Four Locals affiliate with Joint Board L IA N OFFIC ATIO Hundreds of new PUBLIC THE members added OF ESTER CH Gary Bonadonna RO AL Four Central New York-area ION ARD Locals with more than 425 know we’re coming to a great Joint REG IO INT BO members have voted to affili- Board and a great leader in Gary,” JO FL-C A ate with the Joint Board, man- Jofre noted. The new Joint Board ITE, Locals are: UN ager Gary Bonadonna an- nounced. The Joint Board has • Local 701-T, which has approxi- added more than 5,600 mem- mately 110 members working at bers across New York state in Interface Solutions in Fulton; just the last four years, Bona- members make gaskets for the automotive industry and heavy donna noted. machinery, as well as vinyl sheet flooring. “This latest affiliation is a very impor- tant and exciting development for • Local 1822 has some 230 mem- several reasons,” Bonadonna em- bers working at the Birdseye phasized. “Certainly it means that we are adding a significant number of new members, which further adds Proud Member Of The to our strength and power — and to the strength and power of these new

Change to Win Federation Locals,” the manager stressed.

“These new Locals are all in Central processing and packaging plant New York, which is an area of strate- in Fulton. gic importance to our aggressive organizing efforts. The addition of • Local 1827, which has about 44 these new Locals also further adds to members doing injection molding our diversity, already one of our work at Parker Hannifin in Marion. great strengths. That diversity is one The products are used on tractors of the reasons unorganized workers and heavy equipment. are attracted to us,” Bonadonna added. • Local 1947 has some 45 members who work at Service Machine Eduardo Jofre, who had been Company in Syracuse making a district manager for the Locals, will variety of bearings. e 24 become their Joint Board business lum r 101 Vo be rep. He hailed the affiliation as “a Noreen Ruttan, Jofre’s administrative um er, 2006 great thing for these members and assistant, is also coming on board. N m The two, along with Joint Board Sum these Locals. It will definitely help bring a much more secure future. business rep Ann Marie Taliercio, are expected to soon move into consoli- “I’d be less than honest if I didn’t dated office space in the Syracuse admit that change — giving up area. Taliercio represents Joint Board familiar ways and relationships — members in Local 150 in the Syra- can be hard. But, what makes this change so much easier is that I (Continued on Page 3) Bonadonna announces changes to some Joint Board staff assignments

Joint Board manager Gary Bonadonna has announced

changes to several Joint Board Dana Keaton Photo by staff positions. Crane Roberts Bonadonna Jr. Piccone

Bonadonna said the changes “The way to thwart that against employers who try to were driven by the addition of power and influence,” Roberts thwart unorganized workers four new Locals to the Board said, “is to get out in front of seeking a union. and by an effort to make the corporations by mobilizing best possible use of the staff, large portions of our member- Regarding his new job, Bona- especially those working on the ship and by enlisting the help donna Jr. noted, “I’m looking Board’s organizing and political of community allies and forward to the organizing action efforts. (See Page 1 for a political leaders who support campaigns coming up, story about the four new Locals.) because I know we are going to make a huge impact in “I’m confident that these changes supporting non-union workers will help us give topflight service who want to join our union. I to our existing members, and can promise that I and the also provide a structure to Rise to Action team will be in us. Mobilization and political maximize our organizing and the face of any employer action level the playing field political action efforts,” Bona- who tries to interfere with the donna emphasized. Here are and substantially increase our workers’ rights to organize.” ability to organize workers and the changes: secure first contracts. • Ron Piccone’s new post is • Mike Roberts has been political fund-raising coordina- “That’s why this structural named chief of staff and will tor. He will work to educate change is so important in oversee organizing, political members about the impor- action and mobilization running corporate cam- tance of contributing to PAC paigns,” Roberts added. efforts. He had been the through regular payroll deductions, and will also organizing department • director. Jason Crane has become the coordinate the various 50-50 organizing coordinator. He is raffles across the Joint Board. responsible for both the Board’s “I appreciate the confidence Piccone had been the Gary has placed in me,” staff organizers and for the political education director. volunteer organizers. Crane had Roberts stressed. “I am excited been a staff organizer. • to be able to play a role in Eduardo Jofre joins the Board the political and organizing as business rep and will contin- Crane emphasized, “I’m future of the union. I’m also ue to service the four new thrilled at my new job and excited to get our member- Locals, which he was already ship mobilized because I honored at being given this responsible for. In addition, Jofre responsibility. I’m excited by know it will forge an even will also represent workers at the staff organizers I’ll be closer link between the four Syracuse-area commercial members and the union.” working with as we make this laundries who are members of Joint Board THE organizing Local 2607. union in Upstate New York.” Roberts said the political (Continued on next page) action and mobilization • Gary Bonadonna Jr. has been aspects have been included named the political, mobiliza- in his new job because they “help us with our corporation tion and special projects coordinator. He had been a organizing campaigns.” He staff organizer. In his new post, emphasized that “corporate campaigns ARE 21st Century Bonadonna Jr. will be the staff interface for the Board’s ex- organizing. Today, corpora- panding PAC program. He will tions have become so large and powerful that they have also coordinate a new Joint Board program, Rise to Action. virtually captured labor laws, That program is building a base making old ways of organizing very difficult. of volunteers to stand up Taliercio George

T W O seeking to also organize workers atmosphere free of intimidation Bonadonna secures at the new hotel, which is expect- and fear. Typically, in such an ed to help bring much needed atmosphere, workers do vote to convention business back to join a Union. ‘Peace Agreement’ Syracuse. For those unfamiliar with Peace Agreements, Taliercio, who “Companies sign Peace Agree- for Syracuse hotel has conducted hospitality industry ments because it is a smart way to organizing campaigns in Syracuse do business. The Union becomes and Oswego, offers this brief the representative for the workers, Joint Board manager Gary primer: and the Company only has to Bonadonna has succeeded in concern its energies with manag- securing a labor “Peace Agree- “Peace Agreements, which were ing the business. A healthy business ment” for a major, new Syracuse developed by the International is the best way to begin negotiat- hotel. Union, are common throughout ing a good contract, and the the rest of the country where Peace Agreement is the first step Bonadonna said the Agreement is public monies are used in new in a positive relationship between “very important because it will development projects. Peace workers and their employer.”
enable us to seek to organize the Agreements level the playing field workers at the new hotel in a for workers to be organized. neutral atmosphere free from fear “Typically in a bottom up organiz- Local 4 members at ing drive workers are intimidated by their employer and are subject to captive audience meetings Erie County Home ok where the employer bombards and intimidation.” The manager employees with negative and new 3-year contract said, “A good deal of the credit for intimidating talk about the Union. securing this Agreement goes to The employers play on workers’ ocal 4 members working for fears. With a Peace Agreement, L chief of staff Mike Roberts and Morrison Services at the Erie business rep Ann Marie Taliercio. the employer promises in writing not to engage in such activity. County Home in They did a lot of work behind the Alden have scenes to help make this Peace okayed a new, Agreement a reality.” “With a Peace Agreement, the Union still has to go in and edu- three-year cate the workers about the contract that will Bonadonna said he is also grateful bring across the that a number of Syracuse and benefits of joining a Union, and the board wage New York State politicians under- workers still maintain their right to stood the value of such an choose — but it’s in a peaceful increases totaling Agreement and worked to $1.20 over the life encourage its adoption. The new of the pact. Horn hotel will be built adjacent to the Staff assignments Onondaga County Convention (Continued from previous page) Business rep Gary Horn, who Center, commonly referred to as made the announcement, called • Ann Marie Taliercio, who the ONCENTER. Workers at the the settlement “a good contract ONCENTER have been represent- already represents UNITE HERE for our members.” He noted that Local 150 members in the ed by UNITE HERE Local 150 since it opened over ten years ago. The Syracuse area, will also pick up responsibility for workers at the Local and Joint Board will be Moosewood Restaurant in Four Locals Ithaca. • (Continued from Page 1) Steve George will become the members will get 40¢-an-hour business rep for Local 471 mem- increases each year of the pact cuse area. She also represents bers in the Rochester area who workers at the Moosewood and that those with five or more work at the Blue Cross Arena, years of service will also get a one- Restaurant in Ithaca. In addition to Jewish Community Center, time 10¢-an-hour increase. Horn the four new Locals, Jofre will also Riverside Convention Center represent workers in Local 2607 and Finger Lakes Racing & said Morrison’s will also pay for up who work at four Syracuse-area Gaming. They had been to 6% of any increases in health commercial laundries. (See Page serviced by Buffalo District bus- care insurance costs. The business 2 for a complete list of staff chang- iness rep Gary Horn. George is rep also emphasized that the es.) The four new Locals had been also the rep for Local 3-T and for contract establishes a completely part of the Greater Northern recently organized Local 2541 new, improved grievance proce- District of the Amalgamated members working at the dure. Sixty Local 4 members work Northeast Joint Board. (The next Aramark commercial laundry in in food services for Morrison’s, issue of Reflections will carry more Rochester. George had previ- which holds a contract to provide details about this latest affiliation ously also been handling the those services to the County and about leaders of the four four commercial laundries in Home.

new Locals.) the Syracuse area.

T H R E E Joint Board picks 5 as newest ‘Hall of Fame’ members

Five Joint Board activists have been picked for induction into the Board’s prestigious Hall of Fame, manager Gary Bonadonna announced. Photo by Dana Keaton Photo by The newest honorees are Ana Andino Kim Gibson Ana Andino and Stephanie Rodgers, both from Local 2714; Monique Williams, Profiles of five newest Local 205; Kimberly Gibson, Local 381; and Mark Romano, Local 14-A. (Profiles ‘Hall of Fame’ members of the five start on this page.) The common thread that links meetings — something she the newest members of the Joint continues to do today. “We all owe a debt of Board’s Hall of Fame is activism. gratitude to these activists When the Joint Board’s PAC was for what they do to help our All five of the new inductees formed, she began donating members and the Joint have worked in one way or money on a regular basis to Board,” Bonadonna em- another on important labor help “and show my support.” phasized. “Those selected issues. As Joint Board manager Andino has been active on are truly our most dedicat- Gary Bonadonna notes, “Those other fronts as well. Those in- ed members — people who picked for this honor are mem- clude taking part in the protest consistently go above and bers consistently going beyond against the use of non-union beyond the call of duty for the call of duty for our union labor in the construction of this union and for all work- and for workers. We all owe Walgreen Drug Stores; joining a ers,” the manager added. them a debt of gratitude.” rally supporting social workers; and campaigning against Hall of Fame induction is the The newest honorees are Ana Cintas’ unorganized laundry. Andino and Stephanie Rodgers, Board’s highest and most both from Local 2714; Monique “I try to help wherever I’m need- prestigious award. It honors Williams, Local 205; Kimberly ed. I believe it’s very important to activists who have given Gibson, Local 381; and Mark show support for workers and exceptional, dedicated Romano, Local 14-A. Here are worker causes,” she emphasizes.” service to the Board and to their profiles: worker causes. Despite her activism, Andino says Andino she was surprised to be chosen The latest inductees join the for the Hall of Fame. “I was five original members Andino is a Local 2714 shop definitely very honored to have named to the first Hall of steward who is now in her been chosen. It’s the first time I Fame class in late 2004. second term representing Call ever received any kind of Those first inductees were Center and Business Office recognition. I also want to thank Rick Faro and Ed Laughlin, members at Frontier Corporation. (business rep) Marie Rodgers for both from Local 14-A; Mike all the support, leadership and Schunk, Local 1067-T; She’s been at Frontier since 1996 guidance she has given me.” Pranay Shah, Local 14; and where her duties include sched- Fran Sobczak, Local 388-G. uling service for residential and Gibson The Board’s business agents business customers, doing help select the Hall of Fame payroll and preparing reports. Gibson has worked full-time for inductees.
seven years as a pharmacy Andino’s activism started a technician at the Hillman Health number of years ago when she Center and part-time three began attending the Local’s years before that. “I’m so proud

F O U R Mark Romano

Stephanie Monique Rodgers Williams to work at the pharmacy be- bound care rep. In that capacity, Rodgers has also has taken part cause of all we do to help Rodgers calls customers sub- in numerous political rallies, as patrons,” she stressed. scribed to either high speed well as rallies supporting union Internet or a phone package. workers seeking contracts and Gibson became active about rallies opposing building con- three years ago when she Her activism roots, she laughingly struction by non-union labor. became a charter member of notes, “go as far back as I can the Joint Board’s PAC. “That’s remember.” That’s probably little Rodgers has a very clear vision when I really began learning surprise considering that her about why activism is so impor- about the issues, and especially mother, Marie Rodgers, served tant to her: “I continue to be an those impacting health care,” more than two decades as activist because I know what I she notes. president of the Rochester fight for today will affect my child Telephone Workers Association and his children in the future. We On the health front, Gibson took (RTWA) and is now business rep must maintain good jobs in the part in helping to put together for its successor, Local 2714. U.S. rather than sending them the recent program to explain oversees.” and answer questions for Hillman Stephanie notes that she initially patrons about the new Medi- shied away from running for Rodgers emphasizes that she care Part D program. union posts. “Because of my “was very honored to be select- mother’s heavy union involve- ed for the Hall of Fame. It was But, Gibson’s activism is far from ment, I grew up with it. It was never my intention, however, to limited to just health care issues. similar to someone who talks on be selected for that — I did the Among other things, she has the phone all day not wanting rallies and all the other things taken part in rallies protesting to talk on the phone once they because of their importance, Walgreen’s use of non-union get home.” not to be recognized.” labor; demonstrated against Cintas’ unorganized laundry; Rodgers says she finally changed Romano and made phone calls on her mind about running for behalf of Joint Board-endorsed office when she realized “every- Romano’s activism grew out of candidates. one was coming to me with anger and frustration at how the questions anyway.” She is now NAFTA trade agreement of the Gibson says she “was surprised starting her third term as a mid-1990’s rapidly eliminated a to be selected for this honor, but department rep. large share of the manufactur- very excited.” ing jobs at Xerox. Rodgers has also been active in Rodgers the Joint Board — especially its Romano, who works as a ma- PAC — virtually ever since RTWA chine operator at Xerox, notes, “I Rodgers has been at Frontier voted to affiliate with the Board watched good-paying jobs here Communications 13 years, where in 2003. She helped organize the she currently works as an out- PAC 50-50 raffles for Local 2714. (Continued on next page)

F I V E Hall of Fame (Continued from Page 5) slowly disappear and go to other countries. I became very frustrat- Local 4 members ed and at that point, I began to educate myself on the issues at Holiday Inn that effected working families. “When Ron Piccone approached ok contract me several years ago to serve on the Joint Board’s newly formed Political Action Commit- tee (PAC), I immediately volun- Gary Horn teered,” Romano recalls. (Piccone is the Board’s political fund- raising coordinator.) Local 4 members working at the the new contract,” Horn said, Holiday Inn Select in Niagara adding, “but, I’m also pleased Today, Romano currently holds Falls have ratified a four-year that we took steps to help four elected offices. He is the contract calling for wage hikes persuade the hotel’s new owner PAC chairman; a Joint Board of at least 3% a year, business to recognize the union.” delegate; a Local 14-A delegate rep Gary Horn announced. to the area AFL-CIO council; and a member of 14-A’s execu- The hotel will also pick up to 6% tive board. a year of any increases in health care insurance costs, Horn said. But, Romano is no chair-bound The pact also allows senior activist. He’s been on the picket employees to sell back part of Horn said the owner is bringing line supporting Local 331 mem- their earned but unused vaca- additional welcome news — he is bers on strike against Caldwell tion time, or to carry it over to investing $8 million to renovate Manufacturing; been out fund- the next year. “I’m pleased with and update the hotel. Once the raising for candidates supporting work is completed, the hotel will labor causes; demonstrated be converted to a Crowne against the non-union construc- “Veldamar encouraged me to Plaza— the top of the line hotel tion of area Walgreen Drug come to the Local’s meetings. franchise in Holiday Inn’s hotel Stores; and he has been to When I finally did, one time is all it empire. Albany several times to meet took — I was hooked! It was eye- and lobby with elected officials opening to learn what the union “That is good news for our mem- on labor issues. is really about and how much it bers,” the business rep said, does for all of us,” Williams says. “because it helps create job “I want to be a voice for working security. When a business invests families. I’m active because I That very first meeting created an that kind of money, it clearly believe in our causes, and activist spirit in Williams. “I got intends to be around for a while.” because I enjoy it,” he stresses. involved because I knew it was The 70 members at the hotel work Like the other Hall of Fame the right thing to do. Now, I try to in housekeeping, food and inductees, Romano says he was help any way I can, because I beverage, and maintenance.
“surprised, humbled and happy believe it is important,” she stresses. to be selected.” He added, “I wish to thank my father for all he Examples of Williams involvement Hickey-Freeman has instilled and taught me. includes making phone calls on This award is for him.” behalf of Joint Board-endorsed members take part candidates; learning to be a in ‘Day of Caring’ Williams certified union counselor so she can help co-workers with both Five Hickey-Freeman employees Williams has worked at Hickey- job-related and personal prob- recently took part in the United Freeman as a coat assembler for lems; and taking part in a rally Way’s annual “Day of Caring” most of the eight years she’s supporting the gubernatorial program. been there. Williams credits her candidacy of Eliot Spitzer. girlfriend, Veldamar Torres, with The union participants were encouraging her activism. (Torres Williams says she feels “so hon- business rep Greg Laskowski and at the time was a shop rep; she ored and blessed” to be select- shop rep Pranay Shah. Three other subsequently married and ed for the Hall of Fame. “It was a company employees also took moved to Florida.) real ‘WOW’ thing for me!”
part. The group spent a day paint- ing at the Hikok Brain Center.

S I X Left to right are Jim Fowler, Mike Evankovich, Dwaine Denoski, Frank Fava, Colin Pinkney and OES Rick Tanner. (Missing from the picture is the supervisor Dan Lagoner.)

Local 14-A team proves need for new tractors, other grounds equipment A group of Local 14-A workers more than 15 years old, but job — especially considering in the Grounds Department at much of it was never the right Xerox’ tight financial situation. Xerox have performed some- equipment for the job from day thing akin to a miracle. one — due to the fact that Based on the team’s recom- none of the Grounds workers mendations, Xerox has or soon They’ve taken tractors, mowers had input into what should be will get rid of virtually all of the and other grounds-grooming purchased. old equipment. Some was equipment that could only be traded in toward the lease of described as junk, and parlayed The problems only got worse, the new heavy equipment, and it into new equipment and new team says, because there was some 30 items, like smaller ways of operating. And, in the never a plan to replace the old mowers, will be sold through process, they are saving the equipment every few years. As Xerox Employee Sales. company $137,000 in annual the Grounds fleet aged, l4-A maintenance costs. maintenance mechanics spent The new Grounds equipment more and more time trying to includes five new four-wheel Those changes have helped keep the equipment operation- drive tractors — all with new make the Grounds workers’ jobs al. It also took Grounds crews plows and bucket loaders. All both easier and safer — and longer to do their jobs on the ill- are heated, air-conditioned and have substantially reduced the designed, old equipment. ergonomically friendly — making burden on Local 14-A mainte- operation safer and more nance mechanics to keep the As Tanner notes, “No one until efficient, Tanner stresses. The old “junk” running, according to this team had ever sat down Grounds crew also added a a joint union-management and taken a comprehensive leased Bobcat skid steer and a team that investigated the look at the whole picture to see Bobcat all-purpose utility vehicle problems and recommended what the issues were and how with an array of attachments. Six solutions. they might be addressed.” new riding mowers and other Such a study would not have hand equipment have also The team included Grounds been an easy task under the been added. supervisor Dan Lagoner; Local best of circumstances, but in this 14-A members Dwaine Denosky, case, the team had only 30 days One of the best features of the Mike Evankovich, Frank Fava, to complete the study and team’s plan is that the new Jim Fowler and Colin Pinkney; make their recommendations. equipment is leased for three and Rick Tanner, the Organiza- Through a lot of hard work, years — meaning that every 36 tional Effectiveness Specialist however, they completed the months equipment needs can (OES). The union Grounds work- task. be reassessed and new equip- ers all have 35 or more years of ment brought on board. Tanner service. Upper management’s agree- also notes that, for the first time ment to the team’s recommen- ever, the Grounds crew was The team notes that not only dations is a huge testimony trained and certified in the use was some of the equipment about how well the team did its of all the bigger equipment.

S E V E N Praise for contract Local 1126-T negotiator unanimously Local 1126-T members at Sellmore Industries recently approved a new contract. Here are excerpts oks Sellmore from a letter negotiating team members sent to Joint Board contract manager Gary Bonadonna after the ratification:

“Carol Sadowski and myself (Gloria Karprzak) would like you to know what an excellent job was done working on negotiat- ing a three-year contract with David Carroll Sellmore Industries. (Business rep) Dave Carroll’s approach was to gather the concerns that the ocal 1126-T members working 25% in the final year. employees felt were important L issues to be negotiated, and what at Sellmore Industries in Buffalo would also benefit both the have unanimously ratified a new Carroll noted that with Plan 102, three-year contract, business rep members would save money all employees and the company. David Carroll announced. three years and during the first “In my 32 years and in Carol’s 19, two years of Plan 205. Employees “It should be pretty obvious from can change from one plan to this was the first time we ever got a unanimous vote in favor of a the unanimous vote that our the other each March. contract. . . . We were able to Sellmore members were very pleased with the contract we The contract also moves a third offer two different health plans and a $300 (ratification) bonus. of the workforce from the Tier 2 In one plan, the company vacation system into Tier 1. That change gives affected agreed to fully pay for health care for one year. That means employees four additional the employee’s co-pay is zero — holidays and moves them to increased vacation time in half something unheard of now. The sign-in bonus also makes mem- were able to negotiate for the period required in Tier 2. them,” Carroll emphasized. bers feel like they are getting Other contract changes include something back from the com- pany. Serving on the negotiating team shortening the time required for with the business rep were chief vacation days’ notification and shop steward Gloria Kasprzak and an agreement that the union “All the employees told us what an excellent job was done by us shop steward Carol Sadowski. and company will begin looking and Dave Carroll. They still can’t into a formal training program Carroll said members will get an that could lead to pay for get over what an excellent job was done. We keep telling immediate 25¢-an-hour wage knowledge. The two parties everybody that if it wasn’t for hike, followed by 35¢-an-hour have also agreed to explore next year and 45¢ in the final reworking job classifications to Dave Carroll and his negotiating approach, we would never year. All are across the board better reflect skill levels. raises. In addition, members will have gotten such an excellent get a $300 bonus this month. Local 1126-T members make contract. vinyl replacement and new “Sincerely, There was also good news on construction windows, including the health care front, where double hung, slider, bay, bow Gloria Kasprzak, chief shop members can now choose and casement windows. steward, and Carol Sadowski, between two plans. In Plan 102, They also make steel and patio members will have no cost the entrance doors. (See next page shop steward, Local 1126-T” first year, 10% the second year for information about discounts and 15% the third. In Plan 205, (A picture of Kasprzak and Sadowski is on offered to Joint Board the next page.) members will pay 10% the first members.)
year, 15% the second year and

E I G H T ating team is so pleased with the results that she is considering signing up for the conversational Spanish classes herself so that she may better serve the Latino population she represents, Atlas workers Taliercio noted. The Union is also in the process of getting the unanimously contract translated into Spanish so that all members who work at Atlas can completely under- ok three-year stand their contractual rights.

Taliercio emphasized that two agreement other business reps, Steve George and Eduardo Jofre, played significant roles in negotiating a contract that members unani- mously backed. Jofre is bi-lingual Ann Marie Taliercio and was able to communicate directly with the Latino speaking members who make up a The sixty-five Local 2607 workers ists from the Central New York majority of the Atlas workforce. at Atlas Health Care Linen Occupational Safety & Health “That was tremendously helpful,” Services in Syracuse have Clinic (CNYCOSH) who will come Taliercio noted. unanimously ratified a new into the factory and provide three-year contract that brings much needed health and safety Negotiating Committee mem- them the highest hourly increase training, Taliercio stressed. bers included Howe, Dave White they have seen in recent years. and Roberto Jimenez. Howe She also noted that the Union is summed up the experience this Business rep Ann Marie Taliercio going to provide “English as a way: “It took four months of announced the settlement, Second Language” (ESL) classes negotiating, and weekly meetings for the Local 2607 members at both with the management and Atlas, as well as “Conversational the members who work on the Spanish” classes for the manage- two shifts. But, it was worth it!”
ment. Both classes have man- agement support and will be held at the plant. which will bring the workers wage Sellmore offers window increases totaling $1.05 an hour Taliercio said the classes are over the life of the pact. Taliercio being made possible through discount to RRJB members also hailed other contract provi- help from the Syracuse Workforce Joint Board members can get a sions as “extremely important for Development Center, and the significant discount on a wide our Atlas members.” Spanish Action League of range of windows and doors Syracuse. State Senator David made by Local 1126-T members One is a management commit- Valesky is providing the bulk of at Sellmore Industries in Buffalo, ment to meet monthly with a the training funds to finance the committee of Union members to business rep David Carroll classes. announced. address workplace issues. Management also agreed to Chief Union steward Brenda support health and safety special- Carroll said the offer is good on Howe, a member of the negoti- vinyl replacement and new construction windows/doors, including double hung, slider, bay, bow and casement win- dows. The offer also applies to Local 1126 chief shop steel and patio entrance doors. steward Gloria Carroll said Sellmore can also Kasprzak, left, and arrange installation services in shop steward Carol Sadowski review the the Buffalo area where the Sellmore contract company is based. To learn details. more about the special offer, Joint Board members should call (716) 854-1600 and ask to speak to the Union Window Program Director.
Photo by David Carroll

N I N E 2 RRJB members Alison Mescall take part in Change named to post for to Win convention Buffalo District office

Two Joint Board staff members Alison Mescall has been recently took part in Change to named administrative assistant Win’s (CTW) first organizing for the Joint Board’s Buffalo convention. The CTW national District office, director Ron Polak labor organization was created announced. last year by seven unions — including UNITE HERE — after Mescall’s responsibilities include disaffiliating from the AFL-CIO. accounts receivable and payable, members’ union dues, CTW and its affiliated unions all the switchboard, and other believe organizing is the only office responsibilities.

She comes to the Buffalo District office after working for a year at an area car dealership where she was a cashier and recep- tionist. Before that, Mescall had way for unions to grow and Mike Roberts worked two years at a local K- survive. The Joint Board partici- Mart store, where she worked in pants at the convention were the photo department, layaway, chief of staff Mike Roberts and and as a cashier. political coordinator Gary Bonadonna Jr. Prior to that, Mescall worked for two and a half years as a paper The men said one of the con- carrier for Metro Community vention’s major purposes was to News. work on developing a model for running large-scale, comprehen- She is a graduate of Mt. Mercy sive organizing campaigns in Academy and is a sophomore core sectors represented by at Erie Community College, CTW unions. “From our Joint where she is studying business. Board perspective,” Roberts said, Mescall ultimately hopes to earn “we wanted to understand how a bachelor’s degree in the we can best carry out our same field. Her interests include organizing mission in Upstate swimming, shopping with her sister, New York and also synchronize attending movies, and driving her with and support CTW’s organiz- Dana Keaton Photo by recently purchased car.
ing efforts.” Gary Bonadona Jr. North America. Former senator Bonadonna Jr. said the conven- and vice presidential candidate tion “enabled me to bring back useful information for those of us John Edwards addressed the convention about the impor- doing organizing work in this tance of the hotel workers’ Upstate area. From a personal standpoint, I also especially campaign as a model for new organizing growth. enjoyed meeting and talking with delegates and staff mem- bers from various unions who The unions in the Change to Win federation besides UNITE HERE had such diverse backgrounds are the Service Employees and work experiences.” International Union, the Interna- tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, Two of UNITE HERE’s national the United Food and Commer- organizing campaigns were prominently featured at the cial Workers, the Laborers Inter- national Union, the United convention. Those were the Brotherhood of Carpenters, and Cintas and hotel workers’ cam-
paigns underway all across the United Farm Workers. Alison Mescall

T E N HMX employees aid tornado victims

As has happened so often in the past, union and manage- ment members at HMX Tailored in Buffalo have banded together to help those hit by tragedy.

Rick Tanner Ron Johnson In the most recent case, the help is being directed to five employ- ees at Rector, a sister plant in 14-A team revamps clothing line Arkansas, according to business rep Greg Laskowski. The five — Better quality. Better prices. As it turned out, not only were three in the union and two in Better service. the Aramark clothing prices, management — had their lives quality and service better than torn apart by tornadoes that That’s what going to a unionized the previous vendor, but it also ripped through Arkansas and clothing supplier brought to offered far more clothes for other adjacent states this spring, Local 14-A members at Xerox women and in big and tall sizes, Laskowski said. who work in maintenance, Johnson and Tanner emphasized. skilled trades and cleaning, The five lost everything — their according to shop rep Ron Aramark also set up clothing homes were smashed and all Johnson and Rick Tanner, an displays directly on site that their personal possessions were organizational effectiveness destroyed. That prompted chief specialist (OES). shop steward Charles Falzone and Caroline Strohl, a produc- Over the years, the union has tion planning manager, to step successfully negotiated a forward and organize a drive to clothing allowance for the more raise money and donations of than 300 Local 14-A members made it easier for union mem- non-perishable goods for the who work in those jobs, Johnson bers to pick the items they victims. “They did a great job, and Tanner noted. Late last year, wanted. In addition, all Xerox and my hat is off to both of a joint union-management employees — union or manage- them,” Laskowski emphasized. team was created to look for ment — can now order items at ways to improve the clothing a 15% discount through an Falzone said, “The real credit and service. Aramark catalogue or through a goes to our union members and website. That had not been the to the management people “One of the first things the team case previously. who gave so freely and gener- did was poll members to find out ously to help these tornado what issues they had and what Johnson cited another example victims. They donated more than they would like to see,” Tanner of the improved service. “It used $1,000 in cash, and my office is said. That input helped guide the to take six months for our mem- overflowing with canned goods, improvements. bers to get their clothes — now cleaning products and other they them have in one to two items we’ve collected. I can’t Tanner noted that there was weeks.” Johnson was also able say enough about the response another major consideration: “If at to negotiate another improve- Caroline and I got to our re-
all possible, we wanted to find a ment directly with Xerox. He got quests for help.” unionized company to be the a hike in the clothing allowance supplier.” His discussions with for cleaners from $200 every two Photo by Greg Laskowski business rep Steve George helped years to $400, putting them on a lead the team to Aramark, a parity with the maintenance distributor for a line of industrial and skilled trades people. clothing that includes coats, shirts, pants, bibs, vests, and other items. In addition to Johnson and Tanner, Local 14-A members on The Joint Board already had the joint process team included experience with Aramark — it Bill Allocco, Brent Jackson, Brett represents workers at commer- McCue, Anne Vankouwenberg, cial laundries in Rochester and and Kenny Wahlers. Other team Solvay (near Syracuse) and at members included manager cafeterias serving Xerox workers Kathy Agostinelli, and Marisol in Webster. Huertus, from Logistics Support.
Charles Falzone and Caroline Strohl

E L E V E N Local 471 members keep Horseheads Holiday Inn spotless

If you book a room at the Horseheads Holiday Inn this summer, you’re assured of having a spotless room.

That’s because our Local 471 members who work in the housekeeping depart- ment there take personal pride in making sure every room is clean and Lobby housekeeper Marilyn Philip fresh for Hammer guests, Union steward and housekeeper Jean notes Theresa Ham- Kastenhuber mer, president and business rep for the Local.

“Our housekeepers at the hotel do their best to make sure rooms are just the way they would want them if they were staying there,” Hammer emphasizes.

Here is a look at some of those members at work.

Housekeeper Jenn Davis

Housekeeper Sharon Fraser Laundry worker Nicole Bohart

T W E L V E Local 471 members perform housekeeping duties at JCC

The credit for the sparkling appearance of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Rochester goes to our Local 471 members who work in housekeeping there, notes business rep Gary Horn.

“I’ve been at the Center countless times, and it always looks clean and well kept, regardless of what time you are there,” Horn says. “That is pretty amazing if you consid- er the very heavy volume of Horn JCC members and guests who use the Center every day. You can only keep such a busy place looking great if you have housekeepers like our members who really care about their work,” Horn emphasizes. Here is a look at some of those members.

Brian Elmendorf

Galina Luts

Robert Berry

David Isaacs

T H I R T E E N The faces of activism

As always seems to be the major purpose of the conven- endorsed by the Joint Board, case these days, Joint Board tion was to begin developing a has one of the best records in members have been busy model for running large-scale, Congress for supporting workers supporting Joint Board and comprehensive organizing and worker causes. worker causes all across the campaigns in core sectors Upstate New York area. Here are represented by CTW unions. (See *** *** *** *** *** *** *** highlights of some of those Page 10 for a complete CTW In her capacity as chair of the activities: convention report.) Finger Lakes Area Labor Council, Local 388-G president Shirley Members of the Joint Board’s *** *** *** *** *** *** *** “Fran” Sobczak recently hosted Rochester-area Political Action Several Joint Board staff mem- a “Meet and Greet” for area Committee (PAC) recently met bers recently joined with other union members. Sobczak is also with Buffalo District members to union leaders and community co-chair of the Joint Board’s help initiate a PAC for the Buffalo activists in Rochester to protest PAC. area. The 50-50 raffle program is already running there and a *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Buffalo chairperson and co- In the Albany District, the Local chair will soon be elected. (See 471 staff and members are Page 20 for a full story on the consistently among the most Buffalo PAC.) active in the union. This past dorm construction at Monroe quarter, for example, members *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Community College. DiMarco and staff — led by business Construction, a non-profit, won manager and Albany District Chief of staff Mike Roberts and the dorm contract without bid director Wolfgang Hammer — political coordinator Gary — thus shutting out union con- protested against Wal-Mart Bonadonna Jr. recently took tractors from even bidding on building a store in Ballston Spa. part in Change to Win’s (CTW) the project. first organizing convention. The Hammer also led Local 471 staff CTW national labor organization *** *** *** *** *** *** *** and members in leafleting at the was created last year by seven Several Joint Board leaders Hampton Inn and Yono’s Res- unions — including UNITE HERE recently took part in a special taurant in downtown Albany. The — after disaffiliating from the dinner recognizing U.S. Rep purpose of the leafleting is to AFL-CIO. Louise Slaughter’s 30 years of make the public aware that the public service. Rep. Slaughter, two operations are not union Roberts and Bonadonna said a who has consistently been shops. Hammer said, “All workers have the right to living wages, benefits and respect, which the workers here are not getting. We are here for them and will be here for as long as it takes to help them.”

The Local has been joined on the demonstration line by other unions, organizations and politicians.

Local 471, other unions, and Ballston Spa community members have been protesting against allowing Wal-Mart into the town. Shown here are Several Joint Board members attended a recent Monroe a number of community residents and their children. Also shown are County Democratic Committee dinner honoring volunteer Teamsters Local 294 member Paul Engel Jr. (center, with the black and campaign workers. Shown (l-r) are Gary Bonadonna Jr.; white umbrella); Local 471 member Roberta Boone; and Local 471 Mark Romano; NY State Assembyman and Monroe County president Theresa Hammer. Democratic Party chairman Joe Morelle; and Kim Gibson.

F O U R T E E N Buffalo and Rochester- area photos courtesy of David Carroll, Jason Crane, Mark Romano and Ron Piccone; Albany District photos courtesy of Corey Finger and Theresa Hammer.

Local 2541 member Alfredo Ramirez at the immigrant rally with his son, Allen. Ramirez is a newly elected shop rep at the Aramark laundry in Rochester, where members were recently organized and ratified their first contract. Leafleting at Yono’s Restaurant and the Hampton Inn in Albany are (l-r) Alicia Weimar, a student St. Rose College, where Local 471 represents food service workers; Local 471 member Lindsey Hammer; union president Theresa Hammer; and Brendan Tully, from the law firm of O’Connell and Aronowitz.

Ron Piccone, the Joint Board’s political fund-raising coordinator, talks with Buffalo-area members about the PAC program. Members of the Joint Board’s Rochester-area Political Action Committee (PAC) recently met with Buffalo District members to help initiate a PAC for the Buffalo area. Shown here are, front row, left to right, Shirley “Fran” Sobczak, Mark More photos on next page Romano, Alison Mescall, Carol Sadowski, Charles Falzone and Gary Wanat; back row, Dave Carroll, Greg Laskowski, Mike Schunk, RobertJarosz and Randy Ritz.

In her capacity as chairwoman of the Finger Lakes Area Labor Council, Local 388-G president Shirley “Fran” Sobczak recently hosted a “Meet and Greet” for area union members. Sobczak, who is also co-chair of the Joint Board’s PAC, is shown here (l-r, front row) with Stephanie Miller, the Finger Lakes AFL-CIO executive In Albany, at Yono’s Restaurant and the Hampton Inn, Local 471 has been director; Local 388-G shop rep Eleanor Bower; Local lefleting virtually every day — with a lot of support from the community. 388-G secretary Mary Dutcher; back row, l-r, business Shown here are (l-r) Brendan Tully, from the law firm of O’Connell and rep Greg Laskowski; Joint Board PAC chair Mark Aronowitz; New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly; Doug Bullock, an Albany Romano; and Finger Lakes AFL-CIO vice president Labor Council member; Local 471 member Lindsey Hammer. Bruce Popper.

F I F T E E N Several Joint Board leaders had the opportunity recently to meet U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton at a dinner celebrating U.S. Rep Louise Slaughter’s 30 years of public service. Shown with Senator Clinton are (l-r) Joint Board PAC chairman Mark Romano; Local 2714 business rep Marie Rodgers; and PAC co-chair Shirley “Fran” Sobzak.

Joint Board Organizing Department members taking part in the immigrant rally were (l-r)John PAC member Nancy Maciuska, left, New York Krzeminski, Vanessa Mangan (standing), Kim State Comptroller Alan Havesi, and PAC Clark, Jason Crane, Gary Bonadonna Jr. and chairman Mark Romano at a recent dinner to Mike Roberts. recognize the efforts of PAC members on behalf of the Joint Board. Story, more photos on previous two pages

Rallying for immigrant rights Editor’s Note: Reflections asked than we have here in the U.S. May Day — also known as A Jason Crane, the Joint Board’s Many of these folks have taken Day Without Immigrants. organizing coordinator, to give an amazing risk, leaving family, his personal perspective about friends and familiarity behind to The Joint Board’s representation the Board’s organizing efforts come to the United States in included a wonderful cross- and on immigrant workers. Here hopes of creating a better life. section of our union organizers, are his thoughts: What they find business agents, Hillman Center instead are workers, and members from our The labor movement is in trouble. minimum shops. Among those members As we all know by now, unions wage was our newest steward, Alfredo have to organize hundreds of jobs, a crum- Ramirez from the Aramark thousands of workers a year just to bling social Laundry in Rochester, who came break even, let alone increase our safety net, and with his young son, Allen. density. The Joint Board recognizes persecution this reality, and we know what to from anti- The Joint Board’s commitment do about it. We have an aggres- immigrant to serving a diverse community sive organizing program aimed at forces. Crane extends beyond our participa- bringing thousands of new tion in rallies. We now have members into the Joint Board. That’s why the Joint Board Spanish speakers on our stands behind our sisters and organizing staff, allowing us to But, here are the central ques- brothers from all countries in their reach out to organized and tions: Who are those workers? struggle for equal rights, respect, unorganized workers in new and Where do they work? Where are amnesty, and an end to racism. exciting ways. they from? Increasingly, the answer is that those workers are Here in Rochester, we’ve had This multicultural approach to women, people of color, and two recent rallies in support of union organizing IS the future of immigrants. They work in the immigrant rights. The first was on the labor movement. The Joint service sector doing everything April 10. About 500 people Board is proud to recognize that from cleaning hotel rooms to gathered in front of the Federal future, and is committed to serving food to doing laundry for Building in downtown Rochester, bringing all workers in our indus- our hospitals. Many of these then marched through tries into our union. Si se puede! workers come from countries downtown to St. Michael’s (Yes we can! — the main chant with a more advanced under- Catholic Church for a rally. We used by Spanish-speaking union standing of the labor movement did the same thing again on members.)

S I X T E E N Working stiffs, unite

“I feel a shift in the air. It may have trampled upon the rights of started last summer with the big Editor’s Note: The article below America’s workers for too long. storm. The television filled with by American icon Studs Terkel But, janitors won’t allow them to images from New Orleans that we recently appeared in the get away with that anymore. usually associate with developing Chicago They organize and then walk out countries. The southern city we Tribune under as a whole, across an entire city. loved to romanticize was under the headline Hotel staff see the cost of the water, and its poor were left to above. The 94- amenities add up for guests and fend for themselves. Our nation year-old Terkel work piling on them without a wanted answers. has been bump up in their wages. They interviewing learn from their industry’s consol- ”Then, right before the Labor and writing idation trends. If the hotels are to Day holidays, New York City’s about the lives be run by four big chains, then Terkel transit system shut down. New of Americans — workers will bargain across those Yorkers grumbled about mara- especially ordinary “working chains. thon walks and having to share stiffs,” as he calls them, for six taxis. Bus drivers, conductors and decades. He’s been a long-time ”Cable technicians, bartenders train operators — men and thorn in the side of hot-air and truckers will do the work to women used to flying down the politicians, stuffed shirt CEO’s, keep America running — the tracks and getting folks to work and all those who seek to rise on work that can’t be off-shored. — stood idled. They wanted to the backs of others. No one has With a voice at work, they’ll make sure the newly hired re- championed workers and make those jobs good jobs. ceived the same benefits pack- unions longer and more ardently age they had. The rest of New York than Terkel. ”What brings workers together just wanted to know what was can be heavy-handed employ- slowing their lives down. ment, and employers benefit ers, but it also can be a belief, a from reduced turnover and hope of improving the climate ”And, just this spring, 500,000 Los increased productivity. and community at work — the Angelinos and a million Parisians spaces where so many of us hit the streets. French students ”Here in Chicago health-care spend so much of our lives. and workers are demanding a workers and nurses are organiz- Respect on the job and a voice reversal in a new law that would ing. They have the best interests at the workplace shouldn’t be make it easier to fire young of their patients at heart. As far something Americans have to workers. Back in the U.S., a as common sense goes, it seems work overtime to achieve. Their groundswell has surged in to me that if you do right by the work is more than an inanimate protest against anti-immigrant workers, then you do right by the unit of labor, and they deserve workers’ legislation. There is some patients. But, some health-care to knock off at the end of the serious hot air out there. workers, earning as little $8 an day with the same dignity they hour, can’t afford to pay for their clocked in with. ”It just could be, and this would own health insurance. They see be a welcome development, a the hypocrisy. They’re coming ”Feelings of self-respect, appreci- call for a shake-up of the status together to form a union. ation and pride do not show up quo. Moving poverty from the on economic forecasts or on a shadows and taking the condi- ”Giving breath to the union profit and loss spreadsheet, but tions that create it to task. Transit dream is the first step in what they are the result of decent workers refusing to have their invariably becomes the long trip pay for honest work. The security pensions raided. Hotel workers through employer intimidation. a breadwinner feels knowing a on the move toward good pay Workers face incredible opposi- sick family member will receive and safe working conditions. tion when they discuss forming a the care they need. The joy a Young Latinos striving to make union. In the Chicago area, mother and father experience sure the jobs available to them when employers are faced with when they can afford to help aren’t perpetual sweatshop jobs organizing campaigns, 30% fire send their kids to college. When of second-class status. Like the pro-union workers, and 49% people come together to join a meat cutters, and public em- threaten to close a work site, union, they build something ployees before them, today’s according to a recent study bigger and better for themselves workers know that higher stan- commissioned by American and their families. They create dards on the job come with a Rights at Work. community. union. Workers earn more with a collective bargaining agree- ”Too many employers have We could use more of that.”

S E V E N T E E N Local 221 members make custom woven fabrics

Local 221 members working at Stern & Stern Industries in Hornell manufacture a variety of woven and finished fabrics used in everything from bullet-resistant vests to fire retardant suits worn by race car drivers. Charles Lehman “Our members at Stern’s are experts at weaving custom- made fabrics widely used in business, industry, the military Russel Hurlburt and law enforcement,” business rep David Carroll stresses.

Those fabrics include flame retardant Nomex® , bullet- resistant Kevlar Aramid, as well as Nylon, polyester and Teflon® PTFE used in Air Force flight suits. Local 221 members also make a number of products for clean- room use sold under the Chemstat name, Carroll notes. Those include antistatic fabrics and arc flash protective wear.

In order to meet the require- ments of the end users, virtually all of the fabrics have to be manufactured to very strict Frank Smith standards, Carroll emphasizes. Francis Pollizi But, he notes, the company and Local 221 members have a long history of meeting tough chal- lenges — they were involved in the initial development of virtually every major filament synthetic fiber: rayon, Nylon® fiberglass, polyester, Orlon®, Nomex®, Teflon®, carbon, and Kevlar®. In addition, they helped develop Neoprene, a widely used synthetic rubber.

Carroll also points out that the company and Local 221 mem- bers have a long-established reputation for virtually 100% on- time performance. Little wonder, then, that Stern’s products are sold worldwide. Here is an inside look at some of our members at work.

Larry Burdiek Mark Ahrens

E I G H T E E N Barry Snyder William Larow Sue Johnson

Robert Woodworth

John Manhart

Carol O’Dell and business rep David Carroll Robert Mosher

N I N E T E E N Rodgers urges members PAC program being Kim Caverly to use Frontier for rolled out in Buffalo helps police nab Internet service sex offender The Joint Board’s Political Action Committee (PAC) program — Local 2714 department rep Kim Local 2714 business rep Marie already well established in the Caverly’s cool head and quick Rodgers is urging Rochester-area Rochester area — is now being thinking recently helped police Joint Board members to choose rolled out in the Buffalo District, with apprehend a sexual predator. Frontier as their Internet service similar rollouts planned for the provider. Syracuse and Albany Districts. While Caverly doesn’t think of That’s the report from Ron Pic- herself as a heroine, others do, There are at least three strong cone, the Board’s political fund- including Local 2714 business rep reasons to do that, says Rodgers, raising coordinator. Marie Rodgers. who repre- “Kim is definite- sents Joint “There is a lot of enthusiasm for it, ly a heroine,” Board mem- and it’s getting a lot of support Rodgers bers working stresses. “After at Frontier. “The all,” the busi- first reason,” ness rep she emphasiz- added, “Kim es, “is that helped scare using Frontier from both members and Buffalo off a man who supports fellow District leaders,” Piccone said. He was trying to Caverly Joint Board added that a Buffalo PAC chair- force a woman members who person and co-chair will soon be into a car — and then she work there. They Rodgers elected and placed the 911call that ultimate- include the highly trained Sales that the fund- ly led to the attacker’s arrest. and Service Consultants who raising 50-50 That’s a heroine in my book!” can help you pick just the right raffle program is combination of products to already run- meet your needs, as well as the Caverly was at a Rochester-area ning. “We are garden center when the inci- skilled experts on the Internet also going to dent began to unfold. A man Help Desk.” do survey’s in each shop to was thrown out of the store for “The second reason is that find out what making unwanted and inappro- Frontier’s rates for high speed our members see Piccone priate contact with a female Internet are very competitive. A as the most important political customer. Shortly after that, third reason is that Frontier offers issues. Those answers will help us Caverly heard a woman scream a wide range of packages for focus efforts on issues our mem- and ran outside to see the man almost every communication bers are concerned about.” trying to force a woman into a need, including not only the car with two young children. The Internet, but telephone and Dish Once the Buffalo PAC is up and man left when Caverly began Network satellite television running, then a similar roll out will yelling at him and calling 911. programming.” Rodgers also move into the Syracuse District, notes that Frontier telephone Piccone noted. When police arrived, three men customers are “totally unaffect- who had heard the commotion ed by power outages that *** *** *** *** were detaining the suspect. knock out other phone service On a related note, Piccone Caverly helped identify him, and providers.” cited a number of Rochester PAC he was arrested. She later members for their “outstanding learned that he was listed in a “When I look at all those reasons, efforts” in selling 50-50 raffle tickets. state registry as a Level 3 sex I don’t know why anyone would They are Doris Maguire, Cliff offender because of his previous consider any other communica- VanCamp, Mark Romano and convictions. tions provider besides Frontier,” Mike Ruggeri, all Local 14-A; Jamie Rodgers emphasizes. Leuci and Matt XXXXXXX, both Local 14-B; Carl Mannillo, Local While Caverly, a special ac- 381; Shirley “Fran” Sobczak and counts rep at Frontier Corpora- Rodgers says Joint Board mem- tion, downplays her role in the bers can learn more about Paul Herscha, both Local 388; Marie Rodgers, Stephanie Rodgers incident, she does say, “I was Frontier’s Internet and other very glad I was able to help. I services by calling a Customer and Kim Caverly, all Local 2714; and Fred Cotraccia, Pranay Shah, would hope that someone Service representative at 777- would do the same for me if I 1200 — representatives who are, Nancy Maciuska and Monique Williams, all with the Hickey- needed help.”
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T W E N T Y Taking part in the hot dog and chili sale to raise money for breast cancer awareness were Zehila Falk, front, and Pete Mckendrick, left, John White, Todd Sweeney, Tom Murphy and Brent Keeton.

These are some of the dozens of tricycles and bicycles Local Plant photos courtesy OES Sam Victorious 14-A members helped buy and assemble. Local 14-A members give a helping hand Local 14-A members in the goods to U.S. Army Reservist Docutech 5090 assembly area Peter McKendrick, a Xerox at Xerox’ Webster complex have employee stationed at a joined with management to give military base in Djibouti. a helping hand to a number of McKendrick oversaw the worthwhile causes, business rep distribution of the goods to Jeannie Reitz reports. orphanages near the base.

“Our members have done an • Cure for Cancer Penny Fund awesome job of pitching in to — Members raised $145 for help others for more than a year the Golisano Children’s now through a variety of Jeannie Reitz Ross Clark Cancer Center at Strong projects,” Reitz notes. Memorial Hospital. complex. He urges Local 14-A • “They’ve done everything from members interested in starting Back-to- School Supplies assemble bikes and tricycles for projects in their area to contact Drive — Members collected needy kids, to donating a variety Don Miller at 422-1153. Miller is over 1,200 items which were of goods to orphanages chairman of the joint union- donated to centers in located in Africa. The way they management committee which Monroe, Ontario and Wayne helped others is inspiring. I’m coordinates the projects for the County. extremely proud of what they’ve 5090 Docutech area. accomplished.” Here is a photographic look at Some of the projects carried out some of those involved in the
Local 14-A shop rep Ross Clark over the past year in the 5090 various projects. agrees, adding, “It’s been very Docutech area include: gratifying to see our members so willingly and generously help • Trikes for Tykes — Members others. They’ve donated their raised $1,400; bought 74 time, their talents and their bicycles and tricycles; money toward a number of very assembled them in the plant; worthwhile projects. They and distributed them during deserve a lot of praise and the holidays to such diverse credit for what they have done.” locations as orphanages in Djibouti, Africa, and to The good deeds are being battered women shelters in done through the “Good three Rochester-area counties. Neighbor Community Programs.” The group helped raise money for breast cancer awareness by holding a hot dog Clark is hoping the program will • Horn of Africa Campaign — and chili sale. Shown are Linda Sylvester, expand to other areas in the Members collected and left, Donovan Crutchfield, Nick Paycoff Webster manufacturing shipped over 500 pounds of and Dan Holz.

T W E N T Y - O N E union office, 615 W. Genesee Street, Local 482, D & F Pallet—All meetings at Locals schedule Syracuse, at 2:45 pm the 4th Monday of 4:30 p.m. at the Kosciuszko Club, Dunkirk * each month,except for December 11th, when it’s held before the general —Oct. 2 meeting dates membership meeting. All general —Dec. 4 (Nominations and elections will membership meetings begin at 3 p.m. at be held) the union office. Joint Board business reps and Local 1067T, Habasit Belting—All meetings field service agents have set this —Sept. 11 held at 12:30 p.m. at the Memories Cafe, year’s meeting dates for their —Dec. 11 Clinton Street, Buffalo. * Locals. Those dates are: Locals 201 & 207, HMX Tailored—All —Sept. 9 meetings begin at 4 p.m. at the new —Nov. 11 Local 3-T, Schlegel’s—Dates will be Buffalo union office, 3871 Harlem Road. * posted in the plant. Local 1095T, Buffalo Batt & Felt —All —Sept.18 meetings held at 12:30 p.m. at the new Local 4 (Hotel & Restaurant employees) —Nov. 20 Buffalo union office, 3871 Harlem Road. * — Please note that meeting times and locations vary to help accommodate Local 221, Stern & Stern Industries—All —Oct. 7 members. meetings held at 12:30 p.m. at the —Dec. 2 Association, 66 Broadway, Hornell * —Sept. 11, 7 p.m., Buffalo union office, Local 1126T, Sellmore Industries—All 3871 Harlem Road. —Sept. 10 meetings held at 4:30 p.m. at Lunch —Sept. 12, 3 p.m., Holiday Inn Select, 150 —Nov. 5 (Nominations and elections will Room at Sellmore. * West 4th Street, Jamestown be held) —Sept. 13, 7 p.m., Club 686, 524 Walnut —Oct. 10 Street, Lockport Local 231, Town of Parma Highway —Dec. 12 Dept.—Meeting schedule will be posted —Nov. 6, 7 p.m., Buffalo union office, 3871 in the highway department break room. Local 1802, BernzOmatic—All meetings Harlem Road. held at 3:45 p.m.; check the bulletin —Nov. 7, 3 p.m., Holiday Inn Select, 150 Local 231, JMc Promotions—All meetings board for location. * West 4th Street, Jamestown held at the store at noon. —Nov. 8, 7 p.m., Holiday Inn Select, 300 —June 20 3rd Street, Niagara Falls —Sept. 7 —Oct. 17 —Nov. 9 —Dec. 19 Locals 14, 204, 205, 227, and 230, Hickey- Freeman—All meetings begin at 4:15 p.m. Local 381, Hillman Health Center—All Local 2541, Aid To Hospitals— All meet- at the Union headquarters, 750 East meetings begin at 5 p.m. at the Union ings held at 4:30 p.m. at the union hall, Avenue, Rochester. headquarters, 750 East Avenue, Roches- 750 East Ave. Rochester ter. —Sept. 28 —Oct.19 —Nov. 16 —Sept.14 —Nov. 9 Local 2541, Aramark Laundry— All Local 14-A, Xerox—The executive board meetings held at 4:30 p.m. at the union will meet at 6 p.m. at the Union head- Local 388-G, Alleson Athletic Wear hall, 750 East Ave. Rochester quarters, 750 East Avenue, Rochester, on (Geneva)—All meetings begin at 3:45 July 11, Aug. 15, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 p.m. in the plant cafeteria. —Dates will be posted in the plant. and Dec. 12. All regular membership meetings begin at 7 p.m. at the Union —Sept. 26 Local 2541, Associated Textiles—All headquarters on these dates: —Nov.14 meetings held at 4:30 p.m. at the union hall, 750 East Ave. Rochester —July 11 Local 388-R, Alleson Athletic Wear —Sept. 12 (Nominations for shop rep for (Rochester)—All meetings will be held at —Sept. 21 “X” and “I” seniority unit) 4:30 p.m. in the plant. —Nov. 30 —Nov. 14 (Thanksgiving raffle) —Sept. 27 Local 2607, Coyne Textiles, AmeriPride Local 14-B, Weyerhaeuser Paper Co.— —Nov. 15 Linen & Textile, and Atlas Health Care Please note that meeting times vary to Services, Syracuse—Meeting schedule accommodate shifts. Please check union Local 471 (Hotel & Restaurant employ- will be posted in plants. bulletin boards for any changes from the ees)—Albany-Schenectady meetings schedule below. All meetings will be in held at the Albany Labor Temple, 890 Local 2714, Citizens—All meetings held at the LTC Room at the Boxart Street plant. Third St., Albany; Saratoga meetings held 5:30 p.m. at the union headquarters, 750 at the Union headquarters, 368 Broad- East Avenue, Rochester —Sept. 12 at 7 a.m. way, Saratoga Springs; Corning meetings —Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. held at the Corning Glass Union Hall, —Sept. 14 Dennison Pkwy. East, Corning; Rochester —Oct. 12 Local 49, Flexo Transparent—All meetings meetings held at the Lutheran Church of —Nov. 9 held at 3:45 p.m. at the new Buffalo union the Incarnate Word, 597 East Ave, office, 3871 Harlem Road. * Rochester. Local 2728, Cantalician Workshop—All meetings held at the Buffalo union office, —Sept. 11 —Sept. 11, 8 p.m., Saratoga 3871 Harlem Road; specific dates and —Nov. 6 (Nominations and elections will —Sept. 12, 3 p.m., Albany-Schenectady times will be posted in the workshop. * be held) —Sept. 13, 2-4 p.m., Rochester —Sept. 14, 5 p.m., Corning *Check postings in plant/building since Local 168-39, Coyne Textiles, Buffalo; and meeting dates and locations must Angelica Health Care Services, Batavia— —Nov. 6, 8 p.m., Saratoga sometimes be changed.
Meeting schedule will be posted in plants. —Nov. 7, 3 p.m., Albany-Schenectady —Nov. 8, 2-4 p.m., Rochester Local 150, Hotel & Restaurant employ- —Nov. 9, 5 p.m., Corning ees—The executive board meets at the

T W E N T Y - T W O Pharmacy holiday Peter Indiano, closing schedule

Jim White Normal pharmacy hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Monday enjoy ARO through Friday, and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, except for holi- day closings. To speed service, Peter Indiano, left, and Jim White you can phone prescription refills in 24 hours a day, seven Good friends Peter Indiano interests include occasionally days a week. That automated and Jim White, both Local 14-A betting on and watching thor- number is (585) 473-2555. retirees, are enjoying their oughbred races at Finger Lakes memberships in the Amalgamat- and elsewhere, and visiting area Also, the pharmacy is extreme- ed Retirees Organization (ARO). casinos. White likes to spend time ly busy just before and just after with his wife, Kirsten; golf; work holidays. Because of that, the The two joined the club three around the house; visit casinos pharmacy urges you to avoid years ago, shortly after White occasionally with Indiano; and getting your prescriptions filled retired from a long career at spend time on the computer. on those days. The pharmacy’s Xerox. Indiano notes, “I enjoy the holiday closing schedule for club. It gives me a chance to Indiano worked for 22 years in the rest of the year is: meet friends I know from Xerox, cleaning and maintenance at and the programs are very Xerox facilities in Henrietta and • informative.” East Rochester. He retired in 1995. July 1 (Saturday) White was at Xerox 41 years. He • July 3, Independence Day Floating White agrees: “The club has started in the machine shop in Holiday good speakers and the mem- 1962 and subsequently entered bers are really nice. Where else the apprenticeship program for • July 4, Independence Day can you go for $10 a year and model makers. After completion get free coffee, donuts, pizza of that program, White worked in • July 15 (Saturday) and informative programs?” He the model shop for 33 years. He • Sept. 1, Labor Day Floating Holiday adds, “I wish more Xerox retirees retired three years ago. would join the club, because I • Sept. 2 (Saturday) think they would really enjoy it.” White has two grown children, James and Cindy Garver, and • Sept. 4, Labor Day Aside from ARO, Indiano’s four grandchildren.
• Nov. 23, Thanksgiving

• Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Floating ARO sets plans for rest of year Holiday The Amalgamated Retirees • Aug. 22, trip to Ft. Erie, Cana- • Nov. 25 (Saturday) Organization (ARO) planned a da • Dec. 23, (Saturday) number of upcoming events, • including these: September (date pending), • Dec. 25, Christmas clambake • June 22, Seneca Lake Cruise All other health care, union and & Watkins Glen Tour • Sept. 12, Hillman health serv- insurance departments also CLOSED on ices manager Lorraine Trippy ALL of these dates. Please note: • July 8, Summer Festival lunch prescriptions must include the person’s • date of birth. For dependents’ prescrip- Sept. 22, trip to The Old Library, tions, the pharmacy needs the depen- • July 11, Tom Edwards, Hillman Olean dents’ dates of birth—and a current Center supervising pharmacist copy of students’ school identification • Nov. 13, Thanksgiving Party cards IF they are attending a college or • July 18, Grand Lady Niagara trade school. Falls cruise and visit to Shrine • Nov. 14, Joint Board manager of Fatima Gary Bonadonna Please note: members should always bring their Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Preferred Care or other health insur- • July 25-27, trip to Montreal • Dec. 19, Holiday Party
ance cards with them.

• Aug. 15, picnic

T W E N T Y - T H R E E paying my bills? Is there any Hillman patrons can get way to get help paying my counseling from Jewish gas/electric bills? • Can I get food delivered to my home? Is there someone Family Service workers to help me keep up with housework? Hillman Health Center patrons can now get counseling and Hillman health services manager assistance with social service Lorraine Trippy said a social problems through the auspices worker or psychologist from JFS is of Jewish Family Services (JFS). available each Tuesday after- noon in the Retirees Lounge at Health Center president Gary the union hall. She noted that Bonadonna and Hillman medi- patrons can simply drop by to cal director Dr. Brian Heppard speak to a JFS staff member, or announced the new program. patrons can make appointments Robert Mosher by calling the Hillman Center. Bonadonna said the program Trippy added that patrons can “represents the latest example in also make appointments directly Robert Mosher through Jewish Family Service by calling 473-2000, Extension 7667. retires after 44 JFS staff members have also made presentations about the years of service program at two recent meetings of the Amalgamated Retirees ne of Local 221’s best-known our ongoing effort to make the O Organization.
members has retired after 44 Hillman Center as responsive as years of service at Stern & Stern possible to our patrons needs. Industries in Hornell. I’m very proud that we are able to provide this new service to He is Robert Mosher, who spent patrons.” the last 30 years of his career as a warper. He spent the first Dr. Heppard agreed, noting that couple of years as a cloth the idea grew out of suggestions dauber and then moved on to made in a survey last year of work as a warp mounter, a job Hillman patrons. “Even though he held for several years before the program has just begun, becoming a warper. Stern & we’re already clearly seeing Stern makes specialty woven that it is meeting a real need. I’m fabrics for a variety of retail and very gratified to see that.” industrial products. Under the program, the Hillman Mosher says he enjoyed his Center has contracted with career because “I liked the Jewish Family Services to provide people I worked with, and I liked specially trained social workers Gary Bonadonna the type of work I was doing.” He and psychologists to assist notes that there have been Hillman patrons with a variety of many changes at work over his needs and issues, including: long career, the most notable being a heavy transition from • How do I obtain affordable mostly handwork to mostly housing? mechanized today. • Who do I call to have ramps Mosher says he has no specific or handles installed in my retirement plans other than home? tackling projects around his home. His hobbies include • I get so nervous and sad — is making wood items, including there someone who can lawn ornaments, and traveling. help? He and his wife, Sylvia, have five • daughters and a son, and 12 How do I find transportation? grandchildren. (For a story and photo spread on Stern & Stern, • Is there any way to get help Dr. Brian Heppard see Page 18)

T W E N T Y - F O U R She also vividly remembers that there was no air conditioning at Fashion Park. “The summers were hot in Rochester, so every window in the building was open in the hope of catching a breeze. But, everyone managed to work with only a few complaints.”

Angela says she was “for the Union because it worked hard for members before I started working there and also for the two decades that I was there.” She is also a big — and long- time — fan of the Hillman Center, which she has used ever since it opened on East Avenue in 1967. “I’m very impressed with the Health Center. The staff is knowledgeable, and the whole operation is efficient.”

She still lives independently in her own home in Florida, although she gets help with dressing, meals and other tasks from her daughter, Mary Palazzo; her son, Vito; and his wife, Nancy. Angela spends most of her time reading and watching television. Angela Pace In addition to Vito and Mary Palazzo, Angela has another Remarkable SHHC patron Angela Pace daughter, Lucy Breitung; six grandchildren; and four great- nears 101, still living independently grandchildren.

If you want to live a long life in Clothing Workers of America — Merger of laundry worker relatively good health, you might a forerunner of today’s UNITE want to try emulating Angela HERE union. She worked “piece pension funds completed Pace. work” on suit jackets and over- coats. Angela says she had “a The Local 168-39 pension funds After all, the Hillman Health quiet personality, but I quickly of Joint Board laundry workers in Center patron knows a thing or learned to defend myself the Rochester, Buffalo and two about longevity — she will because working piece work Syracuse areas have now turn 101 on July 13th. can sometimes become trying.” officially been transferred into a new national UNITE HERE fund, Angela attributes that remark- Angela’s job was hand basting according to business rep Steve able achievement to several the lining to the garment from George, who was a trustee of factors. She says she has lived shoulder to shoulder and then the local pension funds. her life in “moderation, seldom sewing it together by hand — no over-indulging, and disciplining machines were used for any of George emphasized that “every myself.” Angela also notes that that work. “I liked the work, Joint Board laundry worker in her “patience and diplomatic because I liked to sew,” Angela the former Local 168-39 pension way of settling disputes” helped notes. funds has been kept whole.” The her when she was working at new fund, he added, is “hun- the Fashion Park clothing plant REFLECTIONS dreds of times larger than the and were also factors that have Published by the Rochester Local fund, which will provide far helped her live a long life. Regional Joint Board, UNITE HERE greater pension security and for its affiliated membership. stability for all our members who Angela worked at Fashion Park Offices located at 750 East are now in it.”
from 1950 to 1970 and was a Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. member of the Amalgamated

T W E N T Y - F I V E Local 2541 members overwhelmingly ok 1st Aramark contract Local 2541 members working at the Aramark Laundry in Roches- Here are highlights about collective bargaining from around the ter have overwhelming ratified country showing labor-management trends and recent settlements. their first contract, business rep Steve George announced. PPG Industries Energy Florida that increases employee health care co- The contract calls for wage hikes After a five-month strike, workers payments. totaling 83¢ an hour over the at PPG Industries Inc.’s chemical three-year life facility in Natrium, W.Va., have The agreement covers about of the agree- ment, George ratified a new four-year, seven- 2,100 dispatchers, meter readers, said. “I’m very month contract that creates a line workers, electricians, and pleased with two-tier wage-benefit structure. power plant personnel in central the contract Florida. It raises wages 3.25% we’ve been The International Chemical retroactive to November 28, able to negoti- Workers Council of the United 2005. Workers will get a 3.2% hike ate for our Food and Commercial Workers in the second year, and 3% in new Aramark had recommended ratification the third year. members,” the because “we saw there would business rep be no change, and it could get Health care benefits dominated noted. worse.” negotiations. Workers had contributed 40% of the cost of “But, more The new pact covers about 450 health care premiums, which important is George workers. Those hired before were increasing about 12% a how our mem- August 18, 2005, received imme- year. Under the new accord, bers view the pact, and I think diate $2,000 bonuses, which will any increase in premiums will be the nearly unanimous ratification be followed by an identical held to single digits, beginning clearly shows how they feel,” bonus this August. Those same with a 1% increase effective George said. Besides Geroge, workers will get hourly wage January 1, 2007. However, negotiating team members increases of 40¢ in August, 2007, deductibles will rise for the first included Dorothy “Dot” Miller and 25¢ cents in August, 2008, time in 15 years. and Andre Powell. and August, 2009. The contract brings a 30¢-an- Employees covered under Blue hour increase the first year, The starting hourly wage under Cross/Blue Shield who had paid followed by 28¢ an hour in both the new two-tier structure is $13 a $400 annual deductible will for new hires beginning work on now pay $750, and employees or after August 18, 2005. Hourly who had paid a $600 annual wages for new hires who remain deductible will pay $1,500, in the starting labor or utility effective January 1, 2007. position throughout the contract term will increase to $13.80, and FDIC Employees the second and third years. It pay for workers who transfer to also creates a new wage operator positions will be $18 by Nearly 3,300 members of the schedule that will bring new hires the end of term. National Treasury Employees to full pay in their job assignment Union (NTEU) working at the within one year. All employees will pay higher Federal Deposit Insurance contributions to health care Corporation (FDIC) have ratified The contract also calls for premiums, but new hires, in a new four-year compensation company contributions to a pension plan of $4 a week in the addition, will pay higher co- agreement that will provide first year, $5 in the second, and payments and deductibles. overall pay increases averaging $6 in the final year. Each year 4.2% each year through 2009. former employees at Staub’s Florida Utility Employees Cleaners work at Aramark, they The NTEU said it also preserved will earn pension benefits for two Members of the International the 5% employer match to the years worked at Staub’s. The Brotherhood of Electrical Work- FDIC’s savings plan and also contract also provides for the ers (IBEW) have ratified a three- retained the corporation’s 83% annual sell back of unused sick year contract with Progress contribution to employee health time and up to a week of earned care costs.
but unused vacation time.

T W E N T Y - S I X HMX Tailored Locals 201 & 207 47 Anthony Glorioso

41 Rosella Bailey

40 Margaret Jackson

38 Joy Kincses and Benjamin Watts

35 Wes Szafranski

Members recognized for long 35 30 service are those with 20, 25, 30, James Burrows, Robert Miller, Scott Frank Floriano Williams, Perry Wilson, Ralph Williams, and 35-year anniversaries, as well Roger Miller, Peter Pankiw, Roger LaDue, 25 as those with 36 or more years of James Fordham, Francis Colosimo, Paul Liboria Merlo service. Members recognized in Pampalone, Cheryl Kelly, Richard Galek, this issue have anniversary dates Hazel Baker, Agnes Capers, Dominic Local 221 Violanti and Ricky Brooks 50 occurring during the second Francis Pollizi quarter of this year. 20 Cheryl Meisch, Todd Heinrich, Gail 38 Local 3-T Abbott, Tina Ashby, Brenda Brown, Bryan John Manhart 30 Guiliano, Barbara Nisco, Janet Neels, Mark Fox, Rufus Holmes, Mary Marks and Michael Davies, Joyce Dillard, Zera 35 Thomas Quait Godkin, Betty Fillmore, Thomas Fillmore, Larry Burdick Phayli Chanthyasack, Lawrence Staub, 25 Gary Pringle and Joseph Mandina Local 381 Joyce Thompson and Richard Bennett 20 Local 49 Jenny LaBrake 20 25 Joseph Fragale William Anderson Local 388 43 Renata Caulkins Hickey-Freeman Locals Local 168-39 39 38 35 Antonio Rotoli Bonnie Hutchinson Helen Lossowski and Maria Monaco 30 25 Local 471 Terry Fulmer and Cheryl Luce Nicola Sgro 55 Francis-Louis Diliberto 20 25 Douane Phongsavat Amy Fargo and Diane Hale 53 Robert Schrade Local 14-A 45 30 Thomas Welderly Msgr. Healy Scholarships Theresa Hammer 40 25 Robert Zirpolo open to children of Eileen Shipley 39 Joint Board members 20 Carol Blair, Robert Finley, James Fowler Margaret Fleig and Arthur Yaravitz The children of Joint Board Local 1067-T 38 members are eligible to apply 38 Angelo Campione, David Rice and Fred for scholarships that honor the Gary Wanat Thomas late Monsignor James A. Healy. Local 1802 30 37 Two $1,500 scholarships are Robert Abson, Ronnie Boor, William Brown, Nancy Fidanza and Charlene Keihl Roger Carpenter, Gary Davies, John awarded annually to students DeLue, Clark Engelsen, Jeffrey Huspen, pursuing careers in labor rela- Local 2714 Thomas Johnson, William Judware, 38 tions, dispute resolution, or Jane Burns Leonard Kelsey, Robert Pierce, Douglas human resources. Monsignor Riker, Maurice Taber, Joseph Torello and 37 Marvin Welch Healy, a champion of working people, died in 1991. In addition Pamela Pascale 36 to his church duties, he was an 30 Craig Brown, Herman Cummings, Stefano arbitrator, mediator and chair- Diane Carpenter, Linda Zeller and Mary Cutaia, Richard Deweaver, Charles man of the New York State Ann Strange Drake, Martin Dudley, Herman Everett Jr., Mediation Board. More informa- Burnell Henson, Darwin Kaplin, Earl 20 Leyburn, Thomas McClenin, William Mott, tion and a link to a scholarship Deborah Bray, Becky Chatley, Krista Jimmy Norman, William Padgham, Robert application are available online McCabe, Denise Ozarowsky, Elizabeth Pinkney, Gerald Raner, Donald Sipes and at www.irrawny. org/Msgr_Healy/. Rodriquez, Gwendolyn Thomas and Kim William Warner Caverly

T W E N T Y - S E V E N Local 2714 elects department reps Twenty-nine Local 2714 depart- • Felicia Cole, CMR/Accts. • Chris Bold, Kevin Gorton* and ment reps have been elected or Payable Paul Tavano,* Internet Help re-elected to two-year terms, Desk business rep Marie Rodgers • Brian Bielefeldt and Rafael announced. Huertas, Coin Box • Janine Johnson, Betsy Poole, Marlene Rosado* and They will represent the more • Ralph Freville, Consumer Lynnard Thomas, Operators/ than 600 Local 2714 members Assistance/Outbound Senior Operator/Trainer/ who work at Frontier Communi- Update cations in Rochester. The depart- • Gisella Ortiz* and Michele ment reps are: Turner, Credit/Collections/ • Mary Ann Strange, Plant Directory Actg./Fixed Assets/Pay-roll/ • Dora Gabel and Raquel Goff, Engineering BAO Online/DST • Solomon Stevens and Wayne /Trainer Weslowski, DST/Trainer/Take • Johnnie Harris* and the Lead Stephanie Rodgers, RAO-Call • Evelyn Santos, Dial Adminis- Center tration • John Koziarz, Fred Forbes and Joanna DiSanto, Strategic and • Tammy Palmieri and Linda •· Ana Andino and Rosa Cruz, Middle Market Zeller, Support/Learning Capacity Planning Center • Lynette Crumpler, Engineering * Elected for the first time; all others • Kim Caverly and Mary were re-elected.
Koleman,* Carrier

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