instruments; ifconews.org/files/Material% become clutter but never had of Cuban religious leaders and Duluth). Or you can contact --NEW or GENTLY USED 20Aid%20 Needs%202010.pdf the opportunity. Well, opportu- be distributed across the island Joel Kilgour at 218-340-4356 nity is knocking. on the basis of need. The effort for pick-up. “Pastors for Peace is com- is both a humanitarian gesture Donations should be in new ing through Duluth on July 6 to and a political one. By openly or very good condition. Here collect humanitarian aid for bringing aid to Cuba, Pastors are some items that are needed: Cuba,” said Joel Kilgour, who for Peace are defying the --PLUMBING: nuts, bolts, is organizing this area’s effort. blockade and sending a mes- washers and all thread, toilets, “This year they’re especially sage to Congress that its Cuba sinks, faucets, PVC pipe fit- looking to collect construction policy is cruel, counter-produc- tings, copper fittings and supplies to help Cuba rebuild tive, and due for change. valves, drains and stoppers, from the hurricanes that have The AFL-CIO has softened pipes, shower fixtures; hit it in recent years.” Kilgour its position on Cuba. Last year --CARPENTRY: nails, was in the Labor Temple June it passed a resolution calling hammers, screws, drills, flash- 15 setting up a display just for an end to the travel ban and ing, wall anchors, saws and inside the 20th Avenue East re-evaluation of the blockade: saw blades, banding tools, door entrance to collect materials. aflcio.org/ aboutus/thisistheafl- hanging tools, ladders, jacks, In 2008, Cuba was hit by no cio/convention/2009/upload/ plaster, sandpaper; fewer than 3 hurricanes. res_43amend2.pdf. --ELECTRICAL: any elec- 500,000 homes were damaged In Duluth the Cuba Com- trical wiring, fasteners, electri- AFSCME 66’s Jayme McKenna showed Central Body dele- or destroyed. Reconstruction mittee of the Northland Anti- cal boxes & covers, electrician gates June 10 a mock-up of a check of for the amount of has been very slow, in part War Coalition is collecting the tools, energy efficient lighting donations she had collected for the Haiti relief effort. because Cuba is a poor country, building supplies to send with & bulbs, extension cords and adapters, generators, electric Thanks for Haiti donations line testers, electrical tape, solar panels and equipment; by Jayme McKenna, AFSCME Local 66 --MASONRY: grouts, seal- Like many of you, when I saw the initial devastation follow- ants, horizontal reinforcing, ing the massive earthquake in Haiti, my first thought was, “I admixtures, floats, trowels, wish there was something I could do.” So my husband and I chisels; went online and donated money to the Red Cross. Times are --PAINTING: brushes, tough and finances are tight, but when something like this hap- rollers, lead-free paint pens, we dig down and find something to give. (unopened cans only), brush The earthquake in Haiti was just before the monthly Duluth extenders, paint plates; Central Labor Body meeting so a few of us decided we would --PROTECTIVE GEAR: pass-the-hat and see what we could raise. dust masks, respirators, work Over the next few meetings, we repeated the pass-the-hat and gloves, protective eyeglasses. have raised just over six hundred dollars that we are sending to The caravan is accepting the Solidarity Center. Thank you to everyone who contributed. other items in short supply The Solidarity Center (SC) is an organization that promotes under the embargo. School workers rights around the world. Community Services Director Beth Peterson and Joel supplies are needed, including: In Haiti, the SC helps workers organize and ensure they are Kilgour set up a Labor Temple donation barrel for con- --NEW/UNUSED pens, aware of their rights. They are publishing Haitian labor law in struction materials that Pastors for Peace will bring to Cuba pencils, notebooks, paper, art Creole and are distributing it for free. in July to help that country recover from hurricane damage. supplies; Despite the fact that the many workers are poor and speak only Creole, previous to the SC’s publication, the labor law was distributed only in French and for sold for a fee of $50. This is just one of the ways SC is working to ensure that the Haiti that Congratulations, Labor World is rebuilt is one where workers know their rights and are empow- for 114 years of publication, and for ered to demand their right to freely organize without fear of ret- ribution or coercion. doing such a good job of serving working people in our area. “Born on the 4th of July!” It’s that time of year when we all celebrate our nation’s Independence Day, some by listening to our favorite, The Boss (check out our jukebox). Declare your independence from the kitchen by coming on in! 2531 West Superior St.

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PAGE 10 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks will show if Obama keeps promises Trade negotiators from the the public can support, and a The Economic Policy Insti- produce food the cheapest, House, from both parties, have U.S. and seven Asian and Latin majority of congress can get tute found that 19,278 addition- regardless of standards on cosponsored the legislation, American countries started behind, it needs to look more al manufacturing jobs could labor, the environment or food including Minnesota represen- meetings in San Francisco last like Obama trade promises, have been supported in Minne- safety.” tatives Ellison, McCol-lum, week to begin the first major and less like NAFTA.” sota between 1993-2004 with State leaders are encourag- Oberstar, Peterson, and Walz. trade talks since President The Southeast Area Labor balanced trade among NAFTA ing negotiators to follow the “We want a trade agreement Obama took office. The pro- Council is one of 38 state countries alone, and an addi- Trade Reform, Accountability, that can pass through Con- posed Trans-Pacific Partner- groups in the Minnesota Fair tional 58,700 manufacturing Development and Employment gress,” said Lettween. “Presi- ship (TPP) discussions are Trade Coalition, a diverse jobs could have been supported (TRADE) Act as a road map dent Obama should craft a new being closely watched as the coalition of labor, environmen- during the same period with for TPP negotiations. trade agreement that can last, forum where his administration tal, religious, family farm and balanced trade with China. “The TRADE Act can serve rather than one that looks like will first define a trade policy. civil society organizations unit- Under past NAFTA-style as a blueprint for building the the past.” The question is whether the ed in the pursuit of economic, agriculture trade rules, multina- TPP,” added Steve Hunter, The TPP involves eight TPP will encompass substan- social and environmental jus- tional grain trading and food Secretary-Treasurer of MN nations: Australia, Brunei, tial reform commitments made tice in trade policy. processing companies have AFL-CIO. “It lays out what a Chile, New Zealand, Peru, by Obama during his cam- “NAFTA and CAFTA were made enormous profits while good trade agreement should Singapore, Vietnam, and the paign, or instead become a con- failed experiments,” said Jes- farmers in America and abroad look like, and has the backing U.S. While no text has been tinuation of the unpopular sica Lettween, Director of the have been hurt. of a majority of the majority of released, these countries are North American Free Trade Minnesota Fair Trade Coali- “Using NAFTA as a tem- congress.” discussing bringing in addi- Agreement (NAFTA), which tion. “They overpromised, plate for the TPP will increase 143 members of the U.S. tional countries. passed in 1993 and served as underperformed, and it is time hunger, encourage immigration the default template for model- to craft a more balanced way to and continue the race to the ing American trade agreements expand trade.” bottom for commodity prices,” Congratulations Labor World! under the Bush Administration. Minnesota lost over 50,300 said Doug Peterson, President And thanks! “Trade is good, and we total manufacturing jobs (or of Minnesota Farmer’s Union. want more of it,” said Russell 14.3 percent) during the “The TPP can’t simply be And, in the spirit of Hess, Secretary-Treasurer of NAFTA-WTO period (1993- another deal that pits farmer Helen Thomas, Southeast Area Labor Council. 2009), according the Bureau of against farmer and country “But if we want to pass a deal Labor Statistics. against country to see who can I hope you continue to help us work harder to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” BILL HILTY STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8A

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LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 11 Sen. Klobuchar has important role to play in passing Safe Chemicals Act By Jamisson Tessner embrace effective preventive healthy profits and convenient- cacy community. standard of scientific research Minnesota Public Interest steps is disturbing, the 2010 ly excludes health of workers. Senator Amy Klobuchar is when determining the safety of Research Group President's Cancer Panel pres- In April, Senator Frank on the Superfunds, Toxins and chemicals leaving us to battle Mesothelioma is an aggres- ents common sense solutions Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced Environmental Health subcom- with the chemical industry sive cancer that is almost for reducing this health burden. the Safe Chemicals Act that mittee and has a critical role to between peer reviewed always caused by exposure to Its recommendations include would overhaul the outdated play in passing a strong bill. research and industry studies. asbestos. One hundred and raising awareness of the risks TSCA. It would require com- While her efforts to regulate It’s clear what there is to forty–five men in the north- posed by chemicals in food, air, panies to prove their chemical cadmium and formaldehyde gain from this fight. We have eastern part of Minnesota have water and consumer products, is safe before it is allowed to be are laudable, the Safe Chemi- the right to feel safe producing developed mesothelioma since bolstering research on health put on the market. cals Act has some serious short products and we have the right 1988, including 58 iron miners. effects and tightening regula- People who work in office comings that require her lead- to feel safe using products. Mine workers are exposed tion of chemicals that might buildings are exposed to chem- ership. While the bill requires Minnesota labor has serious to asbestos from commercial cause cancer or other diseases. icals used to maintain and san- chemical companies to provide political clout with the state’s uses in their worksites, and the Other chronic epidemics itize buildings. The EPA says basic health and safety infor- delegation including Klobu- contaminated taconite. such as asthma, learning dis- indoor air quality is one of the mation on existing chemicals it char. Labor has the ability to The U.S Environmental abilities, and reproductive dis- top five public health concerns, allows new chemicals into the seriously influence the out- Protection Agency tried to test orders would also benefit from but it’s even more of a concern marketplace with little testing come of this legislation. Will and regulate asbestos for 18 these measures as many of the for custodial workers who use and reporting. The bill also labor join the struggle to pro- years before giving up because same toxic chemicals have chemicals on a daily basis. In a lacks action on Persistent, Bio- tect workers, protect the public, under the Toxic Substances multiple health impacts and report released by the Blue accumulative Toxins that build and protect the environment? Control Act (TSCA) they contribute to these diseases and Green Alliance and SEIU up in the body and do not break For more information about lacked the regulatory power. disorders as well. But as we Local 26, more than one third down in the environment. The how to get involved please While the seriousness of the strive for healthy people, the of janitors surveyed reported bill does not adopt a stronger contact [email protected] cancer crisis and our failure to chemical industry strives for that chemicals in cleaning products irritated their eyes and skin. Short term effects can be We’re all working to improve... ur members appreciate receiving the apparent, but many chemicals O Labor World in the mail at home. are linked to reproductive and No matter what your It was founded in 1896 because labors’ development disorders, asth- job is, it ultimately ma, and neurological effects. makes someone’s voice wasn’t being heard. We’ve been heard Long term exposure to some is life better. ever since. Keep up the good work! associated with leukemia and brain cancer. The Labor World The chemical industry has USW Local 1028 waged a public relations cam- works to improve everyone’s work life. Affiliated with: paign aimed at confusing the public and decision makers to We can all use ME Electmetal slow, weaken, and even halt actions intended to reform our a little help there. Lerch Bros. (Allouez) outdated chemical policy. Happy Duluth Steel Fabricators Millions are invested in this Cutler-Magner Salt smoke and mirror campaign anniversary with absolutely no competi- Township of Duluth Police tion, financially, from the advo- Labor world Peg Sweeney St. Louis County Commissioner F District 5 Paid for by Peg Sweeney Volunteer Committee U.S.U.S. bankruptcy bankruptcy judges judges have sethave over set $30 over billion $30 dollarsbillion todollars pay to to present pay to and presentfuture and asbestos future claimants. asbestos claimants. In order to In qualify order claimants to qualify must claimants have been must havediagnosed been diagnosed with mesothelioma, with mesothelioma, a lung cancer a lung or lung cancer disease or lungafter disease 1997*. . 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PAGE 12 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 That’s a big-time birthday! Everyone that believes in improving We are 4,500 strong, the lives of citizens can be proud of passionate, dedicated people— from nurses and clerical staff to maintenance personnel. the fact that the

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LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 13 Unions have improved the work lives of all Americans Many things have come and gone in the last 114 years. Thankfully Congratulations, Labor World, on 114 years of the Labor World isnʼt one of them. being the voice for our Unions and Members Happy Anniversary! From your friends in the 19 affiliates of the Iron Range Building & Trades Council SuperiorSuperior Call us, we’ll direct you to high quality FederationFederation contractors who use skilled, area workers ofof LaborLabor President John Grahek, 1-218-741-2482 Meets the first Wednesday of each month, except Recording Secretary Dennis Marchetti July, at 6:30 p.m., at the Superior Public Library Financial-Secretary Michael Syversrud, 107 S. 15th Ave. W., Virginia, MN. 55792 President Janice Terry, 394-2896

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PAGE 14 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 That’s sweet union music you’re hearing at the Minnesota Twins games By Steve Share to be right in the middle of a walks out to the mound, or for 1972 so she could take work as happy doing anything else. You Amidst all that’s new at the bar,” Nelson says. “It’s really the inning-ending out, and so a substitute playing for the can’t do anything about it.” new Minnesota Twins ballpark, different for me to have that on. “You have to be concentrat- North Stars. She later became a Steve Share edits the Labor fans will experience something many people around.” ing on the game when you’re lifetime member of the union. Review, the official publication familiar: the sound of live Nelson plays a Yamaha E playing — you can’t be look- “I credit the union a lot,” she of the Minneapolis Regional organ music accompanying the Series electric organ which she ing at your fingers or music or says. I wouldn’t have been able Labor Federation. Learn more game. The musician at the key- believes made the move from anything.” to keep this job without them.” at www.minneapolisunions.org board is Sue Nelson, a member the old Metropolitan Stadium Nelson loves when she gets The union’s contract with the of Twin Cities Musicians to the Metrodome and now to the crowd clapping along with Twins stipulates that the union Union Local 30-73. Target Field. her music. “I’m a cheerleader, will provide an organist for all Keeping live music at pro- At first in her new work sta- that’s all,” she says. “I’m not Twins home games. fessional baseball games is an tion she could only see the even a good musician.” Nelson wishes someone important tradition, Nelson pitcher’s mound. “I have to see Local sports fans likely now was watching her play at believes. “It sounds like old- the batter,” she notes. At would disagree: going back 29 Twins games the way she time baseball,” she says. Nelson’s request, the organ was years, they have heard Nelson learned from her mentor, Nelson has played live at put on a riser. Now, she says, “I play for the former Minnesota Ronnie Neuman. “I’m afraid Twins games for 12 years. The can see home plate. It’s a won- North Stars hockey team, the when I’m done, there won’t be move from the Metrodome to derful view of the game.” former Minnesota Strikers soc- anyone else to do it.” the new ballpark brings her out Nelson follows the game cer team, the Twins, and now In addition to performing at of a small private room and closely and draws from a reper- the Minnesota Wild hockey Twins games, Nelson is a into the middle of the Twins toire she has developed to play team. The games just wouldn’t goodwill ambassador for the Pub located at Terrace 213. a few notes to accompany a be the same without her live Twins at special events and ral- “It’s really different for me base hit, or when the catcher music. lies. Nelson also volunteers to Nelson grew up in the small visit schools, about 10 visits a town of Nicollet, Minnesota. “I year, bringing an electric key- started piano lessons when I board and playing the national was little — piano lessons from anthem and “Take Me Out to the pastor’s wife.” She graduat- the Ballgame.” She encourages ed from high school in New kids in the schools to practice Ulm and attended Dr. Martin their instruments, she says, Luther College and Mankato “but it’s hard for me to encour- State. She landed a job in a age people to be a musician local music store. “Then I start- because it’s a hard life.” ed teaching people in the music “But if you are a musician,” store,” she relates. she continues, “you’re not She played supper clubs in southwest Minnesota and a piano bar in Fairmount and HappyHappy 114114thth Organist Sue Nelson, a Twin Cities Musicians Union mem- later moved to the Twin Cities. ber, is in her 12th year performing live at Minnesota Twins Nelson joined the Twin games. (Photo by Wayne Kryduba, Major League Baseball photographer) Cities Musicians Union in Anniversary,Anniversary, T h a n k s , L a b o r W o r l d , LaborLabor WorldWorld 11 11 44 YY ee aa rr ss o f S u p p o r t ! Representing Railway Labor and From your Friends at the their families for injuries on and off the job for over a half century! 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LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 15 New book chronicles those who “rode the rails” filling the need for workers Hoboes, Bindlestiffs, the hobo life again emerged, as line into the next valley? ed. To railroad companies they eled to dream and the bum Fruit Tramps and the young and old hopped freights, An itinerant workforce were a nuisance, tolerated traveled to drink. Harvesting of the West hoping to find that elusive job. developed to meet these needs, when customers needed help Divided by race, ethnicity The American economy a mixed bag of immigrants but chased, beaten and arrested and language, they were often By Mark Wyman boomed and busted in the 19th from Europe, China, Japan and when the need was filled. easily divided. In other cases, Reviewed by Mike Matejka century. As railroads built Mexico, Native Americans and Dr. Mark Wyman, retired they successfully organized Grand Prairie Union News westward, they opened vast African-Americans. As large from Illinois State University’s themselves to win better condi- Bloomington, Illinois lands for farming and reached farms and small orchards grew, History Department, has com- tions, perhaps reaching their “Hobo” conjures a mythic mountains of ore and timber. they were the wheat shuckers, pleted a thorough and very peak before World War I when American figure, strolling There was one missing ingredi- apple knockers, cotton pickers accessible history of this west- the Industrial Workers of the along railroad tracks in tattered ent – labor. Particularly in the and hop cutters farmers need- ern workforce. When the mine World (IWW) organized them, clothing, bristly chin, dirty mountain west, settlement was ed. They filled logging camps played out, the rail line com- only to see that success beaten face, stogie clamped in the sparse, and workers to build the and railroad track gangs. pleted or timber cut, they down by war-time militarism mouth, obviously poor, all his railroad and then harvest the When a forest fire threatened, became agriculture’s army. and vigilante mobs. Their belongings in a bundle hanging riches were hard to find. they were the fire fighting Some were permanent wan- hunger and frustration could from a stick over his shoulder. Kansas and the Dakotas army. They endured rough derers, staying long enough to drive them to crime or sabo- Real hoboes, however, were sprouted great wheat farms, but traveling, disease, vermin, hun- gain a little cash and then catch tage. Too often, a traveler harvesters, railroad builders, who would harvest that wheat ger – all the afflictions of the next freight. Some, driven would die namelessly, killed in miners, forest fire fighters and in the days before combines? poverty, plus homelessness. by poverty and hard times, took a train mishap, freezing on the timber workers that powered Who would pick row after row Their movement was an to the road to survive, while edge of town or hurt in an the U.S. economy from the of Washington apples? Who uncoordinated tide, swamping others carefully nurtured a toe- industrial accident, known only Civil War through World War I. would mine the silver and cop- some towns while others long- hold in their rambling life, by a first name or nickname, no During the Great Depression per? Who would build that rail ed for workers. The local pop- eventually building enough identifiable papers or other ulation welcomed them at har- capital to settle down. Many clues as to origins and family. vest time but then wanted them commented that the hobo trav- This volume is a captivating Congratulations gone when the crop was pick- eled to work, the tramp trav- read, revealing a diverse all- American group, struggling to survive, their hands and backs Labor World ‡”˜‹‰‹‡•‘–ƒ™‘”‡”• badly needed when there was a ˆ‘”‡ƒ”Ž›ͼͶ›‡ƒ”• dollar to earn, shunned, From the Officers and Membership of ignored and arrested when the crop was harvested. This is Cement Masons 8QLYHUVLW\RI0LQQHVRWD first rate scholarship, packaged in an accessible form that any- Plasterers & Shophands /DERU(GXFDWLRQ6HUYLFH one curious about “riding the rails” would greatly enjoy. Local 633 ‡ƒ Š‹‰ǡ‡†‹ƒƒ†‘–Š‡”•‡”˜‹ ‡• ˆ‘”™‘”‡”•ƒ†—‹‘• Minnesota Congratulations North Dakota Northwest Wisconsin 9LVLWZZZOHVFVRPXPQHGX to Labor World 1-218-724-2323 RUFDOO for keeping America’s Oldest Building Trades Union • Est. 1864 IRUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQ Labor World~~A Voice for Laborers Since 1896! union members informed for Your Friends at Minnesota LECET 114 years!

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LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 17 Endorsements coming early with Aug. 10 Primary...from page 1 NEALC to Keith MacDonald, a former ture. He was one of only 18 lican and an Independence I’ve learned a lot about taxes screen...from page 1 mayor of Hermantown and an Party candidate have also filed elected officials summoned to on the Tax Committee,” he Rick Goutermont of Silver insurance man, who was the White House by President in District 7B. None of said. charged last year with violating Gauthier’s three opponents Bay is seeking re-election in Obama to discuss health care Reinert will be opposed in District 2 and will be opposed a protection order. He attended this spring before the reform attended the screening. the Primary Election by gadfly the screening but could not Reinert’s stature rose quick- by Patricia Taylor of Finland. bill was presented to Congress. candidate Harry Welty, who Paul Bergman holds the have been more poorly pre- “This should be the most ly in the House after being admitted he has been a Repub- pared. elected in 2008, to fill the seat Two Harbors District 4 seat interesting next four years as lican most of his life. He and will run against Mark Rep. Tom Huntley will not we adapt to the federal legisla- of Mike Jaros, who retired after thought he had screened, as he have a primary election either 16 terms. Reinert had served on Broin, Judy Olson, and Mary tion, and we should have uni- did June 10, about 14 times Henjum Rosati. as he is opposed only by versal coverage in the state the Duluth City Council for six with the Central Body for a Republican perennial candi- years and was no stranger to On Thursday, the Iron when it’s over,” Huntley said. number of campaigns without Range Labor Assembly date Carinda Horton, who did Gauthier, a long time DFL how government should work. ever receiving a nod. He ran not attend the screening. He was Vice Chair of the screened candidates for the activist, said he is surprised to against Huntley in 2002 as a Itasca County Board and the Huntley has been represent- be finding himself running for House Tax Committee in his Republican and got 36% of the ing eastern Duluth since 1992 first term. City of Hibbing. Delegates the legislature so soon. Just in vote in losing. chose to hold off endorsements and is seeking his 10th term. his first term as a District 4 “I want to thank Mary Republican Rilla Opelt is He also has carried the AFL- Murphy and Tom Huntley for until all candidates have Duluth City Councilor, also seeking the Senate District returned the prepared candidate CIO endorsement in all his Gauthier said his run for the their help with the learning 7 seat. contests. curve in St. Paul,” Reinert told questionnaire. But these races legislature only came about Candidates were asked a include quite a few union Chair of the Health and because Prettner Solon accept- Central Body delegates. He number of questions by moder- Human Services Finance said he came away from his members running – some for ed the offer to run on Dayton’s ator Chad McKenna, NEALC the first time. Committee, Huntley is a leader ticket, and Rep. Reinert decid- first legislative session with the Field Organizer, including why on health care in the legisla- idea that government is about Other NEALC screenings ed to run for her seat. they were seeking labor’s currently scheduled include: “I talked to a lot of my two simple questions. endorsement, their reaction to “What do we want as -Tuesday, June 29th @ 6pm friends in labor and they told the Metro nurses strike, if they at IAM Hall in International me to move up to run for the Minnesotans, and how are we felt raising revenue was an going to fairly pay for what we Falls: Koochiching County House 7B seat and to help in option for the state’s strapped Board and Legislative district the fight against poverty,” said want” are the questions that budget, and how they felt about need answering he said. 3A Gauthier. Pawlenty’s vetoes. They also -Wednesday, July 7th @ Less than six months into “That hasn’t been done with fielded questions from the the past administration, and 5:30pm at UBC 606 Hall in his first term as an elected offi- audience. Virginia: Legislative districts cial on the city council, 5A, 5B, and 6A; and Senate Gauthier said he is proud of districts 5 and 6. having taken on Minnesota Many of the candidates run- Power over their desire for a ning through the ALC are substation, getting the council union members and that is to support single-payer health exciting to see. If you would care, and making sure that the like to screen candidates in a Public Utilities Commission race in the NEALC or for any goes through the council. other information please con- Next door to the Gauthier will have a pri- tact Chad McKenna at 218- mary election. He is opposed 728-1257. 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PAGE 18 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 Young Workers Summit a success...from page 20 A good trip for two...from page 20 Still others said the union would be important. As one stituency group,” hating that The Scanlon residents said their eyes were opened by all the movement must become rele- delegate put it: “Your prob- term, and said their organiza- possibilities for communication through new technology like vant to young workers by lems now will be our problems tion should be run by a board Facebook and Twitter. trumpeting achievements “that in the future.” of younger workers. They “I’m not a big technology person, I do email and the have happened within our life- But the delegates also also sought dedicated young Internet, so seeing how quick short alerts and messages can get times.” And unions must reminded the leaders that new worker representation on the to so many people was great,” Stewart said. adjust to the unstable economy ideas will hit resistance even AFL-CIO Executive Council. Keyes said it was interesting to talk to other IBEW members young workers are growing up within the union movement, And they decided to go at the summit. with. That means labor and asked Trumka and the oth- back home and erect similar “It doesn’t matter if you’re from a small union or one with should push for items to help ers to make it a priority to structures, caucuses, cam- 33,000 members like some people I talked to, the problems and stability, such as student loan pave the way. At least one paigns and networks at their experiences are all the same,” Keyes said. forgiveness, paid sick leave, noted that in the Building local unions, state feds and They learned the importance of changing the public’s per- and pension and health care Trades, apprentices and other Central Labor Councils. ception of unions––to let people know that union members are portability. youthful workers are denied Communications cam- educated and skilled––and to educate their own families about And unions must adjust to office and the ability to partic- paigns, they said, would be unions. the diversity of younger work- ipate for years. combinations of traditional “We learned about how Wisconsin passed a law to bring the ers. “You’re not going to join The ideas the younger organizing and social net- story of labor back into classrooms and it helps to talk at home the labor movement if you unionists advocated included working. The delegates sur- too,” Stewart said. “It wasn’t by accident that we got rid of don’t see someone who looks making unions “a flat struc- prised themselves when their child labor and made improvements to workers’ lives.” like you,” said Gladys ture, as ours is, and not hierar- votes via hand-held devices Keyes said a lot of the summit was about bridging gaps. Cisneros of The Washington- chical,” said Tiffany Crane, instantly transmitted into tal- “Mentoring is important so younger union members can Baltimore Newspaper Guild. 35, of Young Workers United lies on a screen put “one-on- learn from the experiences of older members,” he said. The young workers have in San Francisco. Others one contact” first. As the adjoining article states union membership is aging, other causes, including with- described communal, not top- That didn’t stop them from times are changing, and young workers’ concerns need drawing the U.S. from the run, efforts. making an instant video: “I am addressing. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq The delegates produced (fill in the blank), and I am the “We all exchanged names, pictures, email addresses, and so and comprehensive immigra- ideas for action beyond the union,” with a grand chorus on at the summit,” said Stewart. “We’re looking forward to a tion reform, that the rest of the conference. One goal was to “We are the union” at the end. follow-up report, a new Next Up website, and another sum- movement should embrace, establish a Young Workers Shuler said that idea should be mit.” And being sworn-in as an Executive Board member of some said. And causes can organization, website and adopted elsewhere in labor to her union in July. link the younger activists with Facebook page within the re-introduce ourselves to the Find out more about the AFL-CIO’s efforts to engage young older workers in their unions. AFL-CIO and its website. wider public. members at http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/youthsummit/ They also said mentoring They refused to call it a “con- Thanks, Labor World for 114 Years of Service! From Lutsen to International Falls to Park Rapids to Little Falls to Kettle River to the Twin Ports...... Our 990 active and 412 retired members from 19 bargaining units would like to say how proud we are of being able to help carry on such a fine tradition as the one the Labor World has established in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Our History ~~ Our Heritage ~~ Our Voice IBEWIBEW LOCALLOCAL 3131 Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Representing Workers At: Itasca Mantrap Cooperative Electric Assn. 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LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 PAGE 19 Young union activists quiz AFL-CIO leaders, plan networks at summit By Mark Gruenberg the fed’s top leaders that ers. Federal data show that Many younger workers simple ways of teaching peo- PAI Staff Writer unions must change and organized labor is older than nationwide don’t even know ple about unions, such as vol- WASHINGTON, D.C. --In respond to a changing work- the workforce in general. One what unions are, some dele- unteering for a community a scene that one Postal Worker force, changing work habits of every six workers aged 45- gates said. One asked Trumka service project -- like painting from Chicago said was unlike and different priorities. 64 is an union member. Only why the federation has no a school -- and showing up any other union conclave he Communication, they added, one of every 20 aged 18-24 is Education Department. He with your union T-shirt on. ever attended, more than 300 must both use social network- in an union. replied it was to have been That would prompt questions, young union activists from ing -- such as Twitter, The June 10-13 conference folded into the National Labor and the chance for the unionist around the country sharply YouTube and other technolo- was unusual for the union College. A Teamster from to talk about the union advan- quizzed top AFL-CIO leaders gies -- and must be 2-way as movement: Shuler, fed New York said the movement tage. and started planning their own well, not just top-down. President Richard L. Trumka must reunite nationally “as we And many delegates networking, organizing and The summit, organized by and Executive Vice President have” locally in New York. emphasized enormous and communications campaigns. Secretary-Treasurer Liz Arlene Holt Baker spoke, but Marsha McCurdy of West continuous outreach to non- The delegates to the AFL- Shuler, who herself is 39, was kept their remarks short. They Hartford, Conn., the only Fire union allies in community CIO’s first-ever Next Up called to try to figure out how were there, they said, to listen. Fighter, described how her groups, religious groups and Young Workers Summit told to reach out to younger work- They got an earful. local “worked on re-branding - other activist. Arrange union- - getting the word out about sponsored events and invite who unions are.” George them all, then get back to them Gott, a Steelworker from afterwards for feedback -- Youngstown, said “we gotta “Did you like it? What else be a pest in our workplace.” could we do?” -- so that, when Others emphasized reach- the time comes for the unions ing out to unorganized work- to seek the outsiders’ support, ers, even incorporating them it will automatically be there. into AFL-CIO conferences. One suggested there are many See Young Workers..page 19

BOB FALSANI JIM BALMER JIM PETERSON No other Minnesota law firm representing injured workers had as many lawyers named to the Top 40 for 2010 Cheri Stewart and Will Keyes were at the Next Up Young Bob Falsani, Jim Balmer and Jim Peterson were selected Workers Summit in Washington DC June 10-13. for this honor by their peers. The announcement appeared in the IBEW 31 had two members February/March issue of the Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics. at Young Workers Summit The three were also chosen Super Lawyers by the same publication. Cheri Stewart and Will Keyes, both members of IBEW Each is a Civil Trial Specialist certified by the National Board of Trial Local 31, were among 300 young union members nationally to attend the AFL-CIO’s Next Up Young Workers Summit in Advocacy and the Minnesota State Bar Association. Washington DC June 10-13. Stewart was selected to attend by Falsani, Balmer, Peterson, Quinn & Beyer, has represented IBEW District 6 International Representative Jim Dahlberg and Keyes, her significant other, decided he’d take some vaca- more injured workers than any other Minnesota law firm. tion time and see the nation’s Capitol, but ended up attending the entire conference as well. Stewart is a 9-year union member employed by Minnesota Power as an electrician at Thompson Hydro. Keyes is an MP lineman in Cloquet who has been an IBEW 31 member for six years. Both have taken an active interest in their union. Stewart is a job steward, served on the negotiating commit- tee and arbitration board and was recently elected to IBEW 31’s Executive Board. She will be sworn in next month. “We had an excellent trip, a good summit, and even got to see some of Washington in our first trip there, including a part of the Smithsonian,” said Stewart. “It was great that AFL-CIO leaders were looking for ideas from younger people and weren’t telling us what to do or how to do everything. They asked us our opinions and the breakout sessions really gave us a chance to get them heard.” See A good trip for two..page 19 PAGE 20 LABOR WORLD NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010